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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2020
United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
Qamar A. Shams, Yorktown, VA (US);
Allan J. Zuckerwar, Williamsburg, VA (US);
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An extremely low frequency hydrophone includes a housing forming an interior space comprising a backchamber. The housing includes an opening to the interior space, and a side of the housing comprises a diaphragm plate. A backplate is disposed inside the housing adjacent the diaphragm plate, and an electronics unit including a preamplifier is disposed in the interior space. The hydrophone further includes dielectric liquid substantially filling the interior space. A passageway permits inert gas to be introduced into the dielectric liquid in the interior space of the housing.