Rutgers Univesity Microanalysis Facility (aka "RUMrunner")

Rutgers University, Dept Geological Sciences
http://geology.rutgers.edu

Contact Information

J.S. Delaney

732-445-3616

jsd@rci.rutgers.edu

Piscataway,

NEW JERSEY

Instrument Type

ELECTRON MICROBEAM - CL cathodoluminescence detector +/- spectrometer

Application:

Mineral structure (atomic)
Chemical State Micro-imaging

Typical Use:

Luminoscope CL-4
Laptop controlled cathodoluminescent spectroscope for use on visible light microscopes. Used here on both Olympus ZX12 binocular zoom photomicroscope and AX51P polarizing photomicroscope.

Conditions for Use:

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.
Training Session (short course) is offered.

User Fees:

hourly rates

Instrument Priorities:

Remote Use:

Sample Preparation:

Standard Collections/Lab Blanks:

Software:

Educational Use:

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


Support provided by:

NASA
NSF