Attention:

Please note that the system can only be operated upon request. Operations with the MSCL-S requires experienced scientific staff on board. The system is not operated by the ship's crew. Announce operations with the MSCL-S to AWI-Logistics prior to the cruise and clarify the data transfer after the cruise.

Summary

Multi-Sensor Core Loggers capture physical measurands of sediment cores automated and non-destructive.


ManufacturerGeotek Ltd.
ModelMSCL-S
Serial No51
TypeMulti-Sensor Core Logger

Contacts

RoleName
Principal InvestigatorFrank Niessen
Data ScientistCatalina Gebhardt
Engineer in ChargeDietmar Penshorn

Components

The system consits of the measuring bench with a ballscrew, which pushes core section past 4 sensors measuring Gamma Density, P-wave Velocity, Magnetic Susceptibility (Loop and Point). All sensors simultaneously acquire the data, which is displayed real-time during logging. The acquired data is stored locally in the electronics with simple user interface.

Sensor Type

Gamma Density Sensor

P-Wave System

Magnetic Susceptibility Loop Sensor MS2C

Magnetic Susceptibility Point Sensor MS2F

Manufacturer

Geotek Ltd.

Geotek Ltd.

Bartington Instruments

Bartington Instruments

Components

Gamma ray source (137-Caesium source with energies at 0.662 MeV)
detector
sensor stand mount (alignment of source/detector with center of core)

Geotek ultrasonic (230 kHz) acoustic transducers
Laser micrometer
PRT temperature Probe

Magnetic Susceptibility Loop Sensor MS2C

Magnetic Susceptibility Point Sensor MS2F

Data logging, storage and archiving

Logged parameters

Gamma Density, P-wave Velocity, Magnetic Susceptibility (Loop and Point)

Rawdata storage on board

Local storage on MSCL-S electronic. Operator is in charge of data backup.

Documentation