Translations:Appendix K: Exercises/25/en

23. What can happen when the seismic wavelet is a mixed-phase wavelet? The minimum-phase equivalent of the mixed-phase wavelet has the same autocorrelation and amplitude spectrum as does the mixed-phase wavelet. Hence, the deconvolution operators for both wavelets are identical. Because the minimum-phase assumption is violated, deconvolution does not convert the mixed-phase wavelet to a perfect spike. Instead, the deconvolved output is a complicated high-frequency wavelet. Also note that the dominant peak in the output can be negative, whereas the impulse response has a positive spike. This difference in sign can occur when a mixed-phase wavelet is deconvolved.