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Explore ARC\u2019s Full Instrument Suite<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Discover the advanced analytical instruments available across ARC\u2019s laboratories, supporting research in mass spectrometry, NMR, microscopy, spectroscopy, and more. Need a list of our facilities and equipment in your upcoming proposal? A full overview<\/strong> can be found below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Instrument<\/th>Description<\/th>Contact (email address)<\/th>Category<\/th>Location<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Carbon Coater\/metal sputter (gold\/chromium)<\/td>Carbon Coater and Metal Sputter for Electron Microscopy sample prep<\/td>Rebecca Miller<\/a><\/td>Electron microscopy<\/a><\/td>Yates 101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grinder Polisher<\/td>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.<\/td>Rebecca Miller<\/a><\/td>Electron microscopy<\/a><\/td>Yates 101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plasma Cleaner<\/td>Turbo pumped plasma cleaner specifically for electron microscope sample holders and some selective samples. Oxygen and Argon gases are available.<\/td>Roy Geiss<\/a><\/td>Electron microscopy<\/a><\/td>Yates 101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Precision Cutter<\/td>Pace Technologies PICO 155P Precision Cutter. Variable speed precision wafering saw for sectioning materials with extreme accuracy.<\/td>Rebecca Miller<\/a><\/td>Electron microscopy<\/a><\/td>Yates 101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SEM<\/td>JEOL JSM-IT800HL field emission scanning electron microscope with Oxford EDS and EBSD, Cathodoluminescence, and Deben STEM detectors, and Nabity e-beam Lithography.<\/td>Rebecca Miller<\/a><\/td>Electron microscopy<\/a><\/td>Yates 101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TEM<\/td>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.<\/td>Roy Geiss<\/a><\/td>Electron microscopy<\/a><\/td>Yates 101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ultramicrotomes<\/td>Reichert-Jung Ultracut E Ultramicrotomes for cutting thick and ultrathin resin sections, on either glass or diamond knives, for TEM or SEM.<\/td>Bradley Guilliams<\/a><\/td>Electron Microscopy<\/a><\/td>Chemistry B115A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vibratory Polisher<\/td>Pace Technologies Giga-0900 Vibratory Polisher. With adjustable vibration frequency and voltage, the speed of polishing action can be controlled.<\/td>Rebecca Miller<\/a><\/td>Electron microscopy<\/a><\/td>Yates 101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ICP-MS<\/td>NexION 350D mass spectrometer (PerkinElmer,) with prepFAST SC-2 (Elemental Scientific) autosampler<\/td>Jackie Chaparro<\/a><\/td>Ionomics; Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/td>Micro C112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ICP-MS Microwave Digestion<\/td>PerkinElmer Titan MPS 16 position microwave sample preparation system.<\/td>Jackie Chaparro<\/a><\/td>Ionomics; Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/td>Micro C112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GC-MSMS<\/td>Thermo Scientific TSQ 8000 Evo Triple Quadrupole GC MS\/MS, equipped with Triplus RSH autosampler and EI and CI (methane) sources.<\/td>Paul Mathews<\/a><\/td>Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/td>Chemistry C05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MALDI TOF\/TOF<\/td>Bruker MALDI TOF\/TOF UltrafleXtreme high resolution mass spectrometer (with FlexAnalysis\/Polytools\/Polymerix software)<\/td>Claudia Boot<\/a><\/td>Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/td>Chemistry C05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thermal Desorption GC-MS<\/td>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.<\/td>Paul Mathews<\/a><\/td>Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/td>Chemistry C05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPLC QTOF<\/td>Agilent 6545\u00a0quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometer (TOF-U)\u00a0interfaced to an Agilent 1290 Infinity\u00a0UHPLC with electrospray (ESI) and IonSense\u00a0Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) ambient ionization source.<\/td>Claudia Boot<\/a><\/td>Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/td>Chemistry C05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPLC QTOF<\/td>Waters UPLC – Xevo G2-XS Q-TOF.<\/td>Claudia Boot<\/a><\/td>Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/td>Chemistry C05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DSC<\/td>TA 2500 Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC): Measures glass transition, melting points, % crystallinity, heats of fusion, specific heat, kinetics, stability, purity, cure rate.<\/td>Indrani Bhowmick<\/a><\/td>Materials Analysis<\/a><\/td>Chemistry C3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EPR with cold edge and cryostat<\/td>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.<\/td>Indrani Bhowmick<\/a><\/td>Materials Analysis<\/a><\/td>Chemistry C03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MPMS3<\/td>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.