A spin exchange relaxation-free magnetometer is a type of magnetometer developed at Princeton University in the early 2000s. SERF magnetometers measure magnetic fields by using lasers to detect the in
SERF components mockup
A magnetometer is a device that measures magnetic field or magnetic dipole moment. Different types of magnetometers measure the direction, strength, or relative change of the magnetic B-field at a par
SERF
…A spin exchange relaxation-free (SERF) magnetometer is a type of magnetometer developed at Princeton University in the early 2000s. SERF magnetometers measure magnetic fields by using lasers to detect the interaction between…
Helium vector magnetometer (HVM) of the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft
A marine technician preparing a towed magnetometer for deployment from a ship
The Magnetometer experiment for the Juno orbiter for Juno can be seen here on the end of a boom. The spacecraft uses two fluxgate magnetometers. (See also Magnetometer (Juno))
The compass is a simple type of magnetometer.