Analytical facilities
The marine biogeochemistry group operates a state-of-the-art trace element and isotope analysis facility, equipped with advanced instrumentation.
The marine biogeochemistry group operates a world-class trace element and isotope analysis facility that includes the following instrumentation:
- NeptunePLUS multi-collector ICPMS
- ICP-OES 5110 Agilent ICP-OES
- Quadrupole-ICP-MS Thermo Fisher iCap RQ
- ArF (193nm) Helex MkII (ANU designed and built) laser ablation system
- UV-Vis spectrophotometers for seawater pH
Multiple clean laboratory facilities dedicated to trace metal clean seawater analysis, boron and trace metals analysis in foraminifers and corals, U-series analysis, as well as access to a full complement of trace element and isotope analysis and microanalysis (SHRIMP, electron microprobe), as well as imaging equipment (e.g. scanning and transmission electron microscopy, fluorescence and confocal microscopy) through the network of RSES and ANU based laboratories).
