Cryogenic Cave Calcite Pearl 

This fascinating example of how advanced laser ablation techniques like LA-IRMS can unlock stories hidden in nature’s archives used a cryogenic cave calcite pearl from the Scărișoara Ice Cave (Romania).

LA-IRMS was used to explore whether the concentric layers truly formed under cryogenic conditions.

• LA-IRMS: Performed with a Teledyne Photon Machines 𝘍𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘊𝘖₂ (150 μm spot, 100 ms burst) equipped with the Terra Analitic 𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭 Δ200, coupled to a Sercon Limited 𝘏𝘚2022 𝘐𝘙𝘔𝘚.

  With thanks to Cirpian Stremtan from Teledyne Photon Machines as well as to Montana Puscas and her team and Dr. Aurel Persoiu from the “Emil Racovita” Institute of Speleology of Cluj-Napoca.

The LA-IRMS technique was been developed as part of a collaboration between Sercon, Teledyne Photon Machines and Terra Analitic. Find out more here: www.LA-IRMS.COM. If you’d like to talk about how you can harness the power of LA-IRMS in your research, just email sales@sercongroup.com.

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