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proton magnetometer (s) (noun), proton magnetometers (pl)
A scientific device that measures the strength of a magnetic field; proton precession magnetometer (PPM): A proton magnetometer is an instrument designed to measure the frequency of the proton resonance in ordinary water.

A proton magnetometer is used in subsurface detection which records variation in the earth's magnetic field.

A proton magnetometer is also used in magnetic surveying for detecting changes in magnetic field intensity.

It takes intermittent measurements of absolute field strength.