Instrument: Isotope-ratio Mass Spectrometer

Dataset: 
trichodesmium_fixation
Instrument: 
Isotope-ratio Mass Spectrometer
Instrument Short Name: IR Mass Spec; IRMS
Community Standard Description
(http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB16/)
Instrument Description:

The Isotope-ratio Mass Spectrometer is a particular type of mass spectrometer used to measure the relative abundance of isotopes in a given sample (e.g. VG Prism II Isotope Ratio Mass-Spectrometer).

PI supplied instrument name: Isotope-ratio Mass Spectrometer
Dataset-specific description

A Europa 20/20 isotope ratio mass spectrometer equipped with an automated nitrogen and carbon analyzer (ANCA) was used in determination of N2 fixation rates. The Europa was originally manufactured by Europa Scientific Inc., Cincinnati OH, USA and was refurbished by PDZ Europa Limited, Elworth, Sandbach, Cheshire, UK.