International Conference on Measurement, Information and Control

A high stability magnetic field applied in atomic magnetometer system

Huang Qiang, Huang Zongjun, Qiang Liu, Zhang Junhai, Sun Weimin

Published May 1, 2012• 1 citation

Abstract

A pair of Helmholtz coils producing a magnetic field with super-high stability in atomic magnetometer experiment has been designed and realized. To drive this coils, we developed a DC constant current source, which can provide a near 1 mA DC current with short-term stability of 5.8 parts in 107in experimentally. Analysis shows that the stability of center magnetic field is about 0.06 pT.

DOI: 10.1109/mic.2012.6273303

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