Laboratory for Earth Magnetism in Time and Space

GFZ - German Research Centre for Geosciences
last updated: December 16, 2024

About the Laboratory

Laboratory for Earth Magnetism in Time and Space

GFZ - German Research Centre for Geosciences
@ Section 2.3 Geomagnetism
This Laboratory is part of:
  • Networks: Geo.X

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Description

The Laboratory for Earth Magnetism in Time and Space deals with magnetostratigraphic dating of paleoclimate archive sand the reconstruction of geomagnetic field variation in the geological past. Therefore, intensity and directions of sedimentary magnetizations are determined. Further, magnetic minerals are characterized by their physical properties, such as coercivity, Curie temperature, grain size, and concentration, as well as by their chemical composition and preservation status.

Instruments

  • GFZ Split-Core Logger
    Magnetic Susceptibility Sensor, Spectrophotometer
  • Demagnetizer
  • Magnetic Susceptibility Bridge
    Kappabridge, VFSM, Variable Field Susceptibility Meter
  • Magnetic Susceptibility Sensor
  • Magnetizer

  • Alternating Gradient Magnetometer (AGM)

Analytical Methods

  • Demagnetization

  • VFSM
  • Mass-Specific Magnetic Susceptibility

  • Coercive Field, Coercive Force, Magnetic Coercivity

  • Coercivity, Remanence, Saturation Magnetization

Laboratory Keywords

  • Alternating Field Demagnetizer
  • Cryogenic Long-core Magnetometer
  • Demagnetization Type AF
  • Demagnetization Type HF
  • Fluxgate Magnetometer
  • Magnetic Susceptibility (Bulk, Anisotropy)
  • Magnetic Susceptibility High Resolution Surface Scanning Sensor
  • Multifunction Kappabridge
  • Paleomagnetic Analysis
  • Spinnermagnetometer
  • Spinnermagnetometer with Fluxgate Sensor
  • Thermal Demagnetizer

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