Finished Research Projects

Terrestrial Gravimetry

• Establishing an Advanced Mexican Gravity Standardization Base

  This joint research project serves for following main scientific objectives: a) supporting the realization of a state of the art national gravity standard in Mexico fulfilling highest accuracy demands in metrology, b) supporting the establishment of a base for a national reference frame for geo-scientific purposes, c) supporting the improvement of a global gravity potential field model for fundamental research in earth science

  Led by: Dr.-Ing. Ludger Timmen

  Team: Dr.-Ing. Ludger Timmen, Dr.-Ing. Manuel Schilling

  Year: 2016

  Funding: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig
• Traceability of the FG5X-220 to the SI units

  The Micro-g LaCoste FG5 is a free-fall gravimeter with a laser interferometer in Mach-Zehnder configuration which uses simultaneous time and distance measurements to calculate the absolute value of g. The instrument itself contains the necessary standards, a rubidium oscillator and a He-Ne Laser, and operates independent of external references. These internal standards need regular comparisons.

  Led by: Dr.-Ing. Ludger Timmen

  Team: Dr.-Ing. Ludger Timmen, M. Sc. Manuel Schilling

  Year: 2012

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