LABORATORY FOR SPECTROSCOPY

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. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., PhD

Services:

The lab provides:

• analyses of deuterium and oxygen (δ²H_H2O and δ¹⁸O_H2O) 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 (δ¹⁵N_NO3 and δ¹⁸O_NO3) 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