Carbon Isotope Considerations for LI-COR Gas Analyzers
Carbon isotope tracing and analysis can provide valuable information about the path of specific molecules through a plant or an ecosystem. Typically, a naturally-occurring isotope is introduced at a different concentration than that which is normally present in the natural environment, and then the isotope is traced through the system in question to illuminate ecosystem or plant processes.
All LI-COR infrared gas analyzers are designed to measure the three most common isotopes of carbon (12C, 13C, and 14C), but their…