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Instrument | Description | Contact (email address) | Become a user/Request a service | Category | Location |
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GC-MS | Agilent 5973N Mass Selective Detector interfaced to a 6890 gas chromatograph which is equipped with a 7683 automatic liquid sampler with EI source. | Paul Mathews | ARC-MMA iLab | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
Thermal Desorption GC-MS | Thermo Scientific ISQ QD single quadrupole GCMS with Trace 1310 GC and with automatic liquid sampler. Equipped with MARKES Thermal desorption Unity xr with Ultra xr (100 sorbent tubes) autosampler. | Paul Mathews | ARC-MMA iLab | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
GC-MSMS | Thermo Scientific TSQ 8000 Evo Triple Quadrupole GC MS/MS, equipped with Triplus RSH autosampler and EI and CI (methane) sources. | Paul Mathews | ARC-MMA iLab | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
UPLC QTOF | Bruker maXis Plus ultra high resolution quadrupole time of flight (QTOF) mass spectrometer with Waters Acquity Hclass UPLC. Equipped with Bruker ESI and APCI sources. | Claudia Boot | ARC-MMA iLab | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
MALDI TOF | Bruker MALDI TOF Microflex LRF mass spectrometer (with FlexAnalysis/ Biotools/Polytools software) | Alyssa Winter | ARC-MMA iLab | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
MALDI TOF/TOF | Bruker MALDI TOF/TOF UltrafleXtreme high resolution mass spectrometer (with FlexAnalysis/Polytools/Polymerix software) | Alyssa Winter | ARC-MMA iLab | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
UPLC QTOF | Agilent 6545 quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometer (TOF-U) interfaced to an Agilent 1290 Infinity UHPLC with electrospray (ESI) and IonSense Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) ambient ionization source. | Claudia Boot | ARC-MMA iLab | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
UPLC MSMS | Waters Xevo UPLC MSMS triple quadrupole with Waters Acquity Hclass UPLC, with ESI ionization. | Claudia Boot | ARC-MMA iLab | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
UPLC PDA | Waters Acquity UPLC with PDA detector. | Claudia Boot | ARC-MMA iLab | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
Semi-prep LC PDA | Waters 1525 semi-prepartive LC system with PDA detector | Claudia Boot | ARC-MMA iLab | Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry C05 |
NMR 400MHz | Agilent (Varian) 400MR. Equipped with Automated Tuning and a 7620 96-slot Sample Changer. | Michele Mailhot | ARC-MMA iLab | Magnetic Resonance | Chemistry C03 |
NMR 400MHz | Bruker US400. Equipped with BBFO SMART Probe and SampleCase. | Michele Mailhot | ARC-MMA iLab | Magnetic Resonance | CHEMR 109 |
NMR 400MHz | Bruker NEO400. Equipped with a Prodigy BBFO Cryo-Probe and SampleCase. | Michele Mailhot | ARC-MMA iLab | Magnetic Resonance | Chemistry C03 |
NMR 400MHz | Bruker Ascend 400. Equipped with BBFO smart probe, sample case, and extended range VT. | Michele Mailhot | ARC-MMA iLab | Magnetic Resonance | CHEMR 109 |
NMR 500MHz | Agilent Inova 500. With three channels, 3-axis gradients and many other accessories including HCN, broadband probes and a NANO (HRMAS) probe. | Michele Mailhot | ARC-MMA iLab | Magnetic Resonance | Chemistry C03E |
EPR with cold edge and cryostat | Bruker ELEXSYS ESR-300 X-band CW EPR spectrometer: Dual-band and high sensitivity probe options are available along with Bruker Cold Edge and cryostat for VT down to 5 K. | Indrani Bhowmick | ARC-MMA iLab | Magnetic Resonance | Chemistry C03 |
FTIR | Thermo Nicolet iS-50 FTIR spectrometer with ATR crystals (diamond, ZnSe and germanium) for thin films, powders and liquids. DRIFTS accessory available. | Indrani Bhowmick | ARC-MMA iLab | Optical Spectroscopy | Chemistry C03 |
UV-Vis-NIR | Agilent (Cary500) UV-Vis-NIR spectrometer equipped with Variable Angle Specular Reflectance and Praying Mantis Diffuse Reflectance accessories. | Indrani Bhowmick | ARC-MMA iLab | Optical Spectroscopy | Chemistry C03 |
