State-of-the-art radiochemical laboratories

  • Radiochemical laboratories (type A and C)  integrated in a hot laboratory infrastructure
  • Inert gas glove boxes (MBraunTM)
  • High-speed centrifuges (BeckmannTM)
  • Inert gas glove box with integrated ultracentrifuge (up to 802'400 g) (OPTIMA L-100 XP BeckmannTM)
  • Liquid scintillation counters (Perkin ElmerTM and  HidexTM)
  • Gamma counters (Perkin ElmerTM)
  • Ion chromatograph (Thermo Fisher ScientificTM)
  • Ion chromatograph coupled with a mass spectrometer (Thermo Fisher ScientificTM)
  • Gas chromatograph coupled with a mass spectrometer (Thermo Fisher ScientificTM)
  • Total organic carbon analyzer (ShimadzuTM)
  • Voltammetry system with automated power pack (MetrohmTM)
  • UV-VIS spectrometer (AgilentTM)
  • Multipotentiostat (VMP-300, BioLogicTM) for for experiments under controlled redox conditions
  • Mössbauer spectroscopy system (SEE Co. MS6) for structural and redox-sensitive investigations, including measurements at room temperature and under cryogenic conditions (Janis closed-cycle He cryostat, down to <4.5 K), with Co-57/Rh γ-source and optional external magnetic field
  • X-ray diffraction (XRD) system (Bruker D2 PHASER SSD160) for qualitative and quantitative phase identification, crystallinity determination, and structural characterization of minerals and crystalline materials