The self-attraction correction for the FG5X absolute gravity meter

Metrologia

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Niebauer, T M ^a   Billson, Ryan ^a   Schiel, Aaron ^a   Van Westrum, Derek ^a   Klopping, Fred ^a  

^a Micro g LaCoste Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE GRAVITY; ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENTS; COMPLETE CALCULATION; CURRENT LEVELS; DIGITIZED MODEL; DRAG-FREE; EARTH'S GRAVITY; GEOMETRICAL SHAPES; GRAVITATIONAL ATTRACTION; PROOF MASS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; GRAVIMETERS;

GRAVITATION;

EID: 84873375964     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/50/1/1     Document Type: Article

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