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Indium metal in arsenopyrite. Elements mapped according to color wheel. Photo by Kerry Lear.

Major equipment in the Advanced Instrumentation Laboratory includes:

1) Cameca SX-50 Electron Microprobe - Equipped with 4 wavelength dispersive and one energy dispersive spectrometer, the probe provides elemental analysis of areas as small as 2 micrometers for all elements Z > 5 (Boron). Typical detection limit is 500-1000 ppm. We can also create digital and analog images from secondary, back-scattered, and absorbed electrons, as well as digital compositional maps.

2) Kevex 7000 Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer with IXRF computer system.

3) ISI-40 Scanning Electron Microscope with Kevex 7000 Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer with IXRF computer system for image and X-ray map acquisition.

4) Electroscan E2020 Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope

5) Canberra Gamma Ray Spectrometer with well detector
Indium metal in arsenopyrite (Photo by Kerry Lear). Elements mapped according to color wheel.

COMING SOON

Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer

Laser Ablation ICP-MS

 
 

Sample preparation facilities are available for all instruments.

Data from all instruments is provided in readily accessible common computer formats.

Sample preparation is available for most kinds of geologic and biologic samples. For information on rates and availability contact Ken Severin.
907-474-5821
e-mail: fnkps@uaf.edu

 
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Department of Geology and Geophysics
Reichardt Building Room 308, 900 Yukon Drive
P.O. Box 755780
Fairbanks, AK 99775-5780
phone: (907) 474-7565
fax: (907) 474-5163
 

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Last modified August 8, 2006 by geology@uaf.edu

 

 
Background Image is a dinosaur track found by 2006 Geology Field Camp students Susi Tomsich and Jeremiah Drewel. Photo compliments of Jeremiah Drewel.