Qi-yu WANG, Jin-yang FENG, Chun-jian LI, et al. Fast alignment of beam verticality for absolute gravimeters[J]. Optics and precision engineering, 2019, 27(1): 1-7.
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Qi-yu WANG, Jin-yang FENG, Chun-jian LI, et al. Fast alignment of beam verticality for absolute gravimeters[J]. Optics and precision engineering, 2019, 27(1): 1-7. DOI: 10.3788/OPE.20192701.0001.
Fast alignment of beam verticality for absolute gravimeters
To reduce the influence of beam verticality on the accuracy of gravity measurement for free-fall absolute gravimeters based on optical interferometry
a fast alignment method based on the adjustable deflection of the laser beam by two liquid-filled optical wedges to realize the self-correction of beam verticality was proposed. When the direction of the laser beam deviates from the plumb line
the liquid forms variable optical wedges under the force of gravity due to the nature of the liquid level. The laser beam is deflected when it passes through a double layer liquid-filled optical wedge from top to bottom. The deviation angle of the laser beam from the plumb line is corrected in real time by adjusting the refractive index of the liquid appropriately. A self-correcting device for beam verticality was built and verified experimentally. The results indicate that the angle rejection ratio of the device is better than 18.0. When the tilt angle of the device does not exceed 2.7′
the deviation of the output beam from the plumb line does not exceed 9.0″
corresponding to an error of g measurement less than 1 μGal (1 μGal = 10
-8
m/s
2
). Assuming that this solution is used for free-fall gravitational acceleration measurement
it is expected that the beam verticality can be aligned quickly and accurately only by leveling with a tubular spirit level. Furthermore
it can also inhibit the influence of the gradual change in beam verticality during the measurement.
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