Earth sciences inherently cover a large spectrum of spatial and temporal scales. Whether they focus the age of Life on Earth in billion years or the propagation of earthquake rupture in less than a second, the internal dynamics of a planet or the analysis of a molecule, the imaging of structures and the simulation or processes require a multi-pronged approach. Our institute benefits from and uses numerous tools and methods, often in a joint manner, which you can discover under the links below.
- Digital microscopy
- Cathodoluminescence microscopy
- Scanning electron microscopy
- Electron probe microanalyzer
- X-ray micro-computed tomography
- X-ray diffraction
- X-ray fluorescence
- Raman spectroscopy
- Laser ablation-ICP-MS
- SwissSIMS ion probe
- NanoSIMS ion probe
- Sediment geochemistry
- Hydrothermal lab
- Clean lab
- Sedimentary lab
- HF lab
- Thin section lab
Associated research centers
