As the manager of the Rutgers Paleomagnetism Laboratory from 2016-2017, I developed a set of user guides for rock and paleomagnetic instrumentation. These guides are intended as a supplement to in-person training, especially for users at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Please use, alter, and distribute these guides as you wish, with credit to Beck Strauss and the Rutgers Paleomagnetism Laboratory. Contact me via email at beck.e.strauss [at] gmail [dot] com for modifiable versions. (2026 Update: You may adapt these guides to your own lab at will. Direct support is no longer available.)

2G RAPID Superconducting Rock Magnetometer

• Magnetometer User Guide
  • Includes system startup and shutdown, tuning the SQUIDs, making a SAM file, and running a new sample
• Magnetometer Reboot Guide (in case of accidental system shutdown)
• How Strong Are Magnetic Fields?
  • Or, why do I have to leave my stuff outside of the shielded room?

Kappabridge KLY-2 Susceptibility Meter

• Kappabridge User Guide
  • Includes calibration, offline operation, and running AGICO’s software on a DOS emulator

MicroMag 2900 AGM Magnetometer

• AGFM User Guide
  • Includes sample probe loading and unloading, data collection, probe cleaning, and calibration

Thank you to beta tester Christina Verhagen.