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A description of the Reston Stable Isotope Lab's current equipment and facilities.
Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometers
1 Delta V Plus continuous flow isotope-ratio mass spectrometer with dual inlet, Thermo Fisher Scientific
1 Delta V Plus continuous flow isotope-ratio mass spectrometer with 10 collectors, Thermo Fisher Scientific
1 Delta XP continuous flow isotope-ratio mass spectrometer with 10 collectors, with dual inlet, Thermo Fisher Scientific
1 Delta XP continuous flow isotope-ratio mass spectrometer with 6 collectors, Thermo Fisher Scientific
1 VG Micromass 602 with dual inlet dedicated to hydrogen isotope-ratio measurements. Peripherals include an automated 60-port air-bath manifold for gaseous hydrogen-water equilibration.
1 DuPont 21-491 with dual-inlet, double-collecting, double-focusing isotope-ratio mass spectrometer with electric sector. Used primarily for carbon dioxide from water and carbonate sample preparation. Peripherals include an automated 20-port manifold and a 48-port VG Micromass oxygen-18 water equilibration system.
Other Major Instruments
1 Liquid-water Isotope Analyzer (DLT-100), Los Gatos Research
1 Liquid-water Isotope Analyzer (TIWA-45EP) capable of analyzing δ17O, Los Gatos Research