A new generation of Hall sensor magnetometer for non-destructive studies of
superconductor homogeneity is proposed and tested. The magnetometer allows
us to measure the three-dimensional spatial dependence of all three compon
ents of magnetic field produced by applied or induced currents in the condu
ctor. This new technique is more sensitive to detect small obstacles in the
current path than the old Hall sensor techniques measuring only the field
component perpendicular to the flat surface of the conductor. Having presen
ted the measurement system,the method is demonstrated by experiments on mul
tifilamentary BSCCO tapes.