Presentation
Argon-Argon mass spectrometer
In the lab Argon-Argon
It’s always warm inside,
Not like in 714, I’ll confide,
Where I’m always cold.
With our rather quirky machines,
We date volcanic rocks.
It takes some time,
But it’s a lot of fun.
If you love volcanology,
And archaeology as well, you see,
Come work with us, my friend,
Our precision has no end.
From a few ka
To several Ma,
In monocollection
In multicollection
We accelerate ions with devotion
To perform our age determinations.
Using mass spectrometry,
We’re never short on data, you’ll agree!
So if you want to write great papers one day,
And chase both glory and scientific fame,
Choose Argon–Argon dating, you’ll see —
The key to timing history precisely.