Speaker: Tyler Anderson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Title: Using Chlorine Isotopes As A Probe To Understand Planetary Processes
Time: Friday, Oct 3 at 12:00pm PST
Location: EMS B210
Abstract: The processes of planetary formation and evolution involve very high temperatures which can cause losses of elements. Volatile elements, like chlorine, are lost most easily and can have their isotopic ratios changed by these processes, leaving behind signatures of the environments containing them and what they experienced. Study of these isotopes and their ratios can provide important insights into the details of planetary formation but, as a result of the elemental loss, very small amounts of the original elements remain which makes analyses more difficult. In this talk I will discuss many of the currently used methods for elemental and isotopic analysis of planetary materials, along with methods I have developed for this purpose – along with both present and future applications to the study of planetary science and astrophysics.
