Yale Electron Microprobe/SEM Schedule (Geology & Geophysics)

For information and/or inquiries (including queries about scheduling machine time), please Contact Jim Eckert. For present microprobe STATUS, Click Here. The Advanced Microbeam automation upgrade continues to function well, with primarily "normal" operations continuing. Unfortunately, one spectrometer currently is down to a failed PHA-amplifier box, so we are running on only 3 of our 4 WDS spectrometers, slowing down most quantitative acquisitions somewhat. Thus, the probe remains UP and LARGELY OPERATIONAL.

Operating time may be arranged as available.

If at all possible, at least 1.5 or 2-week advance scheduling always is recommended, more if any training or operator assistance may be required.  Also, when submitting a request for microprobe time, please include some indication what type of analysis (e.g., EDS/imaging/quantitative) you expect to need, along with appropriate sample details. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Scheduling "crises", requiring immediate analysis, often cannot be accommodated on short notice; if possible, please plan ahead.

For longer-term considerations, please be aware that our NSF (EAR/IF) instrument upgrade proposal has been approved! Thus, lab renovation and installation of the new machine shall create considerable downtime [likely at least 2 months] at some future date. Our current best guess is renovation beginning ~August or September with instrument installation beginning in October. Thank you.


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Last updated: Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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