The isotope menu

The following tiles contain an overview of the isotopes that can be measured at VERA. The associated research areas of the Isotope Physics group are linked. If you would like to have sample material examined for one of the isotopes listed, you will find more information under Service.

Radiocarbon dating

C-14

Archeology, (paleo-)climatology, ...

Cosmogenic radionuclides

Be-10, Al-26, Cl-36

Surface exposure dating (e.g. glaciation), ice core dating, ...

Long-lived fission products

Sr-90, Zr-93, Tc-99, I-129

Glacier discharge dating, environmental tracer, nuclear waste management, radioecology ...

Long-lived actinides

U-233/236, Np-237, Pu-239/240, Am-241, ...

Environmental migration behaviour, environmental tracer, nuclear industry / global fallout identification, nuclear waste management ...