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1. n. []

A device that provides energy for acquisition of seismic data, such as an air gun, explosive charge or vibrator.

See: air gunair shootingdownhole sourceexplosive seismic datashot depthshotpointspacingvibratory seismic datawater gun

Diagram of marine seismic acquisition