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SERCON CRYO RANGE
High performance trace gas analysis systems
Sercon Cryo Range
High performance trace gas analysis systems
CryoPrep fully automated stable isotope analysis of the trace gases CO2, N2O, CH4, CO, and NO, alongside N2, O2 and air ratio measurements, by utilising cryogenic focusing, combustion and gas chromatography CryoGas has all of the functionality of the CryoPrep, with an additional pyrolysis furnace. The CryoGas is optimised for the analysis of Hydrogen isotopes in CH4, via pyrolysis of CH4 to H2 CryoFlex can be hypenated with TOC analysers, laser ablation devices, biogas generators and other sample preparation systems.
Features
- Gas handling system allows a range of gases to be analysed over a range of concentrations
- Three automated cryogenic traps for trapping and focussing of condensable gases
- Temperature programmable furnaces
- Full automation for unattended analysis of gases in septum sealed bottles of from 6 to 250ml
- Isothermal gas chromatography purification
- Bench-top module for easy interface to the Sercon HS2022, the most sensitive small radius IRMS on the market, ensuring high sensitivity for excellent precision, even for the smallest samples
Software
- Total software control of the instrument system and data processing with Sercon Calisto software
- Allows storage of sample analysis protocols to comply with good laboratory practice
- Standby mode to preserve consumable life during periods of low use
- Software controlled oxygen injection to match sample requirements thereby preserving the life of the consumables
- Inter-file import/export facility from instrument PC to laboratory server or internet (allows rapid updating of software or transfer to common spreadsheet packages)
- Fully compatible with all versions of Windows
Application Notes
Environment
Measuring carbon balances and greenhouse gas fluxes in soils at the Wolfson field laboratory
TOC-IRMS An established technique
Determining Sources and Cycling of Nitrate in an Agricultural Catchment Using δ15N and δ18O in Nitrate
A breakthrough in detection limits for δ13CDOC measurements of surface waters using thermal oxidation
Stable isotopes in tree rings via Laser Ablation – Combustion – GCIRMS
The measurement of multiple stable isotopes in tree rings and leaves with Sercon and Teledyne Cetac
The impact on CO2 emissions from soil of photooxidation of pyrogenic organic matter
Tree Ring Measurements of δ13C using Laser Ablation LA-IRMS
Paper – A new automated method for high-throughput carbon andhydrogen isotope analysis of gaseous and dissolved methaneat atmospheric concentrations
Bone Collagen LAIRMS
Technical Notes
Service
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