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3-D Geophone PE-6/B

The PE-6/B, made by SENSOR Nederland, is a 3-component geophone land case with three steel spikes. It contains one SM-6/U-B 4.5Hz vertical geophone and two SM-6/H-B 4.5Hz horizontal geophones.
The connector applied by GFZ fits to the three-channel input of the EarthData recorder.

Pool Contents
3D Geophone                           570 Units: 4.5 Hz

Mechanical Parameters
Sensor                                          3-component geophone with 5 m lead-in cable

Signal Output
Sensitivity                                   28.8 Vs/m
Response                                    Ground velocity from 4.5 Hz to > 150 Hz
Damping                                      0.56

Physical Parameters
Weight                                           1 kg (incl. cable)
Operating Temperatures     - 40 to +100 °C

Poles and Zeros

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