Abstract
During recent investigations concerning geodetic applications of the torsion balance measurements several problems arose, which required performing new torsion balance measurements. For that reason an Eötvös-Rybár (Auterbal) torsion balance, which has been out of operation for many decades, was reconstructed and modernized. The scale reading has been automated and its accuracy has been improved by using CCD sensors. Calibration and processing of field measurements were computerized to meet today’s requirements. Test measurements have shown that this instrument was able to work according to the expectations of our age.
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Our investigations are supported by the National Scientific Research Fund (OTKA K-76231).
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Völgyesi, L., Ultmann, Z. (2012). Reconstruction of a Torsion Balance and the Results of the Test Measurements. In: Kenyon, S., Pacino, M., Marti, U. (eds) Geodesy for Planet Earth. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol 136. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20338-1_34
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