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The crossover distance is the distance from the source at which the critically-refracted energy from the next deepest layer overtakes the critically-refracted energy from the previous layer (in the two-layer case, the energy traveling through layer 1 is direct, not refracted energy, but the idea is the same). This is illustrated by the following animation:
The direct energy (red) is the first-arrival energy at the first six geophones. However, by the seventh geophone, the direct energy is overtaken by the critically-refracted energy (green). The reciprocal of the slope of each segment is equal to the apparent velocity of the material. If there were a third, even faster layer, a third slope and Second crossover distance would eventually appear on the travel time graph. The crossover distance, along with the velocities indicated by the slopes of the segments, are used to determine the refractor depth.
1. Hook up Geode in normal configuration to computer Ethernet box.
2. Select Start New Survey.
3. Uncheck Line Tap.
4. Uncheck Aux.
5. Select YES to all pop up menus.
6. Locate lower left corner menu: Seismodule List Window.
7. Note what current loader version under LDVER column of table in Seismodule List Window. (Ex. 2.729)
8. In order to change the LDVER, you must first set up the table in column F from N/A to X by doing the following:
9. Select System pull down menu from the upper task bar.
10. Select Test.
11. Select Update System Board Bios.
12. Select I Agree.
13. Select Browse.
14. To set up table to enable loader version update (LDVER) select the file: GEODEFOR3D-1.0.exe.
15. Select Open.
16. Select Start Burning.
17. Select Yes.
18. Cycle power or shut down controller by using the software.
19. Restart the Geode.
20. Repeat necessary steps to get to Seismodule List Window.
21. Verify value in column is now X.
22. Select System pull down menu from the upper task bar.
23. Select Test.
24. Select Update System Board Bios.
25. Select I Agree.
26. Select Browse.
27. Select from Flash Update File Flash3_703&2_42.exe.
28. Select Start Burning.
29. Select Yes.
30. Verify Power LED light on Geode now blinks 3 Seconds on 1 Second off.
31. Select OK.
32. Cycle power or shut down controller by using the software.
Degaussing is a method by which magnetic domains in metals or magnetic inclusions in other materials are randomized so that net magnetization is minimized. One tool do accomplish this is the “Bulk Tape Eraser” designed to erase data tapes.
The method works because the “Bulk Tape Eraser” generates an alternating electromagnetic field, which flips the magnetization of the magnetic domains in the material at 100 or 120 reversals per Second (50 or 60 hertz). As the operator slowly removes the “Eraser” from the vicinity of the magnetized material, the magnetic domains of the material individually freeze in one orientation or the other, leaving the domains in a randomized orientation with minimal net magnetic effect.
Degaussing with a Bulk Tape Eraser
*The procedure is straight forward. Plug the Eraser into an extension cord or wall socket (the Eraser cord is usually short). Holding the object to be degaussed in one hand, depress the Eraser start button and move it towards the object. Once close to the object or section of material, begin moving the Eraser with a small circular motion and then increase the radius of the circle as you draw the Eraser away from the object. DO NOT STOP the Eraser closer than three feet from the object being degaussed or it will become strongly magnetized in one direction! If this happens accidentally, just redo the degaussing procedure over again starting from the beginning.
*For larger objects, run the Eraser along tubing or struts in a circular motion to “bathe” the objects in an oscillating field. Be sure to cover the entire surface area of the object being degaussed. Then slowly withdraw the eraser (while still running) until it is at least 3 feet away. Then release the power switch.
*The magnetometer can be used to check the sufficiency of the degaussing procedure. After degaussing, rotate the object close to an operating magnetometer to see if there is a response from the magnetometer. This is best done with a cesium magnetometer operated in gradient mode, but it can be done with a single sensor with one person watching the result and another moving the object near the sensor.
