(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2015-03-09) Mesa, J. L.; Díaz Michelena, M.; Ciudad, D.; Schoenthal, W.; McHenry, M. E.; Maicas, M.; Aroca, C.; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
We have designed and fabricated a microelectromechanical device, based on the alternating field gradient concept, to measure surface magnetic field gradient on planets. Its sensitivity is 4 10 -4 T/m, which is appropriate for magnetite outcrops and areas with rocks formed at different stages recording geomagnetic field reversals. We present the results obtained with three different prototypes.
