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All peripherals are interfaced to the Delta via a Conflo IV device that automates reference gas inlet and sample dilution.<\/p>\n<p>The Delta V advantage is a stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer. The Delta V IRMS is designed to perform high precision measurements of isotope ratios of H\/D,\u00a0<sup>13<\/sup>C\/<sup>12<\/sup>C,\u00a0<sup>15<\/sup>N\/<sup>14<\/sup>N,\u00a0<sup>18<\/sup>O\/<sup>16<\/sup>O,\u00a0<sup>34<\/sup>S\/<sup>32<\/sup>S,<sup>37<\/sup>Cl\/<sup>35<\/sup>Cl from a variety of materials. Prior to analysis by the mass spectrometer, the samples are transformed into pure gaseous substances: H<sub>2<\/sub>, N<sub>2<\/sub>, CO, CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0and SO<sub>2<\/sub>. This is achieved by oxidation, reduction or high temperature conversion using different inlet and preparation systems for which the Delta V provides a flexible and open platform. 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