Cryogenic magnetic probe having new substrate
First Claim
1. A magnetic probe for detecting the range and direction of magnetic anomalies comprising:
- (a) a housing defining a chamber;
(b) cryogenic means mounted inside said chamber for maintaining the interior of said chamber at cryogenic temperatures;
(c) magnetic sensing means including;
(i) substrate means situated in said chamber for supporting magnetometer means and a plurality of gradiometer coil means for sensing magnetic field components along selected axes, said substrate means comprising plate means having depending from opposing edges thereof pairs of skirt means, said plate means further supporting a magnetometer support means, each of said pairs of skirt means including means for supporting said gradiometer coil means and said plate means including means adjacent each said skirt means for supporting a said gradiometer coil means, said substrate means being thermally connected to said cryogenic means to maintain said substrate, said magnetometer means and said gradiometer coil means at cryogenic temperatures; and
(ii) detection means situated in said chamber and in thermal contact with said cryogenic means to maintain said detection means at cryogenic temperatures, said detection means being electrically connected to said magnetomer means and to said gradiometer coil means for detecting the direction, strength and gradient of the ambient magnetic field, thereby to provide information as to the direction and range of the magnetic anomalies with respect to the probe.
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Abstract
A magnetic probe for detecting the location of a magnetic anomaly. The probe includes an outer dewar jacket that defines a chamber maintained at cryogenic temperatures by a helium reservoir. Mounted on the reservoir in the chamber is a substrate which supports a plurality of pairs of gradiometer coils and a magnetometer. A plurality of SQUIDs detect the magnetic fields sensed by the magnetometer and the pairs of gradiometer coils to determine the magnetic field intensities, directions and gradients from which can be determined location, speed and direction of the anomaly. A valving network connecting the reservoir to a vent allows the probe to be operated in any orientation around its horizontal axis.
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16 Claims
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1. A magnetic probe for detecting the range and direction of magnetic anomalies comprising:
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(a) a housing defining a chamber; (b) cryogenic means mounted inside said chamber for maintaining the interior of said chamber at cryogenic temperatures; (c) magnetic sensing means including; (i) substrate means situated in said chamber for supporting magnetometer means and a plurality of gradiometer coil means for sensing magnetic field components along selected axes, said substrate means comprising plate means having depending from opposing edges thereof pairs of skirt means, said plate means further supporting a magnetometer support means, each of said pairs of skirt means including means for supporting said gradiometer coil means and said plate means including means adjacent each said skirt means for supporting a said gradiometer coil means, said substrate means being thermally connected to said cryogenic means to maintain said substrate, said magnetometer means and said gradiometer coil means at cryogenic temperatures; and (ii) detection means situated in said chamber and in thermal contact with said cryogenic means to maintain said detection means at cryogenic temperatures, said detection means being electrically connected to said magnetomer means and to said gradiometer coil means for detecting the direction, strength and gradient of the ambient magnetic field, thereby to provide information as to the direction and range of the magnetic anomalies with respect to the probe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 14. A substrate member for supporting a plurality of coil means and magnetometer means in a cryogenic magnetic probe, said coil means providing information as to the location of magnetic anomalies, said substrate member comprising plate means having depending from opposing edges thereof a pair of skirt means, said plate means further having depending therefrom a magnetometer support means, each of said skirt means including means for supporting a said coil means, and said plate means further including means adjacent each said skirt means for supporting a said coil means.
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