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Therefore, making use of a rotation stage, 11 nm thick ferromagnetic CoFe elements with 20 \u03bcm \u00d7 5 \u03bcm planar size were measured along different sensor axes and converted into cartesian coordinate magnetic field components by use of the analytical coordinate transform equations. The reconstruction steps were followed and validated by numerical simulations based on a field averaging model caused by a non-negligible sensor volume. Detailed in-plane magnetic component reconstruction with ability to reconstruct sub-micrometer features is achieved. 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