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Stable Isotopes

  • 13C and 15N in solids
  • 18O in solids
  • 13C in methane (CH4)
  • 13C in carbon dioxide (CO2)
  • 13C in carbon dioxide (CO2) (in situ)
  • 15N in nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitrogen gas (N2)
  • 18O and D in water (H2O)
  • 18O and 15N in nitrate (NO3-) via the denitrifier method
  • 15N in ammonium (NH4+)
  • 13C and 18O in cellulose
  • 13C and D in n-alkanes
  • 13C in fatty acid methyl ester (FAME)
  • 15N in amino acids (only enriched samples via GC-MS)
  • 13C in amino sugars

Radioactivity

  • Wallac Guardian liquid scintillation for e.g. enriched 14C, 3H, 32P or total α and β radioactivity
  • Wallac 1220 Quantulus liquid scintillation
  • Canberra high sensitive Germanium-detector for gamma ray detection (e.g. 210Pb, 137Cs, 7Be)

Stable Isotopes - Bulk analysis

  • EA-IRMS (Elemental Analyser - Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer)
  • TC-EA-IRMS (Thermal Conversion Elemental Analyser - Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer)

Stable Isotopes - Compound specific analysis

  • TG-IRMS (Trace Gas - Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer)
  • GC-IRMS (Gas Chromatography - Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer)
  • LC-IRMS (Liquid Chromatography - Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer)
  • Cavity Ring Down Laser Spectroscopy (CRDS)

 

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