The principle behind the corer is described in a number of scientific articles. One of the main authors of the articles is Ingemar Renberg, Professor emeritus at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Sweden.

For convenience, two of the articles can be found under the below links:

The HON Kajak sediment corer; link to Journal of Paleolimnology.

The HTH Sediment Corer; link to Journal of Paleolimnology.