Instrumentation

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Last Updated: Jul 21, 2025, 02:09 PM

Stable Isotope Instrumentation

The Mass Spectrometry Facility currently has a total of three peripherals, two of which are connected through a Conflo IV universal continuous flow interface to the ThermoFinnigan DeltaV plus isotope ratio mass spectrometer.

  • Costech Analytical Technologies ECS 4010 equipt with the Zero Blank Autosampler

    The Costech Elemental Combustion System (ECS) 4010 converts organic (or inorganic) solid samples containing nitrogen and carbon into nitrogen and carbon dioxide gases, respectively.

    Costech ECS at SIU
  • Thermo Scientific TC/EA High Temperature Conversion Elemental Analyzer

    TC/EA High Temperature Conversion Elemental Analyzer converts organic (or inorganic) samples containing oxygen or hydrogen to carbon monoxide and hydrogen gases, respectively.

    Thermo Scientific TC/EA at SIU
  • Thermo Scientific Gasbench II with CTC Analytics PAL System Autosampler

    The heated GasBench II generates gas from the acid digestion of a solid carbonate sample or allows gas to equilibrate over a water sample.

    Gas Bench II at SIU

Trace Metals Analysis Instrumentation

  • Agilent 7850 Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer

    The Agilent 7850 single quadrupole Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICPMS) provides very sensitive elemental analysis with very low detection limits (sub-ppb) for most elements in a sample. The Agilent 7850 ICPMS detects the mass-to-charge ratio of ions produced from the sample in the plasma. Samples must be in solution requiring solid samples to be dissolved/ digested with a combination of acids appropriate for the sample. The Agilent 7850 ICPMS can also perform single particle analysis.

    Agilent Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer