Infrastructure Details
Acronym
Lead 210 Lab
Description
The laboratory measures the natural gamma radiation in samples from sediment cores for 210Pb and its daughter products and 137Cs. Models are used to determine the sediment rate.
The facility has the capability of measuring 8-10 sediment cores per year with most of the samples (90%) coming from investigators at LU and a small portion of external samples measured.
The process is slow and usually takes 2 months once dried sediment material is received from the user. Samples must be changed daily by a person. If there is a cue for the instrument, it can take up to 6 months to obtain a sedimentation rate.
The facility has the capability of measuring 8-10 sediment cores per year with most of the samples (90%) coming from investigators at LU and a small portion of external samples measured.
The process is slow and usually takes 2 months once dried sediment material is received from the user. Samples must be changed daily by a person. If there is a cue for the instrument, it can take up to 6 months to obtain a sedimentation rate.
Equipment and resources
Ortec germanium detector (Model GEM-FX8530P4-RB), Ultra Low Background Lead Shield, Electrical cooling unit, Multi-channel analyzer, GammaVision software, calibration source
All instrumentation are placed in the Lead 210 Laboratory in Room 170 in the Geology Building.
All instrumentation are placed in the Lead 210 Laboratory in Room 170 in the Geology Building.
Services provided
Measuring of sedimentation rates from sediment cores. Includes counting of gamma radiation and using models to determine sedimentation rates.
UKÄ subject classification
- Geology
Type of infrastructure
- Equipment
- Services