Characterization of picometer repeatibility displacement meterology gauges
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A facility to test the linearity and drift of heterodyne laser metrology gauges for measuring distances of 1 to 7 meters with 10 picometer repeatability is described.
We discuss and compare different methods to reduce periodic nonlinear error and improve thermal stability. Experimental results will be presented and discussed.
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Satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry shows that the magnitude 7.6 Manyi earthquake of 8 November 1997 produces a 170 km-long surface break with up to 7m of left-lateral slip, reactivating a North 76 degrees East quaternary fault in western Tibet.
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Multiple radar inteferograms from the ERS satellite, may be used to eliminate the influence of the long-term velocity of an ice shelf to isolate the deformation signals associated with the cyclic, vertical motion of the ice shelf under the influence of tidal forcing from the ocean.
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A recent failure of Galileo's magnetic recorder was identified as LED degradation. Annealing the culprit OP133s proved successful and the irreplaceable data was recovered. Test data and modeling results calibrate an understanding of this incident.
Evidence of a north-south asymmetry in the global heliosphere, first inferred from Ulysses cosmic ray observations, is investigated using simultaneous Ulysses and WIND magnetic field observations.
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The Space Interferometry Mission (SIM), Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF) and James Web Space Telescope (JWST) need stable, reliable distance metrology with subnanometer accuracy.
A radial position sensor includes four capacitive electrodes oriented about a shaft, arranged in two diametrically opposite pairs. Sensor circuitry generates an output signal in proportion to the capacitance between the electrodes and the shaft; the capacitance between an electrode and the shaft increases as the shaft approaches the electrode and decreases as the shaft recedes from the electrode. The sensor circuitry applies an alternating voltage to one electrode of a pair and a 180 degree out of phase alternating voltage to the other electrode of the pair. The electrical responses of the two electrodes to their respective input signals are summed to form a radial deviation signal which is relatively free from the alternating voltage and accurately represents the position of the shaft relative to the electrodes of the pair.