Godwin Laboratory Facilities
The Godwin Laboratory houses analytical equipment which is used mainly for research purposes within the Department of Earth Sciences and other Cambridge University Departments. We have a dedicated team of highly skilled and experienced Technical Staff who maintain and run the equipment. They are able to advise researchers and students on ‘best practice’, from sample collection through to final analysis, in order to obtain the highest quality results and precision.
We also have the capacity to undertake commercial work, and enquiries for analyses are welcome from outside institutions. Prices for commercial samples vary depending upon the nature of the sample, the number and combination of analyses required and the sample pre-treatment. Analyses and facilities available are listed below.
Laboratories and Facilities:
- Sedimentary Laboratory
- Picking Room
- Microbalance Room
- Mass Spectrometry Laboratories
- Archives and Storage
Instruments/Analyses:
Instrument |
Peripheral |
Method |
Sample Type |
Analysis |
|
Multicarb |
Dual Inlet | Carbonate | δ18O δ13C | |
| KIEL Device | Dual Inlet | Carbonate | δ18O δ13C | |
| Thermo MAT 253 | KIEL Device /Porapak Trap | Dual Inlet | Carbonate |
δ18O δ13C Δ47 |
| Gasbench | Continuous Flow | Carbonate | δ18O δ13C | |
| Costech 4010/Conflo IV | Continuous Flow | Solid | %N %C δ15N δ13C | |
| TCEA/Conflo III | Continuous Flow | Solid | δ18O | |
| Gasbench | Continuous Flow | Water | DIC δ13C, δ18O | |
| Vaporization Module | Cavity Ring Down | Water | δD δ18O | |
| Picarro L2140 | Vaporization Module | Cavity Ring Down | Water |
δD δ18O δ17O |
|
N/A |
Differential Thermal Isotope Analysis |
Solid |
δD δ18O |
|
| N/A | Evolved Gas Analysis | Solid | Gases | |
| Automate | Coulometry | Sediment | Carbonate Content | |
|
Sed. Lab Facilities: |
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| N/A | X-Ray Fluorescence | Sediment Cores | Element Analysis | |
| N/A |
X-Ray Absorption |
Sediment | Particle Size | |
| N/A |
Coulter Principle |
Sediment | Particle Count and Size |