Hi, Carl-NC
Does the detector operate according to different physical laws?
The conductivity of ferrite is close to zero (infinite resistance), meaning there is no active component of the current. Consequently, there is no active component at the receiving end, and no voltage with phase = 0 is generated. Due to the inductive nature of the interaction with the target, the received signal is inverted, and the inductive nature of the ferrite and soil generates a negative voltage on the reactive component of the received signal (-90 for ferrite, -84...-87 for soil).
For a closed thin ring, there is no reactive component due to magnetization—only the active component of the flowing current with phase = 0 is present.
Does the detector operate according to different physical laws?

The conductivity of ferrite is close to zero (infinite resistance), meaning there is no active component of the current. Consequently, there is no active component at the receiving end, and no voltage with phase = 0 is generated. Due to the inductive nature of the interaction with the target, the received signal is inverted, and the inductive nature of the ferrite and soil generates a negative voltage on the reactive component of the received signal (-90 for ferrite, -84...-87 for soil).
For a closed thin ring, there is no reactive component due to magnetization—only the active component of the flowing current with phase = 0 is present.

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