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Through-Skin Pilot-Hole Detection and Localization With Atomic Magnetometers: Enhanced Penetration via Improved Magnetic Background Stabilization
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DOI:10.1109/tim.2026.3718567.png)
Abstract
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Efficient and accurate through-barrier pilot-hole localization is a requirement in several sectors of industry. Current approaches have limitations in either speed or performance, thus there is still a need for new technical solutions. Here we demonstrate an apparatus for enhanced-penetration pilot-hole localization with mechanically translatable atomic magnetometers (AMs). With an appropriate management of the environmental magnetic field fluctuations, we demonstrate pilot-hole localization through a 2.5 mm thick aluminum shield and an additional 1.5 mm thick insulating material. This represents a sixfold improvement in penetrating power through shields with respect to previous demonstrations with standard single-photon atomic magnetic resonance scheme set-ups.
Keywords:
Atomic magnetometers (AMs)
electromagnetic induction imaging
quantum sensors
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