The Facilities

The laboratory facilities are organized into three dedicated rooms, each designed to support different stages of research:

Sample preparation room – equipped with subdued ambar lighting to ensure controlled conditions for luminescence work, this room contains wet and dry sieving systems, a decantation system, a fume hood for chemical treatments (H₂O₂, HCl, and HF), a heavy liquid (LMT) separation system, dryers, centrifuge, and ultrasonic baths.

Luminescence readers room – also maintained under subdued ambar lighting, this room houses four readers, including Risø TL/OSL systems and a Lexsyg Smart TL/OSL reader, all equipped with blue and infrared stimulation units and β-source irradiation units (⁹⁰Sr/⁹⁰Y), with carousels accommodating up to 48 and 40 aliquots simultaneously. The Risø TL/OSL systems also include one single-grain attachment with green laser stimulation, an X–Y positioning system, and capacity for 100 grains per disc (up to 4,800 grains per sequence), as well as a Roithner violet laser attachment (405 nm) and a Risø DASH system.

Gamma spectrometry room – equipped with a high-purity germanium detector (HPGe, Canberra Industries) for low-count gamma spectrometry, installed inside a lead shield and cooled with liquid nitrogen.