DLS | Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZS with dynamic light scattering (DLS) for size measurements, electrophoretic light scattering (ELS) for zeta potential measurements, and microrheology. | Indrani Bhowmick | ARC-MMA iLab | Optical Spectroscopy | Chemistry C03 |
Fluorimeter | Edinburgh FS5 spectrofluorometer for steady state and time-resolved fluorescence emission measurements. TCSPC – Time Correlated Single Photon Counting for fluorescence lifetime capability. | Indrani Bhowmick | ARC-MMA iLab | Optical Spectroscopy | Chemistry C03 |
PPMS | Quantum Design PPMS: 9 Tesla, DC Resistivity, Electrical Transport, Thermal Transport, Heat Capacity, Horizontal Rotator, Multi-Function Prope, Vibrating Sample Magnetometer, VT from 1.8 K to 1000 K. | Indrani Bhowmick | ARC-MMA iLab | Materials Analysis | Chesmitry C3A |
MPMS3 | Quantum Design MPMS3: 7 Tesla supercon with SQUID AC susceptibility, Vibrating Sample Magnetometer for DC field measurements, Electric Transport, Horizontal Rotator, VT from 1.8 K to 1000 K. | Indrani Bhowmick | ARC-MMA iLab | Materials Analysis | Chemistry C3A |
DSC | TA 2500 Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC): Measures glass transition, melting points, % crystallinity, heats of fusion, specific heat, kinetics, stability, purity, cure rate. | Indrani Bhowmick | ARC-MMA iLab | Materials Analysis | Chemistry C3 |
TGA | TA Q500 Thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA): Measures thermal stability, decomposition kinetics, volatile components of materials, and multi-position sample holder for measurements from ambient up to 900ºC. | Indrani Bhowmick | ARC-MMA iLab | Materials Analysis | Chemistry C3 |
Powder XRD | Bruker D8 Discover DaVinci for X-ray diffraction analysis of powders. CuKα radiation, LYNXEYE-XE-T energy discriminating detector, Nine position sample changer with Phi rotation, and Electrochemical cell for in situ experiments. | Indrani Bhowmick | ARC-MMA iLab | X-ray diffraction and scattering | Chemistry C4 |
Thin Film XRD | Bruker D8 Discover Series II: Parabolic Göbel mirror and ¼-circle Eulerian cradle. Measurement types include: X-ray Reflectivity (XRR), Glancing Angle X-ray Diffraction (GAXRD), Residual Stress and Texture Analysis of thin films | Indrani Bhowmick | ARC-MMA iLab | X-ray diffraction and scattering | Chemistry C4 |
Powder XRD with VT | Bruker D8 Discover Series II: LYNXEYE Energy Discriminating Detector, >HTK-1200N temperature stage w/ capillary extension | Indrani Bhowmick | ARC-MMA iLab | X-ray diffraction and scattering | Chemistry B115 |
Single crystal XRD | Bruker Kappa APEXII: CuKα radiation | Indrani Bhowmick | ARC-MMA iLab | X-ray diffraction and scattering | Chemistry B115 |
Single crystal XRD | Bruker D8 Advance QUEST: Located in CHEMR, MoKα radiation, Features a Photon 50™ CMOS detector | Indrani Bhowmick | ARC-MMA iLab | X-ray diffraction and scattering | CHEMR 204L |
SAXS | Rigaku Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS)/Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) Cu rotating anode, 2D multi-wire detector | Alyssa Winter | ARC-MMA iLab | X-ray diffraction and scattering | Chemistry B115 |
UPLC QTOF | Waters UPLC - Xevo G2-XS Q-TOF. | Corey Broeckling | ARC-BIO iLab | Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C110 |
UPLC IMS QTOF | Waters UPLC - Synapt G2-Si Ion Mobility enabled Q-TOF | Corey Broeckling | ARC-BIO iLab | Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C111 |
GC QTOF | Agilent GC coupled to Xevo G2 QTOF via APGC ionization source | Corey Broeckling | ARC-BIO iLab | Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C110 |
GC-MS | Thermo Trace 1310 GC coupled with ISQ single quadruple MS with liquid autosampler | Linxing Yao | ARC-BIO iLab | Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C111 |
GC-MS | Thermo Trace 1310 GC couple with ISQ single quadruple MS with headspace autosampler and olfactory detector | Linxing Yao | ARC-BIO iLab | Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C111 |
