This study proposes a novel AC vector magnetometer developed using a low-resource magneto-impedance sensor for China’s Feng-Yun meteorological satellite(FY-3E).It was calibrated and characterized to determine its per...This study proposes a novel AC vector magnetometer developed using a low-resource magneto-impedance sensor for China’s Feng-Yun meteorological satellite(FY-3E).It was calibrated and characterized to determine its performance parameters.The total weight of the AC vector magnetometer is 51 g(the aluminum box excluded),while the total power consumption is 310 m W.The proposed AC vector magnetometer can detect magnetic field variations in the range of±1000 nT and noise power spectral density of≤50 pT/Hz^(1/2)@1 Hz.Furthermore,the proposed device has a maximum nonlinearity of≤0.71‰over the entire range and a nonorthogonality error of 3.07 nT or 0.15%(root mean square).The total dose hardness of the sensor is≥30 krad(Si).Furthermore,we propose the first survey results of a magnetometer equipped aboard a Chinese FY-3E satellite in a Sunsynchronous orbit.The data revealed that the AC vector magnetometer can detect transient physical signals such as quasistatic field-aligned currents(~50 nT)and waves at the auroral latitudes.These features render the proposed AC vector magnetometer suitable for space-based applications,particularly those involving the study of geomagnetic activity.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.42074223)。
文摘This study proposes a novel AC vector magnetometer developed using a low-resource magneto-impedance sensor for China’s Feng-Yun meteorological satellite(FY-3E).It was calibrated and characterized to determine its performance parameters.The total weight of the AC vector magnetometer is 51 g(the aluminum box excluded),while the total power consumption is 310 m W.The proposed AC vector magnetometer can detect magnetic field variations in the range of±1000 nT and noise power spectral density of≤50 pT/Hz^(1/2)@1 Hz.Furthermore,the proposed device has a maximum nonlinearity of≤0.71‰over the entire range and a nonorthogonality error of 3.07 nT or 0.15%(root mean square).The total dose hardness of the sensor is≥30 krad(Si).Furthermore,we propose the first survey results of a magnetometer equipped aboard a Chinese FY-3E satellite in a Sunsynchronous orbit.The data revealed that the AC vector magnetometer can detect transient physical signals such as quasistatic field-aligned currents(~50 nT)and waves at the auroral latitudes.These features render the proposed AC vector magnetometer suitable for space-based applications,particularly those involving the study of geomagnetic activity.