Bore hole seismometer component, 1980
- Made:
- 1980 in United Kingdom
borehole seismometer components, consisting of miniature5cm horizontal component seismometer, with Teledyne Helicorder amplifer and drum recorder, 1980
This is the vertical component of a three component set of seismometers, designed to fit down boreholes. The components weigh only a few grammes each and their movements are detected by coil and magnet jackets and cabled to the surface. They can be tuned to various frequencies according to their intended purpose.
Details
- Category:
- Geophysics
- Object Number:
- 1980-1069
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), wood (unidentified) and plastic (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall: x x , , 21.67kg
- type:
- seismometers
- credit:
- Usher, M.J.
