Test measurements by Eötvös torsion balance and gravimeters

Abstract

After more than 40 years of interruption new field observations have been made by an E-54 type torsion balance (TB)in the Csepel-island. These TB measurements were accompanied by a detailed gravimetric survey of each station with LCR gravimeters. Both vertical (VG) and horizontal (HG) gravity gradients were determined at each TB station for VG interpolation and reliability tests. Vertical gradient of gravity cannot be measured directly by the Eötvös TB. However, we successfully interpolated VG differences in the network of TB measurements following the idea originally due to Haalck. Reliability tests by comparing HG and VG gravimetric and TB measurements were also performed. Our recent paper discusses first results of these TB and gravimetric measurements which are scheduled to be continued in the future as well.