Analytical performance:

Fully automatic acquisition of:

• split surface morphology using a simple microswitch
• magnetic susceptibility logs of (soft) sediment cores of up to 1.5 m length using a Bartington MS2E sensor.
• the optical spectrum of sediment cores using a GretagMacbeth Spectrolino. Color measurements are performed through a circular window of 4 mm diameter. Results are given as 36 spectral lines every 10 nm from 380 to 730 nm along a single trace. Together with spectral data, XYZ and L*a*b* values are stored to an ascii file (currently unavailable).
• Measuring increment: 1 mm (or larger)

Technical concept:

• N. R. Nowaczyk, M. Voigt

Software development:

• linux software (Kubuntu Linux) for data acquisition: D. Ulbricht

Applications:

• Magnetostratigraphic investigation of lake and marine sediments.

Sample types:

• split cores, u-channels, x-ray samples.

Download:

• Sample data of paleoclimatic record from Lake El'gygytgyn