Equipment

Oxy-10-micro


10 oxygen micro-sensors (140 µm ID) for measuring of O2-concentrations in soils with high spacial resolution
Oxy10micro
BaPS
(Barometric Process-Separation)


System for measuring simultaneously mineralisation, gross-nitrification and denitrification of soil samples (7x100 cm³ soil core)
BaPS
ConFlow-IRMS


HP-GC 5890 Series II - Finnigan delta S, Analysis of natural 15N-abundance of N2O and N2 gas samples
DeltaS
SPINMAS


Proprietary development (sample preparation coupled to an InProcess GAM400-QPMS) for 15N-analysis of NO3-, NO2-,NH2OH, and NH4+
SPINMASS
NOI 6


System for measuring mass 28, 29, and 30 of N2-molecules via emission spectroscopy
NOI6
GC-14B


Gaschromatograph for determination of concentrations of trace gases (CO2, CH4, N2O) within air samples
GC_14B
CN-Analyser VarioEL


Proprietary development (Elementar CN-Analyser coupled to an InProcess ESD100-QPMS) for determination of 15N- and 13C-abundance of isotopically enriched solid samples
VarioEL
Elementar Analyser high TOC II


Proprietary development (Elementar highTOC coupled to an InProcess ESD100-QPMS) for determination of 15N- and 13C-abundance of isotopically enriched liquid samples (Russow et al. 2002, Russow & Apelt 2003)
highTOCII
Tracer-Application-System


Proprietary development for a homogeneous application of tracer solutions (e.g. 15NO3-) in soils or soil columns (max. 19 syringes / max. area 50 cm² / max. depth 15 cm)
Tracer_Application_System