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Title: Commercialization of atom interferometers for borehole gravity gradiometry. Quarterly technical progress report, October--December 1992

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:10116523

Perform a mathematical analysis of the tomography inversion problem for various configurations of a borehole gravity gradiometer. Our simulations typically call for logging a hole for about 4km of depth. Within the limits imposed by our presumed detector sensitivity, the device appears to be capable of measuring the 0.1 g/cm{sup 3} density in all rings to about 10% accuracy, with the rings extending out to about 500 meters from the hole. At this range, the vertical resolution has dropped to about 50m. Closer to the hole, the resolution improves so that we can determine the density in each of about 400 rings. We anticipate that this most important task (No. l) will be complete within the next quarter.

Research Organization:
Clauser (John F.), Walnut Creek, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG49-92CE15500
OSTI ID:
10116523
Report Number(s):
DOE/CE/15500-T1; ON: DE93006889
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 30 Jan 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English