Instrumentation
LLNL has more than 50 radiological labs designed for studying radioactive isotopes. In addition, our technology includes:
- Accelerator Mass Spectrometry. Conduct ultra-sensitive isotope ratio measurements.
- Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Measure isotopes with lasers that ionize atoms.
- Nano-Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry. Analyze isotope ratios in sub-micron samples.
- High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Measure isotopic compositions of environmental samples.
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry. Analyze radiological and chemical threat agents.
- Transmission Electron Microscopy. Capture high-resolution images of nanoscale and microscale material processes.
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LLNL’s accelerator complex | LLNL’s mass spectrometry instruments
Modeling
LLNL supports the development of open-access findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) databases and codes that are critical to predicting the long-term behavior of metals, radionuclides, and major elements in Earth systems. Our code resources include:
- Thermodynamic modeling. Simulate the solution and solid phase speciation in Earth Systems.
- Sorption. Develop codes and databases that simulate reactions at the solid-water interface.
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