Why Understanding Seawater Composition Matters Reconstructing ancient seawater composition is vital for understanding the Earth’s history and the dynamic processes that shaped its marine environments. Seawater chemistry holds the keys

Ocean oxygenation is indeed a critical factor in controlling the global carbon budget and influencing major nutrient cycles due to its tight coupling with carbon and oxygen dynamics. As bacterial

Advanced Insights into Earth Sciences: AIRG provides specialized analytical services using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), delivering high-resolution data across a range of isotopic and elemental analyses

Developing State of the Art Analytical Methods Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is a powerful analytical technique widely used in geochemistry for in situ analysis of solid

The Applied Isotope Research Group (AIR Group) is dedicated to advancing the field of isotope geochemistry, with a strong focus on both radiogenic and stable isotopes. Our work is central

The Applied Isotope Research (AIR) Group has made significant contributions to the field of geochemistry, with a focus on advanced isotope dating and elemental analysis techniques. Their publications span a

AIRG is currently improving new methods to obtain in situ isotope information of apatite. The mineral apatite is a key mineral for thermochronology studies via U/Th–He, fission-track and U-Pb dating.

1. Research Focus and Applications 2. Method Adaptation for Laser Ablation ICP-MS 3. Instrumentation and Setup 4. Sample Preparation and Imaging 5. Signal Optimization 6. Ablation Parameters 7. Data Normalization