<\/td>Indrani Bhowmick<\/a><\/td>Materials Analysis<\/a><\/td>Chemistry C3A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PPMS<\/td>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.<\/td>Indrani Bhowmick<\/a><\/td>Materials Analysis<\/a><\/td>Chesmitry C3A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GC-MS<\/td>Thermo Trace 1310 GC coupled with ISQ single quadruple MS with liquid autosampler<\/td>Linxing Yao<\/a><\/td>Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/td>Micro C111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GC-MS<\/td>Thermo Trace 1310 GC couple with ISQ single quadruple MS with headspace autosampler and olfactory detector<\/td>Linxing Yao<\/a><\/td>Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/td>Micro C111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GC\/UPLC QTOF<\/td>Agilent GC coupled to Xevo G2 QTOF via APGC ionization source. Can also support UPLC coupling via ESI ionization source<\/td>Corey Broeckling<\/a><\/td>Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/td>Micro C110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPLC IMS QTOF<\/td>Waters UPLC – Synapt G2-Si Ion Mobility enabled Q-TOF<\/td>Corey Broeckling<\/a><\/td>Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/td>Micro C111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPLC Q-TOF<\/td>Waters XevoMRT multireflectron time of flight (Q-TOF) mass spectrometer coupled to Waters Acquity Premier UPLC via ESI or APCI ionization.<\/td>Corey Broeckling<\/a><\/td>Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/td>Micro C110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPLC-MS\/MS<\/td>Waters Xevo TQ-S triple quadrupole MS coupled with ACQUITY UPLC<\/td>Linxing Yao<\/a><\/td>Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/td>Micro C110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NMR 400MHz<\/td>Bruker Ascend 400. Equipped with BBFO smart probe.<\/td>Michele Mailhot<\/a><\/td>NMR<\/a><\/td>CHEMR 109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NMR 400MHz<\/td>Bruker AVANCE NEO 400. Equipped with iProbe and 60 sample SampleCase. Funded by NIH-SIG S10; Award No. S10OD036347.<\/td>Michele Mailhot<\/a><\/td>NMR<\/a><\/td>CHEMR 109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NMR 400MHz<\/td>Bruker NEO400. Equipped with a Prodigy BBFO Cryo-Probe and SampleCase.<\/td>Michele Mailhot<\/a><\/td>NMR<\/a><\/td>Chemistry C03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NMR 400MHz<\/td>Bruker US400. Equipped with BBFO SMART Probe and SampleCase.<\/td>Michele Mailhot<\/a><\/td>NMR<\/a><\/td>CHEMR 109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NMR 600MHz<\/td>NMR 600MHz: Bruker AVANCE NEO 600 for liquids and solids. Equipped with iProbe, HCN Prodigy Probe, 60 sample Sample Case, and a HXY 4mm Phoenix NMR solids Probe. Funded by NSF-MRI; Award No. 2406992.<\/td>Michele Mailhot<\/a><\/td>NMR<\/a><\/td>CHEMR 109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FTIR<\/td>Thermo Nicolet iS-50 FTIR spectrometer with ATR crystals (diamond, ZnSe and germanium) for thin films, powders and liquids. DRIFTS accessory available.<\/td>Ethan Crace<\/a><\/td>Optical Spectroscopy<\/a><\/td>Chemistry C03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FTIR microscope<\/td>Perkin Elmer Spotlight 400 FTIR Microscope- optical and IR mapping of up to 10 mm x 10 mm sized samples. Operates in transmission, reflection, and ATR (Ge) modes. Automated sample scanning and mapping for transmission and reflection modes.<\/td>Ethan Crace<\/a><\/td>Optical Spectroscopy<\/a><\/td>Chemistry C05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DLS<\/td>Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZS with dynamic light scattering (DLS) for size measurements, electrophoretic light scattering (ELS) for zeta potential measurements, and microrheology.<\/td>Indrani Bhowmick<\/a><\/td>Optical Spectroscopy<\/a><\/td>Chemistry C03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fluorimeter<\/td>Edinburgh FS5 spectrofluorometer for steady state and time-resolved fluorescence emission measurements. TCSPC \u2013 Time Correlated Single Photon Counting for fluorescence lifetime capability.<\/td>Indrani Bhowmick<\/a><\/td>Optical Spectroscopy<\/a><\/td>Chemistry C03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
nanoUPLC Orbitrap<\/td>Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Eclipse with FAIMS and Vanquish II UHPLC<\/td>Gustavo Diaz<\/a><\/td>Proteomics; Mass Spectrometry<\/a><\/td>Micro C110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Powder XRD<\/td>Bruker D8 Discover DaVinci for X-ray diffraction analysis of powders. CuK\u03b1 radiation, LYNXEYE-XE-T energy discriminating detector, Nine position sample changer with Phi rotation, and Electrochemical cell for in situ experiments.<\/td>Ethan Crace<\/a><\/td>XRD and Crystallography<\/a><\/td>Chemistry C4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Single crystal XRD<\/td>Bruker D8 Advance QUEST: Located in CHEMR, MoK\u03b1 radiation, Features a Photon 50\u2122 CMOS detector<\/td>Ethan Crace<\/a><\/td>XRD and Crystallography<\/a><\/td>CHEMR 204L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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