Geophysical survey based on hybrid gravimetry using relative measurements and an atomic gravimeter as an absolute reference
Abstract Gravimetry is a versatile metrological approach in geophysics to accurately map subterranean mass and density anomalies. There is a broad diversification regarding the working principle of gravimeters, wherein atomic gravimeters are one of the most technologically progressive class of gravi...
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| author | Nathan Shettell Kai Sheng Lee Fong En Oon Elizaveta Maksimova Christoph Hufnagel Shengji Wei Rainer Dumke |
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| description | Abstract Gravimetry is a versatile metrological approach in geophysics to accurately map subterranean mass and density anomalies. There is a broad diversification regarding the working principle of gravimeters, wherein atomic gravimeters are one of the most technologically progressive class of gravimeters which can monitor gravity at an absolute scale with a high-repetition without exhibiting drift. Despite the apparent utility for geophysical surveys, atomic gravimeters are (currently) laboratory-bound devices due to the vexatious task of transportation. Here, we demonstrated the utility of an atomic gravimeter on-site during a gravity survey, where the issue of immobility was circumvented with a relative spring gravimeter. The atomic gravimeter served as a means to map the relative data from the spring gravimeter to an absolute measurement with an effective precision of 7.7 $${\upmu }$$ μ Gal. Absolute measurements provide a robust and feasible method to define and control gravity data taken at different sites, or a later date, which is critical to analyze underground geological units, in particular when it is combined with other geophysical approaches. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-663f20993b1544b0aeedba736c2857532024-03-24T12:20:38ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-03-011411810.1038/s41598-024-57253-1Geophysical survey based on hybrid gravimetry using relative measurements and an atomic gravimeter as an absolute referenceNathan Shettell0Kai Sheng Lee1Fong En Oon2Elizaveta Maksimova3Christoph Hufnagel4Shengji Wei5Rainer Dumke6Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of SingaporeCentre for Quantum Technologies, National University of SingaporeCentre for Quantum Technologies, National University of SingaporeCentre for Quantum Technologies, National University of SingaporeCentre for Quantum Technologies, National University of SingaporeEarth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological UniversityCentre for Quantum Technologies, National University of SingaporeAbstract Gravimetry is a versatile metrological approach in geophysics to accurately map subterranean mass and density anomalies. There is a broad diversification regarding the working principle of gravimeters, wherein atomic gravimeters are one of the most technologically progressive class of gravimeters which can monitor gravity at an absolute scale with a high-repetition without exhibiting drift. Despite the apparent utility for geophysical surveys, atomic gravimeters are (currently) laboratory-bound devices due to the vexatious task of transportation. Here, we demonstrated the utility of an atomic gravimeter on-site during a gravity survey, where the issue of immobility was circumvented with a relative spring gravimeter. The atomic gravimeter served as a means to map the relative data from the spring gravimeter to an absolute measurement with an effective precision of 7.7 $${\upmu }$$ μ Gal. Absolute measurements provide a robust and feasible method to define and control gravity data taken at different sites, or a later date, which is critical to analyze underground geological units, in particular when it is combined with other geophysical approaches.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57253-1 |
| spellingShingle | Nathan Shettell Kai Sheng Lee Fong En Oon Elizaveta Maksimova Christoph Hufnagel Shengji Wei Rainer Dumke Geophysical survey based on hybrid gravimetry using relative measurements and an atomic gravimeter as an absolute reference Scientific Reports |
| title | Geophysical survey based on hybrid gravimetry using relative measurements and an atomic gravimeter as an absolute reference |
| title_full | Geophysical survey based on hybrid gravimetry using relative measurements and an atomic gravimeter as an absolute reference |
| title_fullStr | Geophysical survey based on hybrid gravimetry using relative measurements and an atomic gravimeter as an absolute reference |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geophysical survey based on hybrid gravimetry using relative measurements and an atomic gravimeter as an absolute reference |
| title_short | Geophysical survey based on hybrid gravimetry using relative measurements and an atomic gravimeter as an absolute reference |
| title_sort | geophysical survey based on hybrid gravimetry using relative measurements and an atomic gravimeter as an absolute reference |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57253-1 |
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