OVERVIEW
Acronym
LN2C-PTAPartner institution
Aix-Marseille Université
Description
The LN2C is a structure dedicated to the use of cosmogenic nuclides for geochronological applications in Earth Sciences.
SCIENTIFIC DOMAIN
Scientific domain
PE10_11 - Geochemistry, cosmochemistry, crystal chemistry, isotope geochemistry, thermodynamics - Earth System Science
SH6_4 - Prehistory, palaeoanthropology, palaeodemography, protohistory, bioarchaeology - The Study of the Human Past
PE4_18 - Environment chemistry - Physical and Analytical Chemical Sciences
PE9_9 - Cosmology and large-scale structure, dark matter, dark energy - Universe Sciences
PE10_12 - Sedimentology, soil science, palaeontology, earth evolution - Earth System Science
PE10_9 - Biogeochemistry, biogeochemical cycles, environmental chemistry - Earth System Science
Keywords
Geochronology
cosmogenic nuclides
geosciences
environement
INFRASTRUCTURE
Remote access details
The LN2C is a national facility funded by the CNRS and IRD, and which originally offers access to French Universities research communities. In addition, access can be now provided to scientists at the European and International scales upon request, may they be academics or from the private sector.
AMENITIES
Equipment
The services provided include:
-the preparation of samples,
-the measurements of cosmogenic isotopes (10Be, 26Al, 36Cl) by accelerator mass spectrometry.