Uranium-Series Dating
This is the core of the Uranium-Series laboratory. Its primary mission is to date geological and archaeological samples, along with participating in uranium-series geochemistry research, techniques and analytical methods
Methods
- Multi-collector mass spectrometer with 9 Faraday cups and 6 ion counters, inductively coupled plasma ionization source MC-ICPMS Thermo NEPTUNE, with the possibility of applying a Jet interface and connecting to a desolvating membrane with an Aridus 2 system.
- Metal-free Clean Room with two clean rooms and 8 work cupboards. The Room is ISO 7 certified and the cupboards boast additional air purification through U15 filters. There are two sub-boiling acid distillers.
Facilities and equipment
Applications
- U/Th dating of speleothems and other carbonate materials.
- U/Th dating of fossils
Services
- Sample preparation.
- Analysis of U/Th isotope ratios through MCICPMS.
Applications and Services
Applications
- U/Th dating of speleothems and other carbonate materials.
- U/Th dating of fossils
Services
- Sample preparation.
- Analysis of U/Th isotope ratios through MCICPMS.
Last updated: Wed, 01/26/2022 - 09:59
Uranium Series Laboratory Technician
CENIEH
Researcher: Uranium Series Dating
CENIEH