Alphachron™ Options and Configurations

Hardware Options

The Alphachron™ MkII can be delivered in the following configurations;

• As a complete system consisting of an automated gas line, and a laser heating head.
• As the automated gas line alone, for the user to mate with their own sample heating hardware.
• A quartz halogen heating module. The automated quartz halogen heating module allows the user to conduct step heating experiments for the determination of nominal closure temperatures of various minerals
• With the option of a resistive furnace for heating bulk samples.

Isotope Dilution Solutions

The following CSIRO solutions can be supplied for isotope dilution determination of the parent elements. Other spike concentrations can be supplied upon request.

• 125 ml of 50% ultrapure nitric acid containing approximately 15ppb ²³⁵U and 5ppb ²³⁰Th,
• 125 ml of 50% ultrapure nitric acid solution (for blanking purposes),
• 5 ml of 10% ultrapure nitric acid containing 25ppb U and 25ppb Th (solution standard).

Software Customisation