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Continuous high-precision gravity measurement over 5 months of a Portable Atom Gravimeter in field application
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  • Chen-Yang Li,
  • Jin-Bao Long,
  • Ming-Qi Huang,
  • Bin Chen,
  • Yu-Meng Yang,
  • Xiao Jiang,
  • Chuan-Fang Xiang,
  • Zhao-Li Ma,
  • De-Qiang He,
  • Luo-Kan Chen,
  • Shuai Chen
Chen-Yang Li
University of Science and Technology of China
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Jin-Bao Long
University of Science and Technology of China
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Ming-Qi Huang
University of Science and Technology of China
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Bin Chen
University of Science and Technology of China
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Yu-Meng Yang
University of Science and Technology of China
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Xiao Jiang
University of Science and Technology of China
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Chuan-Fang Xiang
Zhaotong Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Reduction Administration
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Zhao-Li Ma
Zhaotong Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Reduction Administration
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De-Qiang He
Zhaotong Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Reduction Administration
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Luo-Kan Chen
University of Science and Technology of China
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Shuai Chen
University of Science and Technology of China

Corresponding Author:shuai@ustc.edu.cn

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Abstract

We report a portable and robust home-built atom gravimeter (USTC-AG11) continuously working in a seismic station over 5 months. Based on the principle of matter-wave interference, the atom gravimeter is very sensitive to the local gravity and can reach the precision of micro-Gal (1×10-8m=s2) level. With the technique of vibrational compensation, the sensitivity of the atom gravimeter reaches 38 µGal=pHz, which is almost immune to the ground vibration noise. The design of the atom gravimeter in the electronics and laser optics, especially the laser frequency and phase auto-relock technology, guarantees the long term continuous running. The long-term precision of the atom gravimeters is better than 2 µGal, which is comparable to the best classical gravimeter FG-5(X). Our work provides a novel application for the high precision atomic gravimeter based on modern quantum sensing technology in the field of geophysics and geodesy survey.
04 Mar 2023Submitted to ESS Open Archive
06 Mar 2023Published in ESS Open Archive