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Record 1 2004-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Space Physics
DEF

An electrical instrument that measures the change in magnetic field along the axis of its sensor with a sensitivity of one gamma or more.

OBS

Used as an airborne magnetometer it measures relative total magnetic intensity; used as a ground magnetometer it measures relative vertical magnetic intensity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Physique spatiale
CONT

[...] la charge utile sera constituée d'un magnétomètre à vanne de flux et d'un récepteur GPS différentiel qui sera utilisé pour déterminer l'attitude et la position de l'engin spatial, et pour mesurer scientifiquement les perturbations du champ magnétique et les irrégularités de l'ionosphère.

Spanish

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