Flight demonstration of a miniature atomic scalar magnetometer based on a microfabricated rubidium vapor cell
We have developed an atomic magnetometer based on the rubidium isotope 87Rb and a microfabricated silicon/glass vapor cell for the purpose of qualifying the instrument for space flight during a ride-along opportunity on a sounding rocket. The instrument consists of two scalar magnetic field sensors...
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craippubl:10.1063/5.0135372 2024-02-11T09:55:23+01:00 Flight demonstration of a miniature atomic scalar magnetometer based on a microfabricated rubidium vapor cell Korth, Haje Kitching, John E. Bonnell, John W. Bryce, Brian A. Clark, George B. Edens, Weston K. Gardner, Christopher B. Rachelson, William Slagle, Amanda NASA Headquarters 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0135372 https://pubs.aip.org/aip/rsi/article-pdf/doi/10.1063/5.0135372/16798194/035002_1_online.pdf en eng AIP Publishing Review of Scientific Instruments volume 94, issue 3 ISSN 0034-6748 1089-7623 Instrumentation journal-article 2023 craippubl https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0135372 2024-01-26T09:43:54Z We have developed an atomic magnetometer based on the rubidium isotope 87Rb and a microfabricated silicon/glass vapor cell for the purpose of qualifying the instrument for space flight during a ride-along opportunity on a sounding rocket. The instrument consists of two scalar magnetic field sensors mounted at 45° angle to avoid measurement dead zones, and the electronics consist of a low-voltage power supply, an analog interface, and a digital controller. The instrument was launched into the Earth’s northern cusp from Andøya, Norway on December 8, 2018 on the low-flying rocket of the dual-rocket Twin Rockets to Investigate Cusp Electrodynamics 2 mission. The magnetometer was operated without interruption during the science phase of the mission, and the acquired data were compared favorably with those from the science magnetometer and the model of the International Geophysical Reference Field to within an approximate fixed offset of about 550 nT. Residuals with respect to these data sources are plausibly attributed to offsets resulting from rocket contamination fields and electronic phase shifts. These offsets can be readily mitigated and/or calibrated for a future flight experiment so that the demonstration of this absolute-measuring magnetometer was entirely successful from the perspective of increasing the technological readiness for space flight. Article in Journal/Newspaper Andøya AIP Publishing Andøya ENVELOPE(13.982,13.982,68.185,68.185) Norway Review of Scientific Instruments 94 3 035002 |
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We have developed an atomic magnetometer based on the rubidium isotope 87Rb and a microfabricated silicon/glass vapor cell for the purpose of qualifying the instrument for space flight during a ride-along opportunity on a sounding rocket. The instrument consists of two scalar magnetic field sensors mounted at 45° angle to avoid measurement dead zones, and the electronics consist of a low-voltage power supply, an analog interface, and a digital controller. The instrument was launched into the Earth’s northern cusp from Andøya, Norway on December 8, 2018 on the low-flying rocket of the dual-rocket Twin Rockets to Investigate Cusp Electrodynamics 2 mission. The magnetometer was operated without interruption during the science phase of the mission, and the acquired data were compared favorably with those from the science magnetometer and the model of the International Geophysical Reference Field to within an approximate fixed offset of about 550 nT. Residuals with respect to these data sources are plausibly attributed to offsets resulting from rocket contamination fields and electronic phase shifts. These offsets can be readily mitigated and/or calibrated for a future flight experiment so that the demonstration of this absolute-measuring magnetometer was entirely successful from the perspective of increasing the technological readiness for space flight. |
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Flight demonstration of a miniature atomic scalar magnetometer based on a microfabricated rubidium vapor cell |
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