Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometer (TIMS) and metal-free clean room facility
Acronym
FINTIMS
Description of the granted funding
Stable and radiogenic heavy isotopes (e.g., Sr, Nd, Pb, U) allow fingerprinting human, geological and environmental materials (e.g., archaeological finds, food, fuels, plastics, precious metals, waste, water) and their timeline ranging from several millions to tens of thousands of years and to Anthropocene. The elemental cycles within solid Earth, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere lay foundation to circular economy and carry strong societal importance, e.g. from groundwater monitoring to recycling at waste/mining sites. FINTIMS improves the national and Nordic scientific landscape by establishing a high-precision heavy isotope mass spectrometric and metal-free clean room preparation facility for low abundance isotopes. In improving the sensitivity and precision of heavy isotope analysis, new low-concentration tracer materials are becoming available and new interdisciplinary research and collaborative projects are advanced in the framework of FINTIMS throughout the society.
Show moreStarting year
2023
End year
2025
Granted funding
Funder
Research Council of Finland
Funding instrument
Research infrastructure
Other information
Funding decision number
352841
Fields of science
Geosciences
Research fields
Geotieteet