Dear All,

    Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy '98

Some time ago I wrote to you about this conference.  Due to problems
with the printers, we were only able to send the second circular out
rather late and so we have extended the abstract submission deadline
to APRIL 10TH.

RIS98 is a bi-annual international conference on laser resonance
ionization with particular emphasis on applications and development.
This year it is to be held in June at the University of Manchester
Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, England.  Although
it may not be a conference you would normally consider attending,
laser resonance ionization has been successfully used for ultra-trace
element detection and isotopic analysis in many areas of Earth and
planetary sciences, for example dating ground waters in aquifers by
measuring the abundance of cosmogenic nuclides or measuring the
isotopic ratios of xenon in microgram samples of extra-terrestrial
materials to name but two.  We are planning a session on geological
applications and Professor Grenville Turner of Earth Sciences at
Manchester will be the keynote speaker in this area.  Further details
may be found at the Web site,
http://www.surfacespectra.com/ris/ris98.html

If you are interested in pushing the boundaries of sensitivity and
wish to know where new developments may come, I hope that you might
be interested in attending.  I would be happy to supply further
details and second circulars if you wish to know more,

                    Sincerely

                        Ian Lyon

Dr Ian Lyon
Senior Lecturer in Isotope Geochemistry
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Manchester
Manchester
M13 9PL
UK
Tel: ++161 275 3842 (or 3942)
Fax: ++161 275 3947
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