Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic field measuring optically pumped magnetometer apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 磁场测量光泵浦磁力仪
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Application No.: US12155982Application Date: 2008-06-12
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Publication No.: US07652473B2Publication Date: 2010-01-26
- Inventor: Ryuzou Kawabata
- Applicant: Ryuzou Kawabata
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Stites & Harbison PLLC
- Agent Juan Carlos A. Marquez, Esq.
- Priority: JP2007-168373 20070627
- Main IPC: G01V3/00
- IPC: G01V3/00 ; H03L7/26 ; G01R33/032

Abstract:
Providing: quickly brining a vapor cell 119 to a desired temperature when retaining the heat of the vapor cell 119 to enhance the magnetic field detection performance of an optically pumped magnetometer; preventing adherence of atoms in the vapor cell 119 to a laser irradiation light passing-through part of the vapor cell 119; downsizing the periphery of the vapor cell 119; and suppressing the effect of a magnetic field from a heater used to retain the heat of the vapor cell 119. The present invention includes: a transparent film heater 118 provided to a laser irradiation light passing-through part of a vapor cell 119, the vapor cell 119 being a magnetic detection part of the optically pumped magnetometer; a temperature detector 115 provided at a center part of a side of the vapor cell 119; a temperature regulator 111 that sets a desired temperature for heat retention of the vapor cell 119 and compares the desired temperature and the actual temperature of the vapor cell measured by the temperature detector 115; an operation unit 112 that upon receipt of a PID control signal for temperature control from the temperature regulator 111, performs a temperature adjustment and switches on/off, in a pulsed manner, current applied to the transparent film heater 118 after the desired temperature is reached; and a heater power supply 113 that upon receipt of an operation signal from the operation unit 112, applies current to the transparent film heater 118.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090001979A1 Magnetic field measuring apparatus Public/Granted day:2009-01-01
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