Abstract:
A seismic cable having minimum response to speed changes is provided. The cable includes a plurality of miniature seismic pressure sensitive detectors coupled one to another in such a manner so as to minimize through cancellation undesired electrical disturbance resulting from speed changes. Each detector includes transducers of the ceramic piezoelectric crystal type having matched geometric and physical property parameters. Each ceramic piezoelectric crystal is provided with metal electrodes such as, for example, gold, nickel, platinum, or rhodium which, in addition to being corrosion resistant and inactive as to the constituents in the ceramic material, are insoluble in liquids encountered by the detector in its use environment to avoid dendrite type growth of the metal through minute cracks developing in the ceramic which causes short circuits in the piezoelectric element.