High Through-Put ¹³C/¹²C & ¹⁵N/¹⁴N Isotope Measurements

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The PaleoIsotope division of PaleoScience is a high through-put facility dedicated to ¹³C/¹²C & ¹⁵N/¹⁴N isotope measurements. To date, PaleoScience has analyzed over 20,000 carbon and nitrogen samples without a delay in its stated turnaround guidelines. PaleoScience provides these measurements in as little as 24 hours. 

PaleoScience's currently has two Thermo Finnigan MAT DELTA Plus Mass Spectrometers dedicated to analyzing ¹³C/¹²C & ¹⁵N/¹⁴N isotopes.  The Thermo Finnigan MAT DELTA Plus is an isotope ratio mass spectrometer for high precision measurement of the relative isotope abundances of ¹³C, ¹⁵N, ¹⁸O, ³⁴S and D. The system comprises of a high sensitivity, self-aligning gas tight electron impact ion source. The ion source is optimized for CO₂, N₂, SO₂, and H₂. Accelerating voltage is 3 kV. 

The system also contains a monolithic weld-free stainless steel ion source housing. The ion source housing contains integrated heaters and is bakeable to 90 °C. The ion source contains integrated radiant heating.

Coupled to the Mass Spectrometer is the Costech 4010 Elemental Analyzer. The Elemental Combustion System 4010 was designed as an advanced analytical platform for CHNS-O elemental analysis and Nitrogen/Protein determination. It is based on an automatic analytical unit whose operation - from sampling up to signal detection - is microprocessor controlled. It represents an evolution in the technique of elemental analysis by "flash combustion/chromatographic separation and multi-detector techniques".

Two Services are Currently Available

PRIORITY SERVICE: 1 to 3 days - $US 105 per sample / isotope measurement^*

STANDARD SERVICE: 1 to 3 weeks - $US 70 per sample / isotope measurement^*

^* Volume Discounts Available.
^* Applicable to pre-cleaned and dried samples.
^* Prices subject change.

For further information, researchers can contact the PaleoIsotope Division at:

Email: isotopes@paleoscience.com

or

Tel: (305) 662-7760