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. |
Multi-Sensor Core Loggers capture physical measurands of sediment cores automated and non-destructive. |
Manufacturer | Geotek Ltd. |
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Model | MSCL-S |
Serial No | 25 |
Type | Multi-Sensor Core Logger |
Role | Name |
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Principal Investigator | Frank Niessen |
Data Scientist | Catalina Gebhardt |
Engineer in Charge | Dietmar Penshorn |
The system consits of the measuring bench with a ballscrew, which pushes core section past 5 sensors measuring Gamma Density, P-wave Velocity, Magnetic Susceptibility (Loop and Point), Non-Contact Resistivity (NCR). 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 | Non-Contact Resistivity Sensor (NCR)|| || Manufacturer | Geotek Ltd. | Geotek Ltd. | Bartington Instruments | Bartington Instruments | Geotek Ltd. || || 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 | transmitter coil (inducing a high-frequency magnetic field) \\ receiver coil || |
Gamma Density, P-wave Velocity, Magnetic Susceptibility (Loop and Point), Non-Contact Resistivity
Local storage on MSCL-S electronic. Operator is in charge of data backup. |