2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of a Rotational Seismometer Based on the 'Pinning Effect' of a Superconductor

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19740267
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Solid earth and planetary physics
Research Institution	The University of Tokyo
Principal Investigator	TAKAMORI Akiteru The University of Tokyo, 地震研究所, 助教 (00372425)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2008
Keywords	観測手法 / 磁気浮上 / 回転地震計
Research Abstract	A rotational seismometer based on the 'pinning effect' of high Tc superconductive materials has been developed and prototyped in this study. The characteristics of the prototype seismometer, such as stability, resolution are studied and the test observation in the laboratory has been performed. Throughout these studies, it was confirmed that the aimed specifications of the instrument has been achieved and its ability to observe rotational seimic motion caused by near earthquakes has been demonstrated.

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