The laboratory
Sample Preparation Laboratory
The Sample Preparation Laboratory is designated for preparation of analog samples to match the wide range of analysis techniques possible in the lab. This includes selection of grain size fractions as well as pressed pellets and adsorption of molecules with spike and kinetic process. Optical and IR microscopy with UV spectroscopy analysis are used to characterize the samples before and after preparation.Â
Multi-Analysis Laboratory
The Multi-Analysis Laboratory regroup all the analytical instruments of the Arcetri Astrobiology Lab. Actually several instruments are hosted in the lab: FT-IR interferometer and microscope for transmission and reflectance IR spectroscopy, a LC-MS setup and a Ultra-high vacuum chamber for gas chromatography mass spectroscopy. The laboratory facility can simulate space relevant environment through thermal control from cryogenic to high temperatures and UV in-situ irradiation.