Miniaturized Magnetometers

Completed TRL 6 (started at 4, targeting 6)

Description

We will develop miniaturized magnetometers for use on very resource-constrained missions. Specifically we will develop two types of magnetometers that will require significantly less resources than our current fluxgate magnetometers (e.g. MAVEN, Juno, and Solar Probe Plus).

Benefits

Numerous upcoming mission opportunities have science goals that are addressable by magnetometers but are also resource-constrained. Examples include planetary CubeSats, and heliospheric CubeSats.

Details

Technology area	Sensors and Instruments > In Situ Instruments and Sensors > Field and Particle Detectors
Program	Center Independent Research & Development: GSFC IRAD (GSFC IRAD)
Lead organization	Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Start date	2017-10-01
End date	2019-09-30

Project contacts

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Brook Lakew — brook.lakew@nasa.gov
Michael J Amato — michael.j.amato@nasa.gov
Jared R Espley — jared.r.espley@nasa.gov
Dave Sheppard — dave.sheppard@nasa.gov
James L Odom — james.l.odom@nasa.gov

How to get involved

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