{"id":25,"date":"2016-11-15T13:55:14","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T12:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2025-04-08T13:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T11:00:11","slug":"analytical-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/analytical-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Analytical services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SIL\u00a0is performing analyses within the field of Isotopic Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) of stable isotopes of the elements C, N, S, O, H.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardware &amp; Analyses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0laboratory is equipped with a\u00a0Thermo-Fisher MAT253 IRMS with a\u00a0Gasbench II\u00a0for the determination of\u00a0\u03b413C and\u00a0\u03b418O of carbonates,\u00a0\u03b413C of DIC and \u03b418O and \u03b4D of water. In addition, we have a Flash\u00a0HT Plus\u00a0Elemental\u00a0Analyser for measurements of the isotopic ratios as well as the elemental compositions of\u00a0C, N, S, O, H. The samples can be solids or liquids, consisting of organic or inorganic material.<\/p>\n<p>The staff at SIL have access to\u00a0sample preparation facilities, including a wet lab for sample washing and acid digestion, a clean-room for specific chemical cleaning, and a variety of optical and scanning electron microscopes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Data <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The data produced by the mass spectrometer is stored at the data centre at UiT &#8211; The Arctic University of Norway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Users<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SIL is available for the Norwegian and International scientific community with instruments, expertise and service within isotopic analyses for environmental, energy and carbon cycle applications. The new laboratory is also available for project collaborations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/IMG_0870.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/IMG_0870-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"img_0870\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/IMG_0870-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/IMG_0870-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/IMG_0870-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/IMG_0874.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32 size-medium alignnone\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/IMG_0885-e1479217065527-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/IMG_0885-e1479217065527-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/IMG_0885-e1479217065527-1024x686.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/IMG_0886.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/IMG_0886-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"img_0886\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/IMG_0886-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/IMG_0886-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/IMG_0886-1024x819.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/Gasbench-screen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/Gasbench-screen-300x163.png\" alt=\"gasbench-screen\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/Gasbench-screen-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/Gasbench-screen-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/Gasbench-screen-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/sil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2016\/11\/Gasbench-screen.png 1918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>SIL will not be financially responsible for samples lost due to technical malfunctions.<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SIL\u00a0is performing analyses within the field of Isotopic Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) of stable isotopes of the elements C, N, 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