This manual provides operation information for the CS-3 Cesium Vapor Magnetometer Sensor.
The Scintrex CS-3 is an optically pumped cesium vapor magnetometer sensor designed for scalar measurement of the Earth's magnetic field. It consists of a sensor head with cable and sensor electronics, suitable for applications including airborne, satellite, marine, and ground magnetometry or gradiometry.
| Measurement Principle | optically pumped cesium vapor magnetometer sensor |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity Range | few pT (pT=0.001nT) |
| Output Signal | signal at the Larmor frequency |
It excels in airborne, satellite, marine and ground magnetometry or gradiometry, base station magnetometry and ferrous ordnance location.
It uses quantum mechanics principles involving optical pumping and self-oscillation of cesium vapor.