Analytical Resources Overview

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:

Instruments/Analyses:

Instrument	Peripheral	Method	Sample Type	Analysis
VG SIRA	Multicarb	Dual Inlet	Carbonate	δ18O δ13C
Aerodyne QC-TILDAS	Inlet Sample Mixer	Tunable Infrared Laser Direct Absorption Spectroscopy	Gas	δ18O δ13C Δ17
Nu Perspective	NuCarb	Dual Inlet	Carbonate	δ18O δ13C Δ47
Thermo MAT 253	KIEL Device	Dual Inlet	Carbonate	δ18O δ13C
Thermo MAT 253	KIEL Device /Porapak Trap	Dual Inlet	Carbonate	δ18O δ13C Δ47
Thermo DELTA V ADV	Gasbench	Continuous Flow	Carbonate	δ18O δ13C
Thermo DELTA V PLUS	Costech 4010/Conflo IV	Continuous Flow	Solid	%N %C δ15N δ13C
Thermo DELTA V ADV	TCEA/Conflo III	Continuous Flow	Solid	δ18O
Thermo DELTA V ADV	Gasbench	Continuous Flow	Water	DIC δ13C, δ18O
Picarro L2140	Vaporization Module	Cavity Ring Down	Water	δD δ18O δ17O
Netzsch/Picarro L2130	N/A	Differential Thermal Isotope Analysis	Solid	δD δ18O
Bruker FTIR/Netzsch	N/A	Evolved Gas Analysis	Solid	Gases
Coulometer	Automate	Coulometry	Sediment	Carbonate Content
Sed. Lab Facilities:
Avaatech XRF Core Scanner	N/A	X-Ray Fluorescence	Sediment Cores	Element Analysis
Sedigraph	N/A	X-Ray Absorption	Sediment	Particle Size
Coulter Counter	N/A	Coulter Principle	Sediment	Particle Count and Size

The Godwin Laboratory for Palaeoclimate Research