Lab activities
The Spectroscopy Laboratory is used for teaching, scientific research, and professional projects. Researchers in the laboratory are primarily focused on determining the content of water stable isotopes (hydrogen and oxygen) and the stable isotope of nitrogen from nitrate dissolved in water, which are measured using laser spectrometers.
Head of the Lab: Prof.
Services:
The lab provides:
- analyses of deuterium and oxygen (δ2HH2O and δ18OH2O) in liquid water samples using a liquid water isotope analyzer (LWIA-45-EP, Los Gatos Research, San Jose, California). IAEA Water Interlaboratory COmparison (WICO)
- analyses of nitrogen and oxygen (δ15NNO3 and δ18ONO3) in dissolved nitrate using an ultrahigh precision advanced nitrous oxide isotopic EP analyzer (GLA451-N2OI3, ABB-LGR, Quebec, Canada)
- groundwater sampling and in situ measurements of water temperature, pH, electrical conductivity and dissolved oxygen