magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtä-mə-tər 
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
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Salvage crews spent the final days before the federal channel reopened sweeping the wreckage site with sonar, LIDAR and magnetometer to identify and investigate any high spots to ensure no residual hazard to navigation.
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Dennis Valera, CBS News, 12 June 2024
The first step uses Hubble’s magnetometers and sun sensors together with one gyro to determine the spacecraft’s orientation with respect to Earth and the sun.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 5 June 2024
Under the hood, a Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 provides power and the watch features an accelerometer, an altimeter, an ambient light sensor, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and an optical heart rate sensor.
—PCMAG, 5 June 2024
Those final additions included all but one of the mission's science instruments, a suite of cameras, spectrometers, and magnetometers to image Europa and measure the detailed composition of its icy shell.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 10 Oct. 2023
In this one-gyro mode, Hubble's control system would receive inputs from the single gyroscope in combination with magnetometers, Sun sensors, and star trackers.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
At that distance, Clipper’s magnetometer will be able to measure the depth and salinity of the moon’s ocean; its mass spectrometer will study the ocean’s chemical makeup; and its ultraviolet spectrograph will search for plumes of water vapor escaping through the icy shell.
—Gina Errico, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
All three teams will launch their devices, known as magnetometers, in CubeSats.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Oct. 2023
The magnetometer can then measure the excited pair’s quantum state and derive information about the magnetic field.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Oct. 2023
Dennis Valera, CBS News, 12 June 2024
The first step uses Hubble’s magnetometers and sun sensors together with one gyro to determine the spacecraft’s orientation with respect to Earth and the sun.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 5 June 2024
Under the hood, a Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 provides power and the watch features an accelerometer, an altimeter, an ambient light sensor, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and an optical heart rate sensor.
—PCMAG, 5 June 2024
Those final additions included all but one of the mission's science instruments, a suite of cameras, spectrometers, and magnetometers to image Europa and measure the detailed composition of its icy shell.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 10 Oct. 2023
In this one-gyro mode, Hubble's control system would receive inputs from the single gyroscope in combination with magnetometers, Sun sensors, and star trackers.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
At that distance, Clipper’s magnetometer will be able to measure the depth and salinity of the moon’s ocean; its mass spectrometer will study the ocean’s chemical makeup; and its ultraviolet spectrograph will search for plumes of water vapor escaping through the icy shell.
—Gina Errico, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
All three teams will launch their devices, known as magnetometers, in CubeSats.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Oct. 2023
The magnetometer can then measure the excited pair’s quantum state and derive information about the magnetic field.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Oct. 2023
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magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ət-ər
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the strength of a magnetic field
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magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ət-ər
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
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