Degaussing Sensor Mount
Degaussing Pack Frame
Degaussing GPS Antenna
Limitations of Degaussing with a Bulk Eraser
Depth of penetration: The Bulk Tape Eraser can only randomize materials to a certain depth. This is due to the size of the gap in the degaussing unit. A small gap makes for a very large degaussing field at the gap (about 2000 gauss, or 200 million nanoteslas), but also for a very rapid falloff away from the gap. Bulk tape erasers are optimized to penetrate through the thickness of a typical video tape. This gives a typical depth of an inch (2.5 cm). Deeper objects may need to be degaussed using stronger degaussing fields.
Degaussing through a conductive chassis: An additional problem occurs when the object being degaussed is covered by a conductive surface (such as a sheet of aluminum). The degaussing field will generate huge eddy currents in the conductive surface which will generate its own opposing magnetic field. This will be evident to the operator because the opposing field will cause the degausser to buzz loudly. This doesn’t hurt anything, but be aware that the degaussing field on the other side of the conductive surface will be attenuated by some amount, so it may take a longer amount of time or multiple passes to degauss the object.
The Bulk Tape Eraser is a short duty cycle device. It varies a little from manufacturer to manufacturer, but typically it is rated for 1 minute on and 5 to 10 minutes off. Most have an internal thermal cutout that will shut it off if it overheats, and if tripped may take 20 minutes or more to cool down enough to reset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is degaussing needed? Degaussing misaligns magnetic domains so that there is no net permanent magnetization that would give an offset or heading error to magnetic field readings. Sensitive magnetometers such as those manufactured by Geometrics can be effected by nearby materials that are not sufficiently magnetically randomized. Degaussing does not alter the induced magnetic moment of any material. A piece of steel, when degaussed, is still magnetic because it draws and concentrates the earth’s field through it. However, a degaussed piece of steel is much less magnetic than a permanently magnetized piece.
How much effect does it have on magnetic signatures? Depending on the distance from the sensor to the magnetic object and the amount of magnetization, the effects can be very large -10’s of nanoTeslas. Many materials including brass, aluminum, fiberglass and other non-ferrous materials may have some ferrous materials in them naturally or acquired during the manufacturing process. Other materials such as ‘non-magnetic’ stainless steel are hugely magnetic when compared to the sensitivity of our magnetometers. Degaussing can decrease the magnetic effect of these materials by a factor of 10 or more.
What should I degauss? The operator should degauss any metallic object that is near the sensor. By “near”, in general we mean within 1 meter but certainly those metallic and non-metallic materials within a few centimeters of the sensor must be considered (this also includes the sensor itself, which could have minute magnetic inclusions in the sensor materials). This could also include GPS antennas, magnetometer cart assemblies (including brass fittings, bolts, clamps), buckles, eyeglasses, boots and parts of backpacks. We would also do occasional degaussing of the G-858 console and batteries.
Will degaussing hurt anything? This is a tough question since it is impossible to imagine every conceivable system arrangement that could be subjected to degaussing. In all our experience we have never had any electronics device hurt by the degaussing process. This is because the induced voltages from the degausser are low, and the electronics components have a fairly high impedance at low voltages. It would be safer to degauss electronics while the power to the electronics is turned off in case the small induced voltages cause the device to operate incorrectly. It is always safe to degauss any of Geometrics’ manufactured equipment (including the sensor). On the other hand, here are some things to consider when degaussing some types of objects. Large conductive planes or rings will have large circulating currents induced in them by the degausser (but the voltages are still very small). This induced current will produce an opposing magnetic field that will fight the degaussing field – causing both the degausser and the conductive plane/loop to vibrate substantially. If the device being degaussed is sensitive to this vibration (intricate mechanical workings and the like) then this is a possible route for causing some damage. Also, sometimes objects being degaussed have embedded magnets that are necessary for the device to operate properly. A good example is a device with a permanent magnet speaker inside. Generally it is hard to degauss a magnetically hard permanent magnet, but the degausser is strong enough to at least partially do the job. A partially degaussed speaker (or other object that requires a magnet to work right) isn’t going to work the same as before – so be aware. [Things that have magnets in them shouldn’t be used near magnetometers anyway.]
