The Mark II Automatic Diflux

Jean Rasson; Alexandre Gonsette

doi:10.2481/dsj.IAGA-24

Research Papers

The Mark II Automatic Diflux

Authors:

Jean L Rasson ,

Institut Royal Météorologique de Belgique, Rue du Centre de Physique 2, B-5670 Viroinval Belgium

Alexandre Gonsette

Institut Royal Météorologique de Belgique, Rue du Centre de Physique 2, B-5670 Viroinval Belgium

Abstract

We report here on the new realization of an automatic fluxgate theodolite able to perform unattended absolute geomagnetic declination and inclination measurements: the AUTODIF MKII. The main changes of this version compared with the former one are presented as well as the better specifications we expect now. We also explain the absolute orientation procedure by means of a laser beam and a corner cube and the method for leveling the fluxgate sensor, which is different from a conventional DIflux theodolite.

Keywords: Autodif, Geomagnetism, Magnetometer, Theodolite, DIFlux, Fluxgate

DOI: http://doi.org/10.2481/dsj.IAGA-24

How to Cite: Rasson, J.L. & Gonsette, A., (2011). The Mark II Automatic Diflux. Data Science Journal. 10, pp.IAGA169–IAGA173. DOI: http://doi.org/10.2481/dsj.IAGA-24

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Published on 20 Jul 2011.

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