Equipment

Leibniz University Hannover

Institute for Radioecology and Radiation Protection

  • 10 High-purity-germanium (HPGe) gamma-detectors, including lead shields
  • 5 Liquid scintillation counters (LSC), including one Wallac Quantulus and one HIDEX
  • 10 Alpha spectrometry chambers Canberra Model 7200 Alpha Analyst
  • Various hand-held radiation detectors (proportional counters, GM tubes)
  • Various gamma-dose rate meters
  • Various neutron dose rate meters
  • Inert gas glove boxes for handling of radioactive materials
  • IONTOF Time-of-flight Secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS)
  • Nexlase Resonance ionization mass spectrometry (RIMS) with Photonics diode-pumped solid-state lasers
  • BME Electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry
  • Thermo Fisher Orbitrap Electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES)
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific iCAP Qc Quadrupol ICP-MS with QCell collision cell
  • Time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS) with diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser, Shamrock 303i imaging spectrograph and pulse tube cryostat for optical measurements (10-325 K)
  • Netzsch Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
  • Elementar carbon-nitrogen-sulfur (CNS) elemental analyzer
  • Cleanroom-type flow box, cleanroom class 5 after ISO 14644
  • Nikon optical microscope, fully automated for particle search with motorized stage, transmitted light/reflected light modes, camera and software
  • Geochemical workbench equipped with various mills, sieves, ovens, centrifuges, homogenizers etc.
  • Am-Be Neutron source (111 GBq)
  • A fully equipped mechanical workshop with professional staff