Research Facility
Digital Microscopy Facility
Mount Allison University
Sackville
New Brunswick (NB)
The Digital Microscope Facility contains infrastructure and equipment for multiple research fields.
- Astronomy and Physics
- Biological and Life Sciences
- Biomedical
- Biotechnology
- Business
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Computer Science and Software Engineering
- Engineering - Agricultural, Forest, Environmental, Mining, Mineral
- Engineering - Chemical, Nuclear, Other
- Engineering - Civil, Structural
- Engineering - Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical
- Environmental and Earth Sciences
- Geomatics and Geodesy
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Marine/Ocean Sciences
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Medical Sciences
- Psychology
- Veterinary Sciences
- Biomedical
- Biotechnology
- Aerospace and Satellites
- Agriculture, Animal Science and Food
- Arts and Cultural Industries
- Automotive
- Chemical Industries
- Clean Technology
- Construction (including Building, Civil Engineering, Specialty Trades)
- Consumer Durables
- Consumer Non-Durables
- Defense and Security Industries
- Education
- Energy (Renewable and Fossil)
- Environmental Technologies and Related Services
- Financial Services and Insurance
- Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Forestry and Forest-Based Industries
- Health Care and Social Services
- Information and Communication Technologies and Media
- Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Equipment
- Management and Business Related Services
- Manufacturing and Processing
- Mining, Minerals and Metals
- Ocean Industries
- Policy and Governance
- Professional and Technical Services (including Legal Services, Architecture, Engineering)
- Tourism and Hospitality
- Transportation
- Utilities
Research Facility
Industry Liaison Officer
Equipment 7 piece(s)
Scanning Electron Microscope
Hitachi
SU3500
Magnification and Digital Image Acquisition
- high vacuum and variable pressure modes (6 to 650 Pa)
- 3.0 nm resolution
- accelerating voltage from 0.3 to 30 kV
- magnification from x5 to x300,000
- secondary electron detectors for both high-vacuum and variable pressure
- 5-segment solid-state backscatter electron detector with 3-D, compositional and topographic modes
- live stereoscopic (3-D) imaging
- 5-axis (4 motorized) eucentric goniometer stags for specimens up to 20 cm in diameter
- digital image acquisition (up to 5120 x 3840 pixels) and storage in a variety of standard formats
- direct-to-disk real-time video capture
- infra-red chamber scope
- a full range of image processing software
EDS System
Oxford
AZtec Energy
Elemental Analysis and Chemical Characterization of samples
- X-Max 20 large area analytical Silicon Drift Detector (SDD; 127 eV resolution) for detection of Boron and all heavier elements
- Autocolumn
- for control of SEM functions from
- AZtec
- console
- software for qualitative, semi-quantitative and quantitative analyses
- point and ID,
- linscan
- and mapping modes
Cold Process Plasma Sputtering System
Hummer
6.2
To cover a specimen with a thin layer of conducting material in order to prevent charging
High Vacuum Evaporator
Denton
DV-502A
- High vacuum carbon coating for TEM and X-ray analysis
- Carbon support films
- Carbon platinum replicas
- Aperture cleaning
- Rotary shadowing
- Asbestos analysis
- Resistance evaporation
