Low Frequency Seismic Technologies Consortium

Publications

Journal Publications

Hasan Salehi Najafabadi, Mark. A. Meier and Gary A. Hallock, “Charge Carrier Transport and Electrical Response Driven by Band Gap Modulation in Semiconductors,” Applied Materials Today, Vol. 29, 101608 (December 2022).
Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2022.101608

G. A. Hallock and M. A. Meier, “Diamagnetic current measurements in a solid-state plasma,” Review of Scientific Instruments, 89, 083505 (August 2018).
Open access: dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5029356

M. A. Meier and R. E. Duren, “Theory for a low frequency marine dipole seismic source,” Journal of Seismic Exploration, 25: 285-298 (June 2016).
Link: www.geophysical-press.com/online/SEISMIC_No25-3_Art5.pdf

Gary A. Hallock and Mark A. Meier, “Resonant Transducers for Solid-State Plasma Density Modulation,” Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 87, 044902 (April 2016).
Link: doi.org/10.1063/1.4947507

Gary A. Hallock and Mark A. Meier, “Low Frequency Pressure Modulation of Indium Antimonide,” Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 83, 073906 (July 2012).
Link: doi.org/10.1063/1.4737142

Abstracts, Conferences, Workshops and Presentations

Hasan Salehi Najafabadi, Mark A. Meier, Gary A. Hallock, “Voltage and Current Excitation from Acoustically Stimulated Band Gap Modulation in InSb,” APS March Meeting 2022, March 2022, Chicago, Illinois.
Link: meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR22/Session/Y46.11

Gary A. Hallock, Mark A. Meier, Hasan H. Najafabadi, “Development of a Solid-State Pressure Gradient Transducer,” University of Houston Physics Colloquium, 12 October 2021, Houston, Texas.

Hasan Salehi Najafabadi, Mark A. Meier and Gary A. Hallock, “The Effect of Temperature on the Electrical Response Excited by Acoustically Driven Bandgap Modulation in an Indium Antimonide Transducer,” CAS 21, October 2021, virtual event.
Link: doi.org/10.1109/CAS52836.2021.9604197

Mark Meier, “New frontiers in low frequency seismic acquisition,” 3rd Annual GSH/SEG Web Symposium on 3D Seismic Survey Design, 30 August 2021, virtual event.

Hasan Salehi Najafabadi, Mark A. Meier and Gary A. Hallock, “Electromagnetic Response from Acoustic Resonance in Indium Antimonide,” ICEAA 21, August 2021, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Link: doi.org/10.1109/ICEAA52647.2021.9539656

Mark A. Meier, “A New Research Consortium to Advance Low Frequency Active Seismology; Reaching One Hertz and Beyond,” Mission-Oriented Seismic Research Program, 2017 Annual Technical Review Meeting, 23-24 May 2017, Houston, Texas.
Link: youtu.be/PvWRQfFsGSo

Mark A. Meier, “Meeting the Challenge for Acquisition of Two or More Octaves of Low Frequencies,” I-Quest on Frontiers in Seismic Data Acquisition, 9-11 November 2016, The Hague, Netherlands.

Mark A. Meier, Richard E. Duren, Kyle T. Lewallen, Jose Otero, Steve Heiney, and Tom Murray, “A marine dipole source for low frequency seismic acquisition,” 85th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, New Orleans, Louisiana (October 2015).
Link: dx.doi.org/10.1190/segam2015-5920771.1

Mark Meier, Kyle Lewallen, Jose Otero, Steve Heiney, and Tom Murray, “Low Frequency Seismic Acquisition Innovations Approaching One Hertz,” Offshore Technology Conference Proceedings, OTC-25688-MS, (May 2015).
Link: dx.doi.org/10.4043/25688-MS

Mark A. Meier, “Low frequency acquisition innovations approaching one hertz,” SEG 2014 Summer Research Workshop, Broadband Seismic Technology: What is its True Value?, 7-11 July 2014, Snowbird, Utah.

Gary A. Hallock and Mark A. Meier, “Density modulation of a solid-state plasma using acoustic pressure,” IEEE Pulsed Power and Plasma Science Conference Proceedings, June 2013, San Francisco, California.
Link: doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2013.6627569

Mark A. Meier, “A Solid State Transducer for Directly Sensing Pressure Gradient,” University of Houston Physics Colloquium, 19 March 2013, Houston, Texas.

Mark A. Meier, “A Solid State Transducer for Directly Sensing Pressure Gradient,” ION Technical Forum, April 2012, Galveston, Texas.

Mark A. Meier, “Method for evaluating a low frequency source,” SEG/EAGE 2010 Summer Research Workshop, Low Frequencies: Their Value and Challenges, August 2010, Snowbird, Utah.

Internal Reports

Internal reports are available to members only.

Mark A. Meier, “Low frequency seismic responses and the challenge for acquisition,” Internal report, March 2022.

Gary A. Hallock and Mark A. Meier, “Development of a solid-state pressure gradient transducer – Phase I, ” Internal report, July 2019.

Mark A. Meier, “Notes on the fallibility of predicting the response of a linear time-invariant system outside the measured bandwidth,” May 2018.

Jose D. Otero, Mark Meier, Steven Heiney, “Dipole marine-source laboratory scale experimental program,” Internal report, February 2011.

Mark A. Meier, “Comparative seismic data analysis: A linear systems estimation approach,” Internal report, October 2005.

Patents

M. A. Meier, S. E. Heiney, J. Tomic, P. Ibanez, and C. N. Byrne, “Low frequency seismic acquisition using a counter rotating eccentric mass vibrator,” U.S. Patent No. US 9,310,499 B2 (12 April 2016).
Google patents: patents.google.com/patent/US9310499

Mark A. Meier and Richard E. Duren, “Two component source seismic acquisition and source de-ghosting,” US Patent 8,833,509 B2 (16 September 2014).
Google patents: patents.google.com/patent/US8833509

Gary A. Hallock and Mark A. Meier, “Free charge carrier diffusion response transducer for sensing gradients,” US Patent 8,681,586 B2 (25 March 2014).
Google patents: patents.google.com/patent/US8681586

Richard E. Duren and Mark A. Meier, “Marine seismic acquisition method and apparatus,” US Patent 7,377,357 (27 May 2008).
Google patents: patents.google.com/patent/US7377357

Mark A. Meier, “Diamagnetic current response transducer for sensing pressure gradient in a fluid medium,” US Patent 7,295,494 (13 November 2007).
Google patents: patents.google.com/patent/US7295494