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Gasbench II

ThermoFisher GasBench II

The Gasbench II is a headspace gas analyzer. It is primarily used to measure the carbon and oxygen isotope composition of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas liberated from carbonates by digestion in phosphoric acid.

Available Reference Materials

Reference material Material δ13C (VPDB) δ18O (VPDB)
NBS 18 calcite -5.014 -23.2
USGS 44 calcite -42.21  

Carrara Marble (Elemental Microanalysis Certificate #255078)

calcite

2.10

-2.01