Tag: TRACERS
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High-Fidelity Fluxgate Cores Enable Next-Gen Space Magnetometers
Revolutionizing Space Weather Sensing A NASA-sponsored team at the University of Iowa is reviving and advancing a critical capability in magnetic field measurements that underpin space weather research. By developing high-fidelity fluxgate cores in-house, the UI team is restoring a national capability to probe magnetic disturbances that can disrupt communications, navigation, and power grids on…
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High-Fidelity Fluxgate Cores Power Space Missions Worldwide
A NASA-Sponsored Effort Revives a Critical Space Instrument Under a NASA-sponsored program, a University of Iowa (UI) team is restoring and advancing the nation’s ability to measure magnetic fields with high fidelity. These measurements are essential for understanding space weather and its potential to disrupt Earth-based communications, power grids, and spacecraft operations. At the heart…
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High-Fidelity Fluxgate Cores Boost Space Missions
High-Fidelity Fluxgate Cores: Restoring a Critical Edge for Space Weather A NASA-sponsored team at the University of Iowa is reviving and advancing the nation’s capability to perform high-fidelity magnetic field measurements essential for studying space weather. By reimagining fluxgate magnetometers—devices that quantify magnetic fields in space—the researchers are replacing a legacy ferromagnetic core once developed…