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  • Geophysics
  • Instrumentation
  • Physics

Background:

  • Accurate measurement of magnetic fields is crucial in various scientific disciplines.
  • Traditional magnetometer alignment methods often focus on relative axis measurements, limiting absolute directional determination.
  • A need exists for techniques that allow direct comparison of magnetometer axes to physical references.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and demonstrate a novel method for aligning vector magnetometers to a rigidly attached prism.
  • To enable absolute determination of the magnetic field direction in space.
  • To achieve high precision in magnetometer alignment and characterization.

Main Methods:

  • Alignment of a vector magnetometer to a rigidly attached prism.
  • Optical comparison of magnetometer axes to physical surfaces within the apparatus.
  • Utilizing a fluxgate magnetometer for demonstration.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated precision better than 500 μrad for magnetometer alignment.
  • Obtained coil orthogonality errors with similar precision.
  • Determined the relative sensitivity of the three magnetometer axes with a precision of approximately 5 × 10-4.

Conclusions:

  • The presented method allows for absolute determination of magnetic field direction.
  • The technique offers superior precision compared to methods focused on relative angle measurements.
  • This approach provides valuable insights into magnetometer performance, including coil orthogonality and axis sensitivity.