From nanotesla to picotesla — A new window for magnetic prospecting in archaeology
The Picotesla for Magnetic Prospecting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12429573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helmut Becker (Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 217-228 |
| Publication date | 1995-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological Prospection (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-2196 • E-ISSN: 1099-0763 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1099-0763(199512)2:4<217::aid-arp6140020405>3.0.co;2-u |
| OpenAlex | W1497653339 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
The first use of a picotesla (1 pT = 0.001 nanotesla) sensitivity on the ground is reported for magnetic prospecting in archaeology. The instrument consists of two caesium magnetometers, CS2 (Scintrex, Canada), and a magnetometer processor, MEP720 (Picodas, Canada), which is interfaced to a subnotebook computer for control and data logging. Time mode sampling every 0.1 s allows resampling at 10 cm intervals. Digital image processing techniques are used for the visualization of data. The system opens a new window for magnetic prospecting in archaeology, especially by detecting archaeological structures with an extremely weak magnetization contrast, caused by biogenic magnetite
Archaeology · Computer vision · Geography · Magnetic anomaly · Magnetic field · Magnetic survey · Magnetite · Magnetometer · Mineralogy · Mining engineering · Physics · Prospecting · Remote sensing · Resampling · Sampling (signal processing · Visualization · Window (computing · Computer Science · Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies · Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Artificial Intelligence · Geology · Geophysics · Paleontology
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| Unique citing works | 37 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,37 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2024 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |