METHOD FOR SHORT-TERM PREDICTION OF EARTHQUAKE Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC G01V9/00 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: radiation background of the atmosphere is measured over a zone bracing for an earthquake. The behaviour of change in the precursor signal on its existence interval is monitored. Characteristics of the seismic impact on parametres of the picked up signal are predicted. In order to increase the fission rate of radon, the atmosphere is actively probed with a collimated beam of elementary particles with a mobile carrier. The mobile carrier is set for the mode for scanning and patrolling the monitored zone. Probing and reception channels are synchronised by applying a threshold voltage across the reception channel. Particles from instantaneous reaction of radon on the probing beam undergo time and energy selection.

EFFECT: faster prediction, increased accuracy of calculated parametres of the seismic impact due to initiation of radon decay through active probing over the zone bracing for an earthquake using a beam of elementary particles.

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