Baghdad University

• ELECTRON MICROBEAM:
• SEM scanning electron microscope (including BSE, back-scattered electron detector)
• EDS energy dispersive spectrometer
• CL cathodoluminescence detector +/- spectrometer
• Cryogenic sample preparation stage
• EMPA electron microprobe; wavelength dispersive spectrometers
• TEM transmission electron microscopy, including SAED small area electron diffraction, and AEM analytical electron microscopy
• X-RAY DIFFRACTION:
• XRD X-ray powder diffractometer
• X-ray, single crystal diffractometer; e.g. Buerger precession camera
• Synchrotron radiation source
• WHOLE ROCK ANALYSIS:
• INAA Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis
• XRF X-ray Fluorescence
• ICP Inductively-coupled plasma spectrometer +/- mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) and laser source
• MASS SPECTROMETERS:
• Radiogenic Isotopes
• Stable isotopes
• SIMS, Secondary ion mass spectroscopy, or Dynamic SIMS MASS SPECTROMETERS - Ion Probe (e.g., SHRIMP or equivalent)
• SURFACE SPECTROSCOPIES:
• AES Auger Electron Spectroscopy (or SAM Scanning Auger Microscopy)
• ToF-SIMS Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometer
• XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
• OTHER SPECTROSCOPIES:
• Mossbauer spectroscopy
• NMR nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
• Raman Spectroscopy
• X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, including EXAFS extended X-ray absorption fine structure and XANES X-ray absorption near edge structure
• Infrared spectroscopy
• FORCE MICROSCOPIES:
• STM Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
• AFM Atomic Force Microscopy
• FLUID ANALYSIS:
• Heating freezing microscope stage
• Atomic Absorption spectrometer
• Gas Chromatography
• Thermal Analysis
• Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope

• Mineral structure (atomic)
• Chemical State Surface analysis
• Whole-rock analysis (major and trace element)
• Age determination (K-Ar; Ar-Ar; Nd-Sm; U-Pb)
• Fission Track Age determination
• Cosmogenic Fluid or gas analysis
• Micro-imaging