Noble Gases Facility

Scientific Contact:

Professor B Marty or Doctor C Cloquet
CRPG-CNRS
15 rue notre dame des pauvres
54500 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
Phone +33 (0)3 83 59 42 22
Phone +33 (0)3 83 59 42 47
Fax +33 (0)3 835117 98

Local administrative contact (once a TNA visit is awarded):

Ms A Didot or I Geoffroy, CRPG-CNRS
Phone +33 (0)3 83 59 42 02
Phone +33 (0)3 83 59 42 14

Facility Description

He isotope mass spectrometer, the GV Helix SFT, the first instrument installed in Europe. Double Flight tube for simultaneaous ³He-⁴He collection

Facility Applications

Analysis of the isotopes of helium in rocks and minerals. Determining the origin of gases in meteorites and ET return samples, dating surface exposure with cosmogenic ³He.

Sample requirement : minerals of interest (e.g., olivine, pyroxene) must be separated and cleaned before analysis. Other possible samples include submarine and subglacial basalts. Please contact CRPG for further information on sample requirements.