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GRAVIMETRE BOLIDEN [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Gravity (Physics)
  • Geophysics
DEF

An electrical stable gravimeter with a moving system suspended on a pair of bowed springs.

OBS

The moving system carries electrical condenser plates at each end, one to measure the position of the moving system, the other to apply a balancing force to bring the system to a fixed position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Pesanteur (Physique)
  • Géophysique
OBS

Le gravimètre Lindblad-Malmaqvist (Boliden) consiste en une masse qui comporte à sa partie supérieure en S un plateau de condensateur à très faible distance d'un deuxième plateau [...] Quand la masse se déplace, la capacité de ce condensateur varie et on opère par la méthode à zéro.

Spanish

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