The isotope laboratory provides users with state-of-the-art workspaces for working with various radionuclides. In addition, the laboratory is equipped with a variety of measuring instruments for identifying and quantifying radionuclides for different types of emissions and applications.

 

Services

We support you in planning and conducting your research projects in the fields of radionuclides, radioactive labeling, or nuclear imaging. This includes selecting appropriate radionuclides—including the ordering process and proper disposal after the experiments—as well as providing the necessary measuring equipment. The laboratory holds broad handling permits for both open and sealed sources.


Do you have questions about radiation safety in general or specifically on the Lübeck campus? We’ll do our best to advise you on these matters as well. In close coordination with the University of Lübeck’s Radiation Safety Representative, Prof. Lars Redecke, we are responsible for many aspects of operational radiation safety on campus.

You can find our contact information here.

 

 

 

Hours of operation and access

Our regular business hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

We are happy to accommodate work outside these hours by prior arrangement.

Access to the controlled area is exclusively via the security checkpoint in Building 61.250 (ground floor).

The visitor entrance to the offices remains in the old building, Building 61.200 (in the passageway between Buildings 61 and 62).

Office hours for students are Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or by appointment.

The laboratory has several dedicated workspaces for handling open radionuclides. All workspaces are equipped with media connections and basic laboratory equipment. Various modifications are possible depending on the planned experiment. Specially shielded hoods are available for work involving high-activity materials and high-energy gamma emitters. We also have a large cold room for temperature-sensitive experiments.

The following (large) devices, among others, are available to users for their work and analyses:

  • TRI-CARB  liquid scintillation counter
  • Wizard 2 Gammacounter
  • High resolution gammaspektrometer (scintillation- and seminconductor detektor)
  • Aktivimeter (CRC 55tR)
  • Optical UV/Vis spectrometer (Ultrospec 2100 and 1000)
  • Large centrifuges (incl. ultarzentrifuge)