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Helios™
NMR Core Analyzer
Magnetic Resonance Analysis of Soil and Core Samples in the Laboratory or Field
- Aquifer and Aquitard Characterization
- Moisture Analysis in Soil and Rock
- Bound/Mobile Cutoff Calibration · Saturation and Drainage Dynamics
- Petrophysical Calibration
- Porous Media Dynamics
Helios’ unique design features allow robust measurements of hydrogeologic properties over a wide range of sample lithology and core size.
Standard Features
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Any Sample Size
Soil and rock cores come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Helios has interchangeable detection coils appropriate for different core diameters, and removable doors to enable continuous measurement of long undisturbed cores.
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Helios Processing
Full-featured Helios processing allows the user to understand everything they need to know about their sample and how it interacts with water.
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Field Portability
Maintaining laboratory precision, Helios’ lightweight and rugged design allows measurement in the field. With a mobile configuration, you can quantify water content and hydrological properties immediately after collecting samples.
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Low Field Strength and Large Bandwidth Improves Results in Magnetic Geology
Helios operates over a larger bandwidth, but with lower strength field than other NMR analyzers, enabling more accurate measurement of water content in magnetically susceptible rocks and sediments.
Helios applications
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Water Resources
- Determination of bound/mobile water fractions
- Estimation of hydraulic conductivity
- Development of NMR logging aquifer permeability models
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Mining
- Moisture content in ore cuttings and core samples
- Improve density estimates by measuring porosity and water content of field samples
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Environmental Remediation
- Detailed analysis of water-bearing properties of core samples
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Geotechnical
Directly analyze samples to:
- Characterize soil structural properties on construction projects
- Improve results on earthen dam and levee investigations
- Improve liquefaction management
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Helios Specifications
robust measurements of hydrologic properties over a wide range of sample lithology and core size.
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Helios delivers accurate NMR measurements for rock and soil samples over a wide range of core size and lithology, along with flexibility for field or lab usage.