UPLC MSMS | Waters Xevo G2 TQS triple quadrupole MS coupled with UPLC or nanoUPLC | Linxing Yao | ARC-BIO iLab | Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C112 |
ICP-MS Microwave Digestion | PerkinElmer Titan MPS 16 position microwave sample preparation system. | Jackie Chaparro | ARC-BIO iLab | Ionomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C112 |
ICP-MS | NexION 350D mass spectrometer (PerkinElmer,) with prepFAST SC-2 (Elemental Scientific) autosampler | Jackie Chaparro | ARC-BIO iLab | Ionomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C112 |
nanoUPLC Orbitrap | Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Velos MS coupled with nanoHPLC | Gustavo Diaz | ARC-BIO iLab | Proteomics; Mass Spectrometry | Micro C112 |
SEM | JEOL JSM-6500F field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) with EDAX an Oxford SDD EDS detector and EDAX EBSD cameras, a Nabity e-beam Lithography and JEOL STEM-in-SEM holder. | Rebecca Miller | ARC-ISS iLab | Electron microscopy | Yates 101 |
TEM | JEOL JEM-2100F transmission electron microscope (TEM) with UHR pole piece, with STEM capability and Gatan CCD camera equipped with an Oxford SDD EDS detector. | Roy Geiss | ARC-ISS iLab | Electron microscopy | Yates 101 |
TEM | JEOL JEM-1400 transmission electron microscope (TEM) equipped with several different specimen holders, an Orius fastscan digital camera, and a Gatan Ultrascan high-resolution digital camera. | Roy Geiss | ARC-ISS iLab | Electron microscopy | AZ W013 |
XPS (ESCA) | PHI Physical Electronics PE-5800 X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer, or Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA) with Scanning Auger Microscopy, sputter depth profiling and Ultraviolet photoelectron Spectroscopy (UPS). | Rebecca Miller | ARC-ISS iLab | Surface Analysis | Chemistry C4 |
Profilometer | Bruker DektakXT Contact Profilometer | Rebecca Miller | ARC-ISS iLab | Surface Analysis | Yates 101 |
Ellipsometer | Woolam VASE or Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometer, with 250-1700nm spectral range- used to measure the thickness, refractive index and other optical properties of thin films and multi-layer films. | Rebecca Miller | ARC-ISS iLab | Surface Analysis | Chemistry C3 |
Contact Angle Goniometer | Kruss DSA10 Drop Shape Analyzer Contact Angle Goniometer (CAG) | Rebecca Miller | ARC-ISS iLab | Surface Analysis | Chemistry C3 |
Gold Sputter Coater | Denton Vacuum Desk II Gold Sputter Coater | Rebecca Miller | ARC-ISS iLab | Sample preparation | Yates 101 |
Carbon Coater | Carbon Coater | Rebecca Miller | ARC-ISS iLab | Sample preparation | Yates 101 |
Precision Cutter | Pace Technologies PICO 155P Precision Cutter. Variable speed precision wafering saw for sectioning materials with extreme accuracy. | Rebecca Miller | ARC-ISS iLab | Sample preparation | Yates 101 |
Grinder Polisher | Pace Technologies NANO 2000T Grinder-Polisher. Variable speed double wheel grinder-polisher with 8-10 in. wheels for different combinations of materials and polishing compounds. | Rebecca Miller | ARC-ISS iLab | Sample preparation | Yates 101 |
Vibratory Polisher | Pace Technologies Giga-0900 Vibratory Polisher. With adjustable vibration frequency and voltage, the speed of polishing action can be controlled. | Rebecca Miller | ARC-ISS iLab | Sample preparation | Yates 101 |
Plasma Cleaner | Turbo pumped plasma cleaner specifically for electron microscope sample holders and some selective samples. Oxygen and Argon gases are available. | Roy Geiss | ARC-ISS iLab | Sample preparation | Yates 101 |
Glass knife breaker | LKB Glass Knife Breaker, Type 7801B. Makes glass knives for sectioning on the ultramicrotome. | Bradley Guilliams | ARC-ISS iLab | Sample preparation | AZ W013 |
Ultramicrotome | Reichert Ultracut E Ultramicrotome. Used to produce ultrathin and semithin sections of embedded materials for TEM and light microscopic examination. | Bradley Guilliams | ARC-ISS iLab | Sample preparation | AZ W013 |