Initial Publication Date: January 17, 2013
SEM/EDS Microbeam Analytical Laboratory
U Missouri-Kansas City
Contact Information
James Murowchick
816 235-2979
Murowchickj@ umkc.edu
Kansas City
MISSOURI
Instrument Type
Electron Microbeam: CL cathodoluminescence detector +/- spectrometer
EDS energy dispersive spectrometer
SEM scanning electron microscope
EDS energy dispersive spectrometer
SEM scanning electron microscope
Tescan Vega LMU/Bruker Quantax XFlash 100
Application:
Chemical State
Typical Use:
Morphology characterization, spot & line analysis, elemental mapping of solid samples.
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:
Contact J Murowchick for current user fee information.
Instrument Priorities:
UMKC student and faculty research and class work have first priority.
Remote Use:
Not yet, but we hope to have this capability in the future.
Sample Preparation:
Dry samples, max size about 100mm x 80 mm high.
Standard Collections/Lab Blanks:
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:
Funding provided by NSF Grant number 1028451.