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
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.
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.
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.
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
Water Resources
- Determination of bound/mobile water fractions
- Estimation of hydraulic conductivity
- Development of NMR logging aquifer permeability models
Mining
- Moisture content in ore cuttings and core samples
- Improve density estimates by measuring porosity and water content of field samples
Environmental Remediation
- Detailed analysis of water-bearing properties of core samples
Geotechnical
Directly analyze samples to:
- Characterize soil structural properties on construction projects
- Improve results on earthen dam and levee investigations
- Improve liquefaction management
Helios Specifications
robust measurements of hydrologic properties over a wide range of sample lithology and core size.
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.