Simultaneous gravity and gradient measurements from a recoil-compensated absolute gravimeter

Metrologia

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 154-163

  Niebauer, T M ^a   Billson, Ryan ^a   Ellis, Brian ^a   Mason, Bryon ^a   Van Westrum, Derek ^a   Klopping, Fred ^a  

^a Micro g Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER; ABSOLUTE GRAVITY; DRIVE TRAIN; EDDY-CURRENT DAMPING; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; GRADIENT MEASUREMENT; GRAVITY FIELD; GRAVITY GRADIENTS; HORIZONTAL VELOCITY; PHYSICAL LENGTH; RECOIL EFFECT;

GRAVIMETERS; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

GRAVITATION;

EID: 79956325532     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/48/3/009     Document Type: Article

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