| Abstract: | The aim of this article is to describe the double resonance magnetometer system designed and built by the Division de Magnétométrie of the C.E.N. Grenoble, and used by the Département des Recherches Minières du CE.A. For the measurement of magnetic anomalies of geological origin it is necessary to make differential measurements between a mobile instrument which scans the region of interest and a fixed compensatory instrument. The apparatus described here features the following main characteristics: — it gives a direct numerical measurement of the differential magnetic field between the two instruments with an accuracy of 0.01 gamma (10-7 Oe). — it is designed to be easily operated in geological field work (light weight, low power, possibility to make continuous measurements along a given profile, the measuring signals being radio-linked there are no wires connecting the instruments). Firstly we describe the components of the magnetometer itself namely: double resonance magnetometer heads and differential numerical magnetometer. Secondly we describe the measuring technique. |
