Automatic simultaneous determination of total carbon and 13c as well as total nitrogen and 15n in isotopically enriched samples of soil and plant material using a quadrupole mass spectrometer coupled to an elemental analyser

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 349-359

  Russow, R ^a   Goetz, A ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b Gesellschaft fur Prozessanalytik mbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon 13; elemental analyser quadrupole mass spectrometer coupling; nitrogen 15; plant; soil; stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85070125507     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650349809366050     Document Type: Article

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