Element analysis
Type: In-situ micro-sampling
Held By: University of Cardiff - Earth and Ocean Sciences
Number Held: 0
Contact: Iain McDonald
We conduct geochemical research and commercial analysis on water, sediment, soil and rock samples.
The LA-ICPMS and micromill allow in-situ micro-sampling of solid samples (e.g. minerals, ceramics, alloys, shell or plant sections, etc).
Our element analysis facility comprises:
Thermo X Series 2 Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) for solution analysis ESI P213 Laser Ablation and system and Thermo X Series 2 ICP-MS (LA-ICPMS) Inductively-Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) PSA Merlin and Excalibur Atomic Fluorescence spectrometers ESI Micromill and Sartorius microbalance Olympus hand-held x-ray fluorescence system (XRF)