Research activities at the Tandem Laboratory
The Tandem Laboratory conducts cutting-edge radiocarbon dating as well as ion beam based materials analysis and modification in a wide range of fields; from fundamental research to practical applications for industry and society.
Radiocarbon dating and AMS
Radiocarbon dating using accelerator mass spectrometry combines high precision with extreme sensitivity, and is used in fields such as archaeology, geology, glaciology and medicine.
Materials research
Our expertise within ion beam induced modification of materials as well as non-destructive analysis of materials composition and structure contributes to basic research and industrial applications in a wide range of fields.
Latest publications
- Experimental study of Kohn anomalies and phonon dispersion in graphene using Raman spectroscopyShabi, Nahum; Girshevitz, Olga; Primetzhofer, Daniel et al., 2026
- Thermal diffusivity of ion-irradiated uranium mononitrideCharatsidou, Elina; Wylie, Angus; Wikstrom, Nils et al., 2026
- In-situ, near real-time ion beam analysis for depth-resolving changes in composition during oxidation of the Cr2AlC MAX phaseâNtemou, Eleni; Nagy, Gyula; Pöllmann, Peter J. et al., 2026
- Interface-controlled defect engineering in TiN/TaN superlattices for enhanced hardness and fracture toughnessGao, Zecui; Wang, Qimin; Buchinger, Julian et al., 2026