SEM Facility
Initial Publication Date: August 24, 2007
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.
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.
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