When to degauss and how often? We recommend that parts close to the sensor be degaussed before every major survey event. In other words on a weekly or monthly basis or before a new survey. Remnant magnetism or “Perm” can be “picked up” (domains realigned) when the materials are static in the earth’s magnetic field for a period of time. The amount of time required to acquire a “Perm” can be from days to weeks or months depending on the magnetic “hardness” of the materials. This is also known as the materials “susceptibility”, that is, susceptibility to being magnetized. Also, magnets are everywhere, and they can easily and unknowingly ‘perm’ up parts on or near the sensor. Magnetic screwdrivers, for example, are great for holding steel screws on the end of the driver while starting them into a threaded hole, but they are bad news near any magnetometer sensors.
Clarification regarding Geometrics standard magnetometers
SX versions and the US Govt. export regulations
In this brief review magnetometer specifications are given in terms of both nT/sq-rt-Hz RMS and in Peak-to-Peak (P-P) noise values as both forms are often used to describe instrument performance.
The US Government specifies that an export license is required for magnetometers that have a sensitivity of better than (noise level less than) 0.02nT/sq-rt-Hz RMS. Obtaining an export license is not difficult but it does require approximately 6-8 weeks. Not all geophysical applications require export license sensitivity and so we offer SX models that have a noise floor of 0.02nT/sq-rt-Hz RMS. Compare this with our G-858 Magnetometer at 0.008nT/sq-rt-Hz RMS and our G-882 Marine Magnetometer at 0.004nT/sq-rt-Hz RMS.
What does SX performance mean in the survey results? When the sensor is deployed at some distance from the “source” such as in above the shoulder mounting for geological surveys (G-859SX) or at some distance (several meters) from the seafloor for G-882SX surveys, the distance from the source provides some natural filtering of the near surface response. This means that surveys not focused on small target detection (20mm ordnance rounds) where the sensor is deployed very close to the ground (<1m), SX performance is more than adequate.
Let us consider the G-858 man-portable model. Under low noise laboratory conditions at a sample rate of 10 samples per Second, the G-858SX will show approximately 0.125 nT of noise (peak-to-peak) compared to a standard G-858 of about 0.05nT P-P. To understand the significance of this, the natural earth background noise due to geomagnetic micro-pulsations is about 0.02nT/sq-rt-Hz (about 0.125 nT peak-to-peak) at the quietest of times. Micro-pulsation amplitudes of 1 or 2 nT are common and, during active periods, they may be larger than 10 nT.
Any magnetometer will produce a record of the combination of the background noise (micro-pulsations, diurnal drifts, etc) and its own internal noise. If the various noise components are not correlated with each other they will add as the square root of the sum of their squared amplitudes. In the case of the G-858SX, the combination of instrument noise and background micro-pulsations will be:
√(0.125nT^2 + 0.125^2) = 0.18nT.
For the standard G-858, this combination will be:
√(0.05nT^2 + 0.125^2) = 0.13nT.
That is, the SX model will exhibit about 30% more noise amplitude compared to the standard model if the atmospheric noise is typical. Unless the survey measurements are referenced to a high performance base station magnetometer equipped with a very accurate clock, the user will not be able to detect any difference between SX and standard performance. If such base station data were available, the greatest difference that would be seen should be no greater than about 0.05nT P-P in the average peak-to-peak amplitude. Such small differences cannot be seen or even detected in the total field contour maps made for exploration surveys which are typically contoured at 1nT or more.
It should be remembered that the amplitude of the geomagnetic micro-pulsations in the frequency range from 5hz to 10hz is not constant; i.e., at most times they will be greater than 0.125nT and occasionally less than this value. Their intensity is governed by the average intensity of the instantaneous global thunderstorm activity and sunspot activity.
differences between LCS050G (Low-Noise) vs. LCS100S (SuperMag) modules
Q. What is the difference between LCS050G (Low Noise) and LCS100S (SuperMag)? Is different firmware the only thing that separates the Low-Noise version from SuperMag version? Or are there mechanical differences in how the sensors are constructed?
