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Title: Optimizing receiver configurations for resolution of equivalent dipole polarizabilities in situ

Journal Article ·
OSTI ID:842565

Equivalent dipole polarizabilities are a succinct way to summarize the inductive response of an isolated conductive body at distances greater than the scale of the body. At any time lag or frequency, an equivalent dipole polarizability response is comprised of 9 parameters; six specifying an equivalent dipole polarizability matrix (which is symmetric) and three specifying the apparent location of the body center. Smith and Morrison (2002) give equations for calculating uncertainties in equivalent dipole polarizability and position based on analysis of an iterative linearized inversion. Here, the root mean squared uncertainty in polarizability is weighted and summed over a number of control points and minimized using an evolutionary algorithm for a number of instrument designs. Three families of designs are presented: single transmitter systems for use on a 2-D grid of positions with negligible error in relative instrument location, two transmitter systems for use on a line of positions with negligible error in relative instrument location, and three transmitter systems for stand alone use. Results for the one and two transmitter systems are strongly degraded by errors in instrument position, whereas the three transmitter systems are insensitive to instrument positioning errors.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; US Department of Defense. US Army Contract W74RDV93447299. Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
842565
Report Number(s):
LBNL-54585; R&D Project: 43FX01; TRN: US200516%%818
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Journal Publication Date: 07/2005
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English