SEM Facility

California State University-Northridge

Contact Information

Jorge Vazquez

818 677 4670

jvazquez@csun.edu

Los Angeles

CALIFORNIA

Instrument Type

ELECTRON MICROBEAM - SEM scanning electron microscope (including BSE, back-scattered electron detector) ELECTRON MICROBEAM - EDS energy dispersive spectrometer ELECTRON MICROBEAM - CL cathodoluminescence detector +/- spectrometer

FEI Quanta 600

Application:

Surface analysis Micro-imaging

Typical Use:

EDS determination of mineral major element composition; imaging of texture, zoning, and grain size; identification of micro-crystals

Conditions for Use:

Submitted samples will be analyzed on a contract basis (i.e. lab personnel will do the work).
Visitors are invited to work in the lab to work with lab personnel.
Visitors are invited to work in the lab to design and do the work yourself.

User Fees:

$50/hr

Instrument Priorities:

Funded research, student research, lab visitors

Remote Use:

No

Sample Preparation:

Polished and unpolished samples. Best images are for carbon or gold coated samples

Standard Collections/Lab Blanks:

Software:

EDS uses Oxford detector and Inca software

Educational Use:

Class demonstrations are available for undergraduates.
Class demonstrations are available for K-12.
Undergraduate student research projects are invited.
Graduate student research projects are invited.


Support provided by:

NSF Instrumentation and Facilities, NSF Geoscience Directorate