diff --git a/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.model/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/model/core/AbstractChromatogram.java b/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.model/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/model/core/AbstractChromatogram.java
index 4dcb9f4e03..b1c8095b9d 100644
--- a/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.model/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/model/core/AbstractChromatogram.java
+++ b/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.model/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/model/core/AbstractChromatogram.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractChromatogram<T extends IPeak> extends AbstractMeas
 	private int scanDelay = 4500;
 	private int scanInterval = 1000; // 1000ms = 1 scan per second
 	private final List<ChromatogramAnalysisSegment> analysisSegments = new ArrayList<>();
+	private ChromatographyType chromatographyType = null;
 	/*
 	 * This flag marks whether the chromatogram has been
 	 * set to unload modus. It is used e.g. when loading
@@ -964,6 +965,12 @@ public void updateAnalysisSegment(IAnalysisSegment segment, IScanRange range) {
 
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ChromatographyType getChromatographyType() {
+
+		return chromatographyType;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean equals(Object otherObject) {
 
diff --git a/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.model/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/model/core/ChromatographyType.java b/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.model/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/model/core/ChromatographyType.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d504d3c22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.model/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/model/core/ChromatographyType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Lablicate GmbH.
+ *
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ * 
+ * Contributors:
+ * Matthias Mailänder - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.chemclipse.model.core;
+
+import org.eclipse.chemclipse.support.text.ILabel;
+
+public enum ChromatographyType implements ILabel {
+
+	GC("Gas Chromatography"), //
+	LC("Liquid Chromatography"), //
+	TLC("Thin Layer Chromatography"), //
+	SEC("Size Exclusion Chromatography"), //
+	IC("Ion Chromatography"), //
+	CE("Capillary Electrophoresis"), //
+	AC("Affinity Chromatography"); //
+
+	private String label;
+
+	private ChromatographyType(String label) {
+
+		this.label = label;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String label() {
+
+		return label;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.model/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/model/core/IChromatogram.java b/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.model/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/model/core/IChromatogram.java
index 7477ddcc26..48d0e01ac3 100644
--- a/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.model/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/model/core/IChromatogram.java
+++ b/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.model/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/model/core/IChromatogram.java
@@ -274,4 +274,6 @@ default void clearAnalysisSegments() {
 			removeAnalysisSegment(segment);
 		}
 	}
+
+	ChromatographyType getChromatographyType();
 }
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