Facility information


Paleomagnetism Laboratory


Description:

The magnetically shielded room of the paleomagnetic laboratory of INGV hosts two long core cryogenic magnetometers for the measurement of the magnetic properties of both discrete rock samples and continuous sediment cores, up to 1.5 m long. The applications of paleomagnetism and rock magnetism in general span over various disciplines of Earth Sciences, from geodynamics to stratigraphy, from reconstructions of paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental changes to the monitoring of present-day air pollution.

Facility category:

Paleo magnetic and magnetic data

Facility manager:

Aldo Winkler - aldo.winkler@ingv.it - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0653-0059

Access mode:

Hands-on access

Equipment information


Equipment type:
Magnetometer, demagnetizer and magnetizer

Equipment brand:
2G Enterprises

Equipment model:
755-4k DC Squids

Equipment description:

Measurement and in-line treatment of the remanent magnetization of discrete and continuous samples (u_channels)

Equipment type:
Magnetometer, demagnetizer and magnetizer

Equipment brand:
2G Enterprises

Equipment model:
755 DC Squids

Equipment description:

Measurement and in-line treatment of the remanent magnetization of discrete and continuous samples (u_channels)

Equipment type:
High Field magnetizer

Equipment brand:
2G

Equipment description:

Saturation remanent magnetization aquisition, up to 2.7 T

Equipment type:
AF demagnetizer with anisotropy of ARM device

Equipment brand:
AGICO

Equipment model:
LDA-3/AMU-1

Equipment description:

AF demagnetization of cubic and cylindrical samples. Automated ARM aquisition, with AAR feasibility

Equipment type:
magnetic susceptibility and its variation with the direction of the magnetic field, also with temperature. Out of Phase susceptibility

Equipment brand:
AGICO

Equipment model:
KLY5/CS3/CS-L

Equipment description:

Measurement of magnetic susceptibility and its anisotropy. Variability of magnetic susceptibility with temperature, out of phase magnetic susceptibility

Equipment type:
magnetic susceptibility and its variation with direction and intensity of the magnetic field, also with temperature

Equipment brand:
AGICO

Equipment model:
MFK1_FA/CS3/CS-L

Equipment description:

Measurement of magnetic susceptibility and its anisotropy. Variability of magnetic susceptibility with the intensity of the applied field and temperature

Equipment type:
Remanent magnetization on discrete samples

Equipment brand:
AGICO

Equipment model:
JR-6

Equipment description:

Measurement of the remanent magnetization of cubic or cylindrical paleomagnetic standard samples. Suitable for high intensity samples that are not measurable with 2G cryos

Equipment type:
Thermal demagnetizers

Equipment brand:
ASC

Equipment model:
TD-48 with and without paleointensity device

Equipment description:

Thermal demagnetizers up to 700 °C, one of them is provided with absoluted paleointensity device

Equipment type:
Magnetometer for hysteresis loops

Equipment brand:
Princeton

Equipment model:
2900/3900 AGM/VSM

Equipment description:

Definition of hysteresis loops and magnetic parameters. AGM and VSM heads for different sensitivity. Variability with low temperatures.

Equipment type:
Vibrating Sample Magnetometer for hysteresis loops

Equipment brand:
Lakeshore

Equipment model:
8604

Equipment description:

Definition of hysteresis loops and magnetic parameters. AGM and VSM heads for different sensitivity. Variability with high temperatures. Specifically suited for FORCs

Equipment type:
Portable magnetic susceptibility meters

Equipment brand:
Bartington and ZH instruments

Equipment model:
MS2, MS3, SM20, SM30

Equipment description:

Portable magnetic susceptibility meters for in-situ and lower sensitivity measurements. Different probes for volume/surface/depth specific measurements

Equipment type:
Thermal Demagnetizer

Equipment brand:
Pyrox modified/self made

Equipment model:
self made

Equipment description:

Thermal demagnetization up to 700 °C

Equipment type:
Magnetically shielded room

Equipment brand:
Lodestar

Equipment model:
custom made

Equipment description:

Magnetically shielded room where 2G magnetometers are hosted. Large volume hall

Laboratory information


Laboratory of Paleomagnetism


Laboratory manager:

Aldo Winkler - aldo.winkler@ingv.it - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0653-0059

Section/Department:

INGV - Sezione Roma 2

Section/Department ROR code:

https://ror.org/03z92nm69

Address:

Via di Vigna Murata, 605, 00143 - Roma

Website:

https://www.ingv.it

Organization information


Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)


Address:

Via di Vigna Murata, 605, 00143 - Roma

Website:

https://www.ingv.it

Ror code:

https://ror.org/00qps9a02