Equipment Research Department Geophysical Exploration
The section S2 owns a number of instruments that cover a wide range of geophysical methods. A large part of is was commercially retrieved, but some were self-developed, partly based on available components.
Surface NMR
| Manufacturer | Device | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vista Clara | GMR | 8-channel Surface-NMR instrument |
| Self-development | Noisemeter | 4-channel Noisemeter |
Ground-penetrating radar
| Manufacturer | Device | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GSSI | SIR-20 | GPR control unit(2 channels) |
| GSSI | SIR-4000 | GPR control unit(1 channel) |
| GSSI | MLF (15-80 MHz) | Antenna unshielded |
| GSSI | Antenna shielded | 200 MHz, 400 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,5 GHz |
| Mala Geosciences | Borehole antenna | 100 MHz, 250 MHz |
| Mala Geosciences | RTA 30 | 30 MHz Radarantenne unshielded |
| Hentschel/self-developed | Radar 340 | GPR control unit (16 channels) |
| self-developed | Antennenarray | 16 antennae, unshielded, 80 MHz |
| self-developed | DK sprectrometer | Measure dielectric spectrum 1 MHz – 10 GHz |
| Prenart | TDR 100 | TDR device |
| IMKO | Trime HD2 | TDR device |
| IDS | Stream C | 32-channel antenna array, 600 MHz |
Electromagnetic Induction
| Manufacturer | Device | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apex | Max-Min I-10/TP-84 | FDEM instrument |
| Geonics | EM 38 | FDEM instrument |
| GSSI | GEM-300 | FDEM instrument |
| Monex Geoscope | terraTEM and TX50 | TEM instrument with extension |
| Metronix | ADU-07e | 2 5-channel magnetotellurics instruments |
| Metronix | TXM-22/TXB-07 | CSEM-transmitter with 22kW |
| Metronix | ADU 08e-2D | 6 2-channel E-field data logger |
| Universität Frankfurt | Geolore | 10 three-channel data logger (sampling rate max. 8 Hz) |
| MGT | semi-airborne EM | Octocopter with SHFT-02e sensor and ADU08e-6C data logger |
DC/IP
| Manufacturer | Device | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-developed | Mobile geoelectric sounding | Instrument for DC resistivity soundings |
| ABEM | Terrameter LS2 | 12-channel resistivity/IP device with a=2m and a=5m electrode chains |
| Lippmann | 4-point light 10W | Resistivity Instrument and electrode chains with diff. spacings (2m, 5m) |
| Geoserve | Resecs | Resistivity Instrument and electrode chains with diff. spacings (2m, 5m) |
| Geometrics | Ohmmapper | Capazitive resistivity withTransmitter and 3 Receivers |
| SAMOS-Lippmann/ Self-developed | 4-point light 10W, electrode chains | Autonomous, Monitoring system |
| Geoserve/ Self-developed | Instrument underwater resistivity | Sea streamer + Data logger |
| Eigenentwicklung | sea cable streamer + data logger | Underwater resistivity device |
| Eigenentwicklung | Electrophonics (Geoelectrics/Seismics) | combined resistivity-seismics device |
| Eigenentwicklung | high-power with generator | Control unit for large-scale resistivity with 40kW |
Radic Research | SIP256C and 20 remote units for SIP | Spectral Induced Polarisation (2D) |
| Radic Research | SIP Rabbit | Spectral Induced Polarisation (continuous) |
| Scintrex IP | Scintrex IP IPC-7, IPR-10, IPC-12 | Receiver for Induced Polarisation (time-domain) |
| GFZ Potsdam | Ag/AgCl-Sonden | 48 unpolarisable electrodes |
| Self-developed | electrode chains for Seismoelectrics | 2 chains with each 24 electroden |
| Self-developed | Laboratory column | Laboratory column |
Research Group Structures
Geodetic Surveys
| Manufacturer | Devices | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
| Trimble | 5800 | DGPS-System |
| Trimble | GeoXH2008 | GPS-Handheld |
| Trimble | S6 DR300+ | Totalstation |
| Zeiss | Elta C30 | Totalstation |
| Leica | DNA03 | Digitalnivellier |
| Riegl | VZ-1000 | terrestric Laser-Scanner |
Magnetic Surveys
| Manufacturer | Devices | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|
| Geometrics | G-856 | Protonen-Magnetometer |
| Scintrex | SM-4G Smartmag | Caesium-Magnetometer/Gradiometer |
Gravimetric Surveys
| Manufacturer | Devices | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|
| LaCoste & Momberg | G-662 | Federgravimeter |
| LaCoste & Momberg | G-1086 | Federgravimeter |
| Micro-g LaCoste | gPhone Gravimeter | Federgravimeter |
| Scintrex | CG-5 Autograv | Quarzgravimeter |
| iXBlue | AQG-B | Quantengravimeter |
Seismic Surveys
| Manufacturer | Devices | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|
| Geode | Registrierapparatur | |
| EDL | Datenlogger | |
| In-house development | HPV-30 | Kleinvibrator |
| In-house development | MHV4S | Scherwellenvibrator |
| In-house development | ELVIS | Microvibrator |
| In-house development | SISSY | Impulsgerät |
| In-house development | Hammerschlagseismik | |
| In-house development | Messkabel | |
| In-house development | Landstreamer | |
| Geophone | ||
| Programme zur seismischen Datenbearbeitung | ||