L P S - 1 L O N G P E R I O D S E I S M O M E T E R S Y S T E M

The world’s first complete seismometer

system in a single package.

INCLUDES: • Sensor • Acquisition Hardware • Analysis Software

• Tidalmeasurements

• Oceanwaveanalysis

• FreeoscillationsandEigenmodestudies

• Completeearthquakecharacterization

• SurfaceWaveanalysis

• Sourcediscrimination(e.g.earthquakev.explosion)

• Volcanictremormeasurements

• LowFrequencyEarthquakes

• Slow-slipeventmeasurements

• Geothermal,groundwater,reservoircharacterization

APPLICATIONS

TheLPS-1istheworld’sfirstcommercialseismometerto

measuredowntoquasi-DCfrequencies.Itissensitive

enoughtoroutinelyobserveearthtides!Micro-gLaCoste

appliesover70yearsofgravitymeterexpertisetoseismology–

enablingscientiststoexploresignalspreviouslyundetectable.

OUTPUT 10-36VDC,700mWatt

A/D SENSITIVITY (24-BIT)

Acceleration:6nm/s2

Velocity:3nm/s(in0.3 Hzseismicfrequencyband)

RANGE ±100 mm/s2(±10,000milliGal)

FREQUENCY RANGE Quasi-DC(~48hrs,or5μHz)to10Hz

OPERATING TEMPERATURE -10to+45°C

LEVELING 3 adjustablelegswithlock,20arc-secondbubblelevel

PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS

• Quasi-DC(~48hrs,or5μHz)to10Hzbandwidth

• Small,portablesize

• Temperaturestabilized(unlessde-selectedforlowerpowerconsumption)

• 3levelinglegs–lockable

• Field-ruggedandwater-resistanthousing

LPS -1 SENSOR FEATURES

SeisMonitorTM Analysis Software

•Windows-basedsoftware(XPorabove)

•Canlog1to4channels(i.e.upto4LPS-1sensorheads)

•RealtimeAcquisition:100Hzinput,1HzGraphicaldisplay:Acceleration,Velocity,andDisplacement

•Post-AcquisitionReprocessing:Raw/binaryinput(100Hz),TSoftinput(1Hz),ASCII(csv)input(1Hz)

• 4 Outputformats:Raw/binary(100Hz),mini-SEED(1Hz),TSoft(1Hz),ASCII(1Hz)

•CustomizablegraphicinterfaceandOutput

•DataLoggerInterface:Activatechannels,SetOnboardSampleRate,Date/Time,SDcardfilemanipulation,AcquisitionStart/Stop

• Controls(andoptionallyheats)upto4LPS-1sensors

• 1-16GbRemovableSDcardslotforpush-button,autonomous,binarydatastorage(noPCrequired)

• Selectable1Hzor100Hzsamplerate

• GPSinputtoslaveinternalclockandtimestampdata

• 10MHzReferenceInput(TTL)foraccuratetimestampingwhenGPSnotavailable

• Auxiliary 10MHzOutput(TTL)

• RS232/USBcomputerinterfacetoSeisMonitor™softwareifdesired

• 4 AuxiliarySingle-EndedAnalogInputs(±10V)

• 4 LPS-1AnalogOutputs

• Robust,waterresistant,field-readyhousing

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DATA LOGGER MODULE

FRONTVIEW

REARVIEW

EXAMPLE DATA

ComparisonoftwoLPS-1sensorsandagPhonegravimeterduringanearthquake.TheLPS-1sareinblueandgreen,andthegPhoneisplottedinred.

Thesameinstrumentsduringquietseismicactivity.

Thesameinstrumentsover48hours,clearlyindicatingtheobservationofEarthtides.

Finally,aplotofthe3sensorsintegratedtogetvelocity.

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SENSOR INPUT POWER 10-36VDC,700mWatt

HEATER POWER 12VDCregulated,25Wmax,0.3 W/∆T°C

DATA LOGGER INPUT POWER12VDCregulated,7Wattsduringwarm-up,5.5Wattssteadystate

AC/DC CONVERTER INCLUDED 100-240VAC,50-60Hz

SHIPPING WEIGHT Sensor3kg,DataLogger2.5kg,Case:4kg,Total:12kg

POWER, WEIGHT & DIMENSIONS

INCLUDED ITEMS• 1LPS-1Sensor

• 1DataLoggerUnit

• 1ODUcommunicationcable(5m)

• 1AC/DCpowerconverterforDataLogger

• 112VDCpowercableforDataLogger

• 1InstallationdiskforSeisMonitor™(PCNotIncluded)

• 1weatherproofcarryingcase

• AdditionalLPS-1Sensors&Cablescanbepurchasedseparately

Specificationssubjecttochange.