Yale Analytical and Stable Isotope Center (YASIC)
About the core
The Yale Analytical and Stable Isotope Center (YASIC) offers services that include mass spectrometry, ion chromatography, total organic carbon (TOC) analysis, nutrient flow analysis, and microwave digestion.
Instruments
Stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry
- DeltaQ CN/S: d13C, d15N, d34S, %C, %N, %S, stable isotopes, isotopes, solid organics
- MAT 253 Kiel: d13C, d18O, stable isotopes, carbonates, bioapatite
- DeltaXP GasBench: d13C, d18O, water, 13C-DIC, 13C-DOC, stable isotopes
- DeltaXP TCEA: d18O, d2H, phosphate, water, stable isotopes
- MAT 253 17O: d17O, carbonates, silicates, BrF5, laser, vacuum line
Elemental abundance
- Nexion5000 ICP-MS: trace metals, ICP-MS
- Astoria Nutrient Flow Analyzer: nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, total nitrogen (TN), total phosphate (TP)
- Eltra CS Analyzer (solids): total carbon, total inorganic carbon, total sulfur
- Metrohm IC: anions, cations, calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), potassium (K), sulfate (SO4), iron (Fe)
- Gamma counter: lead (Pb), cesium (Cs), radon (Rn), lead-210, lead-214
- Shimadzu TOC analyzer (liquids): total organic carbon (TOC), total inorganic carbon (TIC)
- DMA80: mercury (Hg), water
Radiocarbon
- MICADAS AMS: carbon-14, radiocarbon, carbon dating, graphite, Automated Graphitization Equipment (AGE), gas introduction system (GIS)
Available to Yale researchers & external researchers
Core WebsitePPMS
Begining November 1, 2022 all YASIC users must have an account in our lab management system, PPMS. Internal users can follow the PPMS Quick-Start Manual and External users can use the External User Profile Creation by User document to set up your respective accounts.
Contacts
Shipping address
Yale Analytical and Stable Isotope Center (ESC 078)
21 Sachem Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Physical address
Yale Analytical and Stable Isotope Center
210 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
Primary contact
Staff Scientist
Staff Scientist
Faculty Director
Rates
| Instrument | Analysis | Internal | External nonprofit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiocarbon (gas introduction system) | Radiocarbon, EA and CO2 gas introduction | $72.10 | $87.55 |
| Radiocarbon (CHS2 - graphite) | Radiocarbon, carbonate digestion, automated graphitization | $103.00 | $144.20 |
| Radiocarbon (EA - graphite) | Radiocarbon, EA, graphitization | $103.00 | $144.20 |
| 15N, 13C - solid organics (EA-CN) | Organic, 15N and/or 13C | $8.49 | $10.08 |
| 15N, 13C, and 34S - solid organics (EA-CNS) | Organic, 15N, 13C, and 34S | $14.85 | $21.22 |
| Carbonate - 13C and 18O (KIEL) | Inorganic carbon (carbonates), 13C and 18O | $11.14 | $20.16 |
| Headspace - 13C-CO2 (GasBench Plus) | Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC or DOC), 13C | $9.55 | $14.85 |
| Phosphate - 18O; water 2H and 18O (TCEA) | Water, 2H and/or 18O (TCEA) | $9.55 | $19.10 |
| Organic, 2H and/or 18O (TCEA) | $9.55 | $19.10 | |
| Phosphate 18O (TCEA) | $9.55 | $19.10 | |
| DuaI inlet (CO2, N2) | Dual inlet (13C, 18O) | $7.85 | $13.79 |
| Triple oxygen - 17O | BrF5 line | $8.86 | $8.86 |
| Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) | ICP-MS | $107.12/hr* | $144.20 |
| Greenhouse gas concentrations (CO2, CH4, N2O) | GC-FID (CO2, CH4, N2O) | $5.30* | $10.66* |
| Total organic carbon analyzer (water samples) | Shimadzu TOC analyzer | $3.71* | $10.68* |
| Mercury analysis | Mercury in water and solids | $8.96* | $14.71* |
| Ion chromatography (major anions and some cations) | Anions and cations | $4.12* | $12.43* |
| Astoria Nutrient Flow Analyzer | Flow analyzer (TN) | $5.30* | $11.67* |
| Flow analyzer (TDN) | $5.30* | $11.67* | |
| Flow analyzer (TP) | $5.30* | $11.67* | |
| Flow analyzer (TDP) | $5.30* | $11.67* | |
| Flow analyzer (PO4) | $5.30* | $11.67* | |
| Flow analyzer (NO3) | $5.30* | $11.67* | |
| Flow analyzer (NH4) | $5.30* | $11.67* | |
| Carbon and sulfur analysis - (TC, TS, TIC) | Eltra CS Analyzer | $2.81* | $5.78* |
| Gamma counter | $20.60/day | $37.42/day | |
| Titrator (total alkalinity) | Total alkalinity, pH, endpoint analysis | $1.40 | $1.85 |
| Professional assistance | Labor (hours) | $79.57 | $90.18 |
*User provides labor. For full service please contact us.
If you use our facility, please acknowledge us. For example, “Stable isotope measurements were performed at the Yale Analytical and Stable Isotope Center (YASIC), a Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies (YIBS) research center.”
Orders and invoices
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Acknowledgment
Please acknowledge YASIC instrumentation use in your research publications and grant applications as follows:
Acknowledgement: This research made use of the Yale Analytical and Stable Isotope Center at Yale University.
A copy of the publication should be sent to Brad Erkkila for record-keeping purposes. This information is important in helping support our mission and to demonstrate the need for equipment and staff expertise.
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