A portable inexpensive seismic system for crustal studies

1970 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 1607-1613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F. Mereu ◽  
Ronald J. Kovach
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Converter ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Seismic Signal ◽  
Tape Recorder ◽  
Total Weight ◽  
Time Signal ◽  
Very Low Frequency ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Seismic System

Abstract A portable seismic system designed for use in crustal experiments is discussed in this paper. The main features of the system which make it attractive are (1) a 7-lb commercial stereo tape recorder, (2) a simple chronometer, (3) a capability to be monitored in the field with a speaker rather than with a paper recorder, (4) a timer for self-operation, and (5) low overall power requirements. The seismic signal from the seismometer is amplified and fed to one channel of the recorder via a voltage-to-frequency converter so that very low-frequency signals can be recorded. Three additional signals made up of a WWVB radio time signal, a 100-Hz oscillator signal (to be used for compensation) and a 10-sec mark from a chronometer are fed into the second channel of the stereo recorder. The total weight of the instrumentation including the seismometer and carrying case is only 51 lb. This system will operate for over 120 hr with 27 lb of 6-volt batteries. This is more than sufficient for most crustal experiments. Because of its lightness and self-operating features, the system can easily be transported to remote areas by light aircraft at a minimum of expense and trouble.

The Attenuation of Very Low Frequency Brain Oscillations in Transitions from a Rest State to Active Attention

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 191-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzannah K. Helps ◽  
Samantha J. Broyd ◽  
Christopher J. James ◽  
Anke Karl ◽  
Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke
Keyword(s):  
Brain Activity ◽  
Sampling Rate ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
Default Mode ◽  
Very Low Frequency ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Interference Hypothesis ◽  
Mode Interference

Background: The default mode interference hypothesis ( Sonuga-Barke & Castellanos, 2007 ) predicts (1) the attenuation of very low frequency oscillations (VLFO; e.g., .05 Hz) in brain activity within the default mode network during the transition from rest to task, and (2) that failures to attenuate in this way will lead to an increased likelihood of periodic attention lapses that are synchronized to the VLFO pattern. Here, we tested these predictions using DC-EEG recordings within and outside of a previously identified network of electrode locations hypothesized to reflect DMN activity (i.e., S3 network; Helps et al., 2008 ). Method: 24 young adults (mean age 22.3 years; 8 male), sampled to include a wide range of ADHD symptoms, took part in a study of rest to task transitions. Two conditions were compared: 5 min of rest (eyes open) and a 10-min simple 2-choice RT task with a relatively high sampling rate (ISI 1 s). DC-EEG was recorded during both conditions, and the low-frequency spectrum was decomposed and measures of the power within specific bands extracted. Results: Shift from rest to task led to an attenuation of VLFO activity within the S3 network which was inversely associated with ADHD symptoms. RT during task also showed a VLFO signature. During task there was a small but significant degree of synchronization between EEG and RT in the VLFO band. Attenuators showed a lower degree of synchrony than nonattenuators. Discussion: The results provide some initial EEG-based support for the default mode interference hypothesis and suggest that failure to attenuate VLFO in the S3 network is associated with higher synchrony between low-frequency brain activity and RT fluctuations during a simple RT task. Although significant, the effects were small and future research should employ tasks with a higher sampling rate to increase the possibility of extracting robust and stable signals.

VLF/LF (Very Low Frequency/Low Frequency) Reflection Properties of the Low Latitude Ionosphere

1988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne I. Klemetti ◽  
Paul A. Kossey ◽  
John E. Rasmussen ◽  
Maria Sueli Da Silveira Macedo Moura
Keyword(s):  
Low Frequency ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Very Low Frequency ◽  
Low Latitude Ionosphere

scholarly journals Chromosome breakage undetectable in active Mu lines of maize.

Genetics ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 122 (1) ◽  
pp. 205-209
Author(s):  
L J Rowland ◽  
D S Robertson ◽  
J Strommer
Keyword(s):  
Transposable Elements ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Chromosome Breakage ◽  
Very Low Frequency ◽  
Induced Mutants ◽  
Simultaneous Loss

Abstract We have used a set of Mutator-induced mutants of Bz1 to test whether members of the Mutator (Mu) family of maize transposable elements produce broken chromosomes. From our inability to demonstrate the simultaneous loss of two dominant endosperm markers distal to Mu insertions at Bz1 we conclude that either Mu, unlike many elements of the Ds family, does not induce such breaks, or it does so at a very low frequency.

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