A.The firmware is different, but that is not the only difference. We also build our sensors in two different groups - A and B - to satisfy the different requirements for each version. Group A satisfies SuperMag specs, while group B meets the Low-Noise specs (please refer to the datasheet). Each SuperMag must have 2 Group A sensors.
Q. The sensors in the SuperMag are physically mounted in a configuration to eliminate the dead zones. Could a customer mount their Low-Noise version of the sensors into the same 'no Dead Zone' configuration, then run a simple script to accept only good data so that if one sensor goes into a dead zone, the firmware will automatically switch to record the data from the Second sensor? Obviously Geometrics performs some magic when combining the data in the firmware, but that doesn't necessarily preclude a customer from trying to make a "SuperMag" type system with their Low-Noise sensors, right?
A. In principle, yes. Customers can write their own script to combine the readings from each sensor to achieve the dead-zone-free operation. However, smoothing out the combined reading when one sensor’s reading drops out is pretty tricky. In addition, the heading effect will be much worse (determined by the heading effect of individual sensors) if customers choose to combine individual magnetometer readings instead of using the SuperMag dead-zone-free mode.
Q. Can I upgrade my Low-Noise sensors to the SuperMag version? Would I have to send my unit to Geometrics' Customer Support or could you simply provide the new firmware so that the instrument behaves like a SuperMag?
A. Yes, it is possible to upgrade your firmware, but this process requires you to return the instrument to us. However, Geometrics will NOT guarantee the SuperMag specs in this case since LCS050G still has Group B sensors. The only way to guarantee SuperMag specs is to purchase the SuperMag sensors.
Please contact us us for more information.
If you are looking for natural magnetotelluric (MT) frequencies that are nearly always observable then you can count on the Schumann resonances. You can assume very low signal strength in the low micro Volt range. The foundational Schumann Resonance is the strongest at 7.83 Hz (around 8Hz) and it generally has a strength measured around 1 microV/root Hz in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The Schumann and other lightening generated frequencies are propagated into the atmosphere, the atmosphere acting as a wave guide due to the electromagnetic signal reflecting off the ionosphere. As electromagnetic waves interact with the Earth’s surface they act as displacement currents going vertically into the Earth. These displacement currents then create Secondary currents that flow horizontally in the Earth. MT signals are assumed to be plane waves since the source is far enough away to be several skin depths distant. The assumption of plane wave and multiple polarizations of the signal allows magnetotelluric calculations to be made without consideration of the source parameters.
The general MT signals will come and go depending on atmospheric conditions, time of day, time of year, location, and general distant lightning activity. Signals below about 0.1 Hz are typically from the ionosphere, generated by variations in the solar winds and how they press on the ionosphere, and not by lightning strikes. Traditional deep MT measurements will use natural magnetotelluric signals from 0.001 Hz (1,000 Second period) and even lower frequencies with instruments that are capable. The dominant Schumann Resonant frequencies are 7.83Hz, 14.3, 20.8, 27.3, and 30.8Hz. There exist a magnetotelluric “dead-zone” in the 800 Hz to 4 kHz range, and this dead-zone is the result of certain frequencies not being contained in the atmospheric wave guide, instead simply dissipating into space.
If you are working with AMT measurements generally the limit is somewhere between 0.1 Hz to around 2 Hz but that is because of instrumentation not the existence of the fields. The Stratagem EH4 went to 10 Hz and the Geode EM3D goes to 0.1 Hz.
All the power line harmonics of 60 Hz in North America and 50 Hz in other parts of the world will give strong signal but are considered noise as far as MT measurements go and need to be avoided and filtered out. Another noise problem are the world-wide very low frequency (VLF) signals that also need to be filter and avoided. VLF signals are military signals from stations around the world and they swamp out the much lower natural magnetotelluric fields. There is a geophysical method that actually uses the man-made VLF signal to detect linear conductive geologic structures but VLF are a problem for MT measurements.
For more information on the Schumann Resonances, which are the predominant natural magnetotelluric currents that exist, watch the video by Geophysicist Stefan Burns below:
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