Scientific activity

Our developments

Scientific research is an important part of the activity of Vega LLC. The Company’s employees have participated in theoretical and experimental works and projects both as part of creative interdisciplinary teams and in their own initiative groups. The accumulated experience in conducting development work and implementing innovative developments and methods in the field of geophysics, instrumentation and metrology allows the Company to be at the forefront of technological progress in geological exploration.

The Company maintains numerous contacts with the Russian and international scientific community. Joint scientific and practical projects are carried out with such organizations as:

Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Apatity)

Radiophysical Research Institute NIRFI (Nizhny Novgorod)

Institute of Applied Geophysics IPG (Moscow)

Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation Russian Academy of Sciences IZMIRAN (Saint Petersburg)

Research and Production Association «Typhoon» (Obninsk)

Krylov State Research Center (Saint Petersburg)

Irkutsk National Research Technical University INRTU (Irkutsk)

JSC «Elektromera» (Saint Petersburg)

Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow)

Borok Geophysical Observatory (Yaroslavl region)

State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom

Bortnik Foundation

«Nord-West» LLC (Moscow)

«Tsikl-Geo» LLC (Novosibirsk)

«SIGMA» LLC (Irkutsk)

«DG» LLC (USA)

«Orange Lamp» LLC (China)

EKSIR CO. (Iran)

Institute of Ionosphere (Republic of Kazakhstan)

In May 2024, VEGA LLC took part in the 20th scientific and practical conference and exhibition “Engineering and Ore Geophysics 2024”, “Engineering and Ore Geology 2024” in Kazan. The company acted as one of the general sponsors of the event.

The latest most significant development projects of Vega LLC

Magnetically Shielded Calibration Unit (MSCU)

Every specialist involved in accurate measurements of weak magnetic fields is familiar with the problem of using sensitive magnetometers in conditions of urban environment.

During the production and maintenance of precision induction magnetic sensors, the most efficient setup and calibration process for these complex instruments is required.

The Company’s engineers designed and manufactured a calibration unit with a multi-layer system of magnetic shields, which significantly reduces the level of external electromagnetic noise in a wide frequency range. With this facility, sensitive magnetic sensors can be set up and measured in almost any convenient location – in a laboratory, workshop or office building.

This facility significantly reduces the production and maintenance time of the IMS series sensors.

MSCU

Determination the degree of wear of IMS-007. The result of testing the IMS-007 search coils using MSCU after a year of operation in harsh conditions.

Testing MSCU at the test site in suburb of Saint-Petersburg

Mobile calibration unit (MCU)

To calibrate magnetic sensors in the field, the company’s engineering department has developed a mobile calibration unit (MCU) with an active suppression system for low-frequency interference.

The system is designed to calibrate sensors in the absence of intense industrial interference, in places where geophysical surveys are carried out. As part of the planned updating of the amplitude and phase-frequency characteristics of sensors in the course of field work, the MCU allows calibration of sensors by the field party, ensuring that the correct current characteristics are obtained.

Magnetically Shielded Room (MSR)

Creating a space for physical measurements that is protected from magnetic interference is an important task not only in the production of magnetic sensors, but also in a wide range of different research tasks.

Experience in designing and calculating magnetic shields, as well as the need for a wide range of organizations to use magnetically shielded laboratories for their needs, led to the idea of designing a room that is completely shielded from any magnetic interference.

Employees of the Company, using the vast experience, gained in fulfilling the order of the Centre for Cognition and Decision making, Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, HSE University, Russian Federation, for the installation and research of MSR characteristics, developed by the German Company Vacuumschmelze, began to create their own magnetically shielded rooms.

The Presentation of the first MSR in the Company’s office is planned for 2024.

Vega’s engineers testing MSR Ak3B

Frequency dependence of shielding factor of Ak3B.

Marine Magnetotelluric Station

One of the new research field actively developed in the modern geophysical industry is an offshore electrical exploration and, in particular, magnetotelluric method, which is recognized as promising for oil and gas exploration. Magnetotelluric or MT is one of the most popular non-seismic methods for studying the Earth’s crust.

Since 2009, the company has been developing equipment for conducting geophysical measurements on the shallow water shelf. For more than ten years of experience in the design of marine equipment, three versions of marine bottom magnetotelluric stations have been developed and manufactured as part of commercial order.