Different sensing domains

dF=+90° DERIVATION dF=+90°

A A
HF boosted
+6dB/octave +6dB/octave

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Ground
f

Ground
f

Ground
A A
displacement velocity acceleration
-6dB/octave
f
INTEGRATION -6dB/octave f
dF=-90° LF boosted dF=-90°
• The response geophone & DSU in a different domain integrates the transfer function effect

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 Raw SP comparison
geophones Velocity Acceleration DSU

from SCGC
• Though it should be attenuated by the array, the ground roll
is more apparent on the geophone explosive SP: 2
2

more sensitivity + velocity domain

 SP comparison after integration
geophones Velocity Velocity DSU

from SCGC
• After MEMS integration into velocity, the ground roll
is more apparent on the DSU explosive SP 3
3
 DSU1 sensitivity -1
• DSU sensitivity is arbitrary defined with respect to the FDU full scale
• For DSU, a full scale input acceleration (5 m/s²) is equivalent to 2.26 V
which is the FDU full scale
=> thus the sensitivity in the acceleration domain
is constant 2.26V/5(m/s²) or 0.452V/(m/s²) or 4.43V/g
• DSU sensitivity in the velocity domain increases of +6dB/octave

4.43V/g

1V/g
22.8V/m/s

1V/m/s

Hz

Hz

Comparison between the amplitude response of DSU & FDU connected to one SG-10

• DSU response in the velocity domain explains 4

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why LF are attenuated and HF boosted on SP’s

 DSU1 sensitivity -2
• Depending on the sensor type/assembly, sensitivity varies

DSU1
3x
SG-5 SG-10 SG-10

0dB = 1 V/m/s

SG-5 3 SG-10 in series SG-10

• In the comparison with MEMS (DSU),

the sensitivity of the geophone(s) 5
5

as well as its resonant frequency matter

 Amplitude/phase responses
• MEMS sensor: the only one with linear phase/amplitude
response from DC to ~1kHz

Amplitude & Phase response

(in acceleration)

from Pratt & Stork , WG, EAGE 2006

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• Interest of DC? G for calibration & tilt
 Comparison DSU SP with geophones
x conversion / sensitivity DSU integration
no unit mV m/s² m/s
to mV (K) mV/(m/s²) trapeze filter
trace header trace header
DSU SEG-D extension #7 extension #6
bytes 9-12 bytes 21-24:
- DSU/428: 452 mV/(m/s²)
K depends on:
- receiver type
x sensitivity string low cut
- gain (G1, G2) mV m/s
- process (stack, correl.) of geophones 2nd order filter
- stack order
mV/(m/s)
- noise elimination type
… N series: x N Sensitivity
N parallel: x 1 geophone
V/(m/s)
SEG-D
x conversion / sensitivity string
no unit mV m/s
to mV (K) of geophones
mV/(m/s)

FDU + geophones displayed by eSQC-Pro 7

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