Quantum Sensing for Magnetic Anomaly Detection: A Benchmark Against Classical Magnetometers

Authors

  • Filipina Eiselt Centre for Quantum Technologies, Broumovsko Institute of Advanced Technology, Broumov, Czech Republic Author
  • Gunver Gadegaard Department of Instrumentation, Sydvestjylland Institute of Advanced Technology, Esbjerg, Denmark Author
  • Jarmila-B Jano Centre for Applied Photonics, Horehronie Institute of Advanced Technology, Brezno, Slovakia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22674035

Keywords:

Quantum Sensing for Magnetic Anomaly Detection; Next-generation R&D; Evidence synthesis; Reproducibility; Research methodology

Abstract

There is real interest in quantum sensing for magnetic anomaly detection right now, and real uncertainty about exactly where it
delivers the most value. We pull together the current evidence for quantum sensing for magnetic anomaly detection, covering the
methodological, practical, regulatory and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where engineers
and reviewers are still largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific adoption looks better supported by the
evidence gathered here than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance

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2026-02-25