Mid-Infrared Radiation as a Short-Term Earthquake Precursor

2004/02/29 by Mostafa Allamehzadeh, M. Allameh-Zadeh, A. Ansari +27
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Earthquake Detection and Analysis #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Geophysics (physics.geo-ph) #earthquake and tectonic studies #physics.gen-ph #physics.geo-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0403003

1 page, 1 figure, short report

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Abstract

Recently it has been found by F. Freund that the granite under high pressure undergoes a phase transition from insulator to a p-type semiconductor. This phase transition is a key concept to understanding pre-earthquake phenomena. This effect accompanies with the radiation of the granite in the mid-infrared region. we were able to predict the recent earthquake in the south of Iran by monitoring this radiation.

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