Technical University of Denmark Vector Magnetometer FGE FGM-FGE

Model:

Vector Magnetometer FGE FGM-FGE

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The Vector Magnetometer FGE is a type of FGE fluxgate that is manufactured by the Danish Meteorological Institute, Denmark and is in operation at all three magnetic observatories. The sensor unit consists of three orthogonally mounted sensors on a marble cube. In order to improve long-term stability, these sensors have compensation coils wound on quartz tubes in order to obtain a sensor drift of only a few nT per year.

Category:

Magnetometer

Disciplines:

Space Physics Research, Navigation, Mining, Electrical Reticulation

Life Expectancy:

10years

Location

Hermanus Magnetic Observatory

Hospital Street

Hermanus

7200

Contact Person/s

Name: Pierre Cilliers
Phone: +27 28-312-1196
Email: pjcilliers@hmo.ac.za

Estimated Cost and Availability

Time Spent Researching:

95%

Time Spent Teaching:

2.5%

Time Spent Other:

2.5%

Funding Information

Year of Acquisition:

1995

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National Museum	Tshwane University of Technology	Vaal University of Technology
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