Project Details
Description
The project aims to build a femtosecond laser micropyrolysis gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer. This worldleading
facility will have the capability to selectively analyse very small (1–20 micron) petrographically recognisable
organic components, hence bridging the analytical gap between organic petrography and organic
geochemistry. These analyses will inform us about the early evolution of life on Earth, the response of the
biosphere to mass extinction events, the migration of fluids in petroleum reservoirs, the heterogeneity of organic
matter in shale gas reservoirs, and the composition of macromolecules in biominerals and macerals. This is a
ground-breaking capability that will revolutionise organic geochemistry and geobiology.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 3/04/18 → 30/09/19 |
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