Instrument/ServiceType:
Noble gas mass spectrometer and laser heating stage
Make/ Model:
ASI Alphachron
Instrument Description:
The Alphachron is an integrated 4He degassing and measurement system. Samples are loaded into an ultra-high vacuum sample chamber where they are heated with a diode laser to release the He. The sample gas is spiked with 3He, cleaned using a gettering system, and measured with a quadrupole mass spectrometer.
Instrument Website URL:
http://www.colorado.edu/GeolSci/thermochronology/CU_Thermochronology/Home.html
Primary Contact:
James Metcalf
Email id : james.metcalf@colorado.edu
Number : 303-735-2413
Instrument Location:
Benson 225