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The SEM lab is supported by the National Science Foundation (EAR 2050246) as part of the Arizona LaserChron Center.
Facility equipment:
Facility equipment:
The Arizona Laserchron Center (Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona) hosts a microanalysis lab equipped with an Hitachi S-3400N variable-pressure scanning electron microscope (SEM). The S-3400N SEM utilizes a Tungsten filament electron source and provides an analytical spot-size of approximately 1-μm in diameter.
Additional detectors for the SEM include:
EDAX Velocity Super EBSD Camera with Apex and OIM software
EDAX Octane Elite Super EDS detector
Gatan ChromaCL2 cathodoluminescence system with Gatan DigitalMicrograph microscopy software.
SEM workstation
SEM workstation
Anatomy of the SEM system
Anatomy of the SEM system
Get trained!
Get trained!
Users who complete training are permitted to operate the SEM independently with scheduling approval, including "after hours." Pricing discounts are applied for after-hours (evening and weekend) independent usage. Contact the lab manager for details and general scheduling.
Examples
Secondary electron (SE)
Backscatter electron (BSE)
Cathodoluminescence (CL)
Comparison of common imaging types:
Address:
University of Arizona
Gould-Simpson Building
Department of Geosciences
SEM Lab (GS-130)
1040 E 4th St.
Tucson, AZ 85719
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