Reconstruction of a Torsion Balance and the Results of the Test Measurements

Autor: Lajos Völgyesi, Zita Ultmann
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Geodesy for Planet Earth ISBN: 9783642203374
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20338-1_34
Popis: During recent investigations concerning geodetic applications of the torsion balance measurements several problems arose, which required performing new torsion balance measurements. For that reason an Eotvos-Rybar (Auterbal) torsion balance, which has been out of operation for many decades, was reconstructed and modernized. The scale reading has been automated and its accuracy has been improved by using CCD sensors. Calibration and processing of field measurements were computerized to meet today’s requirements. Test measurements have shown that this instrument was able to work according to the expectations of our age.
Databáze: OpenAIRE