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Numis Poly

Numis Poly
Numis Poly
Numis Poly

The Numis Poly device is a Magnetic Resonance Sounding (MRS) system for the direct detection of shallow groundwater down to 150 m of depth.

• NUMISPoly is a modular multi channel MRS equipment designed with units weighting 25 kg or less, making it man portable.
• The transmitter unit produces pulses at the Larmor frequency • The receiver units (up to 4) measure the MRS signal and the noise, after filtering, amplification and analog to digital conversion.
• The PC computer receives raw data, then processes, displays and stores them (including time series) for further interpretation
• The two DC / DC converter units are required for a maximum investigation depth of 150 m), to energize the 150 m side square loop (600 m total length). However, if an investigation of 100 m is sufficient, one converter unit only is required with a 100 m side square loop (400 m total length) With one only converter, just the transverse time constant (T2*) is measured, while with two converters, the transverse and the longitudinal (T1) time constants are measured; T1 offers a better estimation of the permeability than T2* • The two tuning units must be used at lower magnetic latitudes (for an Earth’s field lower than 31 000 nT with the 150 m side square loop, or 37 000 nT with the 100 m side square loop), while one tuning unit only is needed at medium and higher latitudes
• The receivers 2 to 4 can be used for remote reference purposes (signal to noise enhancement) or 2D acquisition

The MRS method is the only non-invasive method which directly studies groundwater reservoirs from surface measurements:
A pulse of current, at a given frequency is transmitted into a loop. The protons of the groundwater are excited. The signal produced during their return to equilibrium is measured with the same loop. To realize a sounding, different pulse moments (A.ms) are injected in the loop, all corresponding to different investigation depths.

This measure gives access to the soil water content (%) and is related to the mean pore size (permeability).

Software

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Prodiviner

Acquisition for Numis Poly
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Samovar 6x7 (free)

A free version of Samovar with user's guide (including linear filter computation, foward modeling, inverse modeling and Hydrus converter)

Characteristics

Transmitter

Voltage: 

0 - 4000 V

Current: 

0 - 600 A

Pulse moment:

100 to 24000 A.ms, 0.8 to 3 KHz

Battery: 

two external 12V

Receiver

sampling frequency:

up to 76.8 KHz

up to 4 channels

Channels: 

noise level:

Lower than 0.1 nV/√Hz

Dimensions

( L x W x H)

DC/DC Converter : 43 cm x 30 cm x 41 cm
Tx : 43 cm x 30 cm x 44 cm
Tuning unit: 43 cm x 30 cm x 44 cm
Rx : 30 cm x 30 cm x 21 cm

weight: 

DC/DC Converter : 23 Kg
Tx : 23 Kg
Tuning unit: 20 Kg
Rx : 4 Kg

Operating Temp.: 

-20 to +70°C

Documentation

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Datasheet
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Checklist
Magnetic resonance sounding method (principle, equipment, case histories)
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User's guide for Samovar 6x7
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