Capability assessment and challenges for quantum technology gravity sensors for near surface terrestrial geophysical surveying
- Submitting institution
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The University of Birmingham
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 53888516
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.jappgeo.2017.09.018
- Title of journal
- Journal of Applied Geophysics
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- First page
- 149
- Volume
- 146
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- ISSN
- 0926-9851
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- September
- Year of publication
- 2017
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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2
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Gravity sensors can overcome some geophysical subsurface surveying challenges. Working with industry, this paper demonstrates the capabilities of quantum technology gravity sensors for civil engineering applications as early adopters identified by the UK government Blackett review (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/564946/gs-16-18-quantum-technologies-report.pdf) and DSTL (http://uknqt.epsrc.ac.uk/files/ukquantumtechnologylandscape2016/). It led to: (1) 75% increase in commercial microgravity surveys for RSK (Divisional Director Geoscience and Engineering); (2) Staff increase by 25 for Te2v costing £100k/a (VP Innovation, Space and Quantum); (3) Investment of ~£2.7M by Te2v and RSK into InnovateUK; and (4) 7 IUK/EPSRC projects (Metje PI of 6) with a total value of ~£13.1M.
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- Non-English
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