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Superconducting rock magnetometer with automated sample changer

Detailed Description

This instrument measures the remanent magnetic moment of rock specimens with a practical sensitivity from 1 emu to 5 x 10-8 emu.  The magnetometer is housed in our shielded room.  This apparatus represents the latest iteration of our automated sample handling capability. In 2008, a major upgrade was guided by Prof. Joe Kirschvink (Caltech) and members of RAPID (Rock- and Paleo-magnetic Instrument Development), a consortium of paleomagnetists in academia and government. Our latest instrument represents the evolution of that now-classic ‘snake-chain’ design.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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