The Fredy & Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences Stable Isotopes Laboratory hosts two main instruments:
1. A Flash Elemental Analyzer (EA) 1112 series coupled to a Delta Plus mass spectrometer (IRMS, Thermo Finnigan, Germany) use for sulfur isotope analysis of balk solid S samples /total sulfur in organic samples (pyrite, sulfate,oil, kerogen, etc.).
2. A Flash Elemental Analyzer (EA) 1112 series coupled to a Delta V mass spectrometer (IRMS, Thermo Finnigan, Germany) in use for carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of balk solid samples.
3. A Gas-chromatograph isotope ratio mass spectrometer (Thermo Finnigan, Trace GC 1310 connected to a Delta V via GC-isolink and Conflu IV) for measuring compound specific hydrogen and carbon isotopes.
4. A Picarro water isotope analyzer for water and vapor (δD, δ18O, δ17O).
5. Gas chromatography (GC) and high resolution multi-collector inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS, Neptune Plus, ThermoFischer, Germany) is used for Compound specific (e.g. DMS, petroleum) δ34S analysis at the picomole level
Routine Analysis of the following are olso performed:
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Clumped isotopes and three oxygen isotopes in carbonate minerals
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Dust and soil phosphate δ18O
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Organic δ13C and water δ18O
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Δ17O and δ18O of O2 and H2O
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Organic and water δD analysis
(IRMS, Thermo Finnigan, Germany)
