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Gulf-type (Vacquier) magnetometer

A flux gate or saturable reactor type of recording magnetometer. Used primarily in aircraft and there includes means for keeping the measuring element aligned in the direction of maximum intensity (that is, total field). In this case it records variations in the total field regardless of variations in its direction. Sometimes used for establishing the position of the aircraft as well as the magnetometer itself.

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