MetalMapper 2x2

Configurations: Four transmitter loops, four 3-component MetalMapper receiver cubes/loops, field modifiable configuration for cart-mounted wheeled transport or skid-steer mounted sled of antenna assembly at different heights, instrument package deployed by backpack, cart, or machine. Data acquisition system is a fully featured ruggedized tablet computer with touch screen controls

• A/D Conversion: Up to 24, 16-bit A/D channels simultaneously sampled and operation at 250 kHz.
• Bandwidth: DC to 50 KHz for purposes of anti-aliasing. Effective bandwidth is independent of data collection parameters.
• Noise Floor: 4 nT/s/√Hz at 1000 Hz.
• Stacking Trigger Accuracy: All timing accurate to one sample interval (4 μs).
• Maximum Input Signal: Receivers withstand any transient capable of being produced by the transmitter.
• Effective area of each receiving loop/preamplifier: 100.00 m2
• Transmitter loops: Four loops oriented in a 2x2 horizontal array, each 35 cm x 35 cm.
• Transmitter loop moment: 30 A-m2 typical
• Receiver loops: Each receiver cube contains three 10 cm x 10 cm orthogonally-oriented, co-located loops.
• Data acquisition time blocks: 33.33 ms, 100 ms, 300 ms, 900 ms, 2.7s
• Data point acquisition and storage rate: 30, 10, 3.33, 1, 0.37 data points/s.
Cycles of time-domain signal in each data-acquisition block: 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243.
• Transient-decay length: Selectable based on data-acquisition block time and cycles within that block. Useful decay lengths can vary from 103 μs to 675 ms long.
• Data acquisition modes: Full wave (stores all data samples for each channel, i.e. 4 µs samples), Decays (stores data samples in one decay curve after stacking multiple decays from a data-acquisition block, Decimated decays (stores decays after stacking time gated decays and computing average amplitude in each time gate).
• Transmitter turn-off and primary die-away time including receivers’ response: 100 μs maximum after initiating transmitter turn-off. After background subtraction, secondary decay transients can typically be observed at 50 ms. Transmitter turn-off to 1% is on the order of 10 ms.
• Decimation time gates: The gate widths are determined by applying an (operator selectable) fraction of the delay time at each gate , with a one sample minimum. Gating begins after a selectable hold-off time.
• Transmit Current Monitoring channel: One digital channel records digitized transmitter current to same sampling specifications as receiver channels.
• Data Storage and Format: Data are acquired to the controller tablet hard drive and stored as HDF5 file format. Following acquisition, data can be transferred to alternative storage media via any method used to access another PC (USB, LAN, wireless, remote terminal).
• Data Export Format: After acquisition, the user can manually or automatically/sequentially re-read the data in HDF5 format or export it to text-based CSV files.
• Acquisition Software: Standard operating/acquisition software (e.g. ATEM Acquire) provides capabilities for acquisition and display/QC. Acquisition controls parameters and starting/stopping acquisition. Display options during acquisition include display of a map of data points that have been collected in a series, and a novel display of the vertical and horizontal components of each receiver-sensor. Display/QC options include capabilities for graphical displays of decay transients on Log, Linear, and Log/Linear scales, of selected components for any or all receivers.
• Operating System: Debian (Linux-based)
• Data Terminal/Display: Ruggedized, Day Light Readable Touch Screen.
• Power: Three 12 A-h Li-Ion batteries. Requires +12V supply for data acquisition and ±12V supplies for the transmitter. Operating time on full battery charge: Up to 8 hours.
• Environmental: 0 to 50 degrees C.
• Backpack Electronics Size: 14”L x 14”W x 8”H. Weighs 30 lb including batteries.
• Warranty: One year standard, extended warranty available.

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