Pre-Conference FORC Workshop

The Workshop will cover the basics of First Order Reversal Curves (FORCs) through to advanced data acquisition protocols and analysis techniques.

Monday, June 5th, 9:00 to 15:30

This in-depth workshop will include presentations from leaders in the field of FORC diagrams, covering the basics of FORC theory, how FORCs are applied in rock magnetism, basic through to advanced measurement strategies, such as induced/transient/remanence FORC measurements, FORC processing methods, and advanced analysis methods such as FORC PCA. Novel applications of FORC diagrams will also be touched on.

Presentations will be by Andrew Roberts, Ramon Egli, Ioan Lascu, and Victorino Franco, as well as opportunities for hands-on data processing. We recommend arriving on Sunday, June 4th if you wish to attend.

Schedule

FORC Workshop I (Nicholson Hall 275)

9:00 - 9:15: Introduction: Josh Feinberg (IRM)

9:15 - 10:00: Andrew Roberts (Australian National University) - Fundamentals & Theory of FORCs

10:00 - 10:15: Questions and discussion

10:15 - 10:45: Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:30: Ramon Egli (Geosphere, Austria) - FORC measurements and processing: A guided tour through pitfalls and optimization

11:30 - 12:00: Questions and discussion

12:00 - 13:00: Lunch (Tate Hall Atrium)

FORC Workshop II (Nicholson Hall 275)

13:00 - 13:45: Ioan Lascu (Smithsonian Institution) - A practical guide to using FORC-PCA (Download this IGOR .pxp file , 1.4 GB, if you want to follow Ioan's demonstration in real time on your own computer)

13:45 - 14:00: Questions and discussion

14:00 - 14:15: Coffee Break

14:15 - 15:00: Victorino Franco (University of Seville) - Temperature FORC (TFORC), magnetocalorics, and potential applications in rock magnetism

15:00 – 15:15: Questions and discussion

15:15 – 15:30: Future directions and closing remarks

Workshop Sponsor

The FORC Workshop is made possible by a generous donation from Lake Shore Cryotronics