Calculation and application of full-wave airborne transient electromagnetic data in electromagnetic detection

Abstract

Airborne electromagnetic transient method enjoys the advantages of high-efficiency and the high resolution of electromagnetic anomalies, especially suitable for mining detection around goaf areas and deep exploration of minerals. In this paper, we calculated the full-wave airborne transient electromagnetic data, according to the result of numerical research, the advantage of switch-off time response in electromagnetic detection was proofed via experiments. Firstly, based on the full-wave airborne transient electromagnetic system developed by Jilin University (JLU-ATEM^I), we proposed a method to compute the full-waveform electromagnetic (EM) data of 3D model using the FDTD approach and convolution algorithm, and verify the calculation by the response of homogenous half-space. Then, through comparison of switch-off-time response and off-time response, we studied the effect of ramp time on anomaly detection. Finally, we arranged two experimental electromagnetic detection, the results indicated that the switch-off-time response can reveal the shallow target more effectively, and the full-waveform airborne electromagnetic system is an effective technique for shallow target detection.

Keywords

airborne electromagnetic transient method / full-waveform / FDTD approach / convolution algorithm / anomaly detection

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