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MMS SCM  

DEFINITION

  • The Search Coil Magnetometer provides direct measurements of changes in the magnetic fields, using something called an induction magnetometer. The magnetometer contains a coil of wire around a ferromagnetic material. It is a basic law of physics that a changing magnetic field near such a coil will induce a voltage. This voltage, in turn, can be used to measure how the magnetic field changes. The SCM was developed at the Laboratory for Plasma Physics in Paris, France.

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  • 2015-04-07 14:31:33.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (MMS SCM [20ee59ce-5b73-490f-a7f9-68436314a525,157873] - MAGNETOMETERS [deac2632-5c17-4d15-ae92-c61ebc5a405a,146671]);
  • 2015-04-07 14:34:07.0 [mpmorahan] insert AltLabel (id: null text: Search Coil Magnetometer language code: en); insert Definition (id: null text: The Search Coil Magnetometer provides direct measurements of changes in the magnetic fields, using something called an induction magnetometer. The magnetometer contains a coil of wire around a ferromagnetic material. It is a basic law of physics that a changing magnetic field near such a coil will induce a voltage. This voltage, in turn, can be used to measure how the magnetic field changes. The SCM was developed at the Laboratory for Plasma Physics in Paris, France. language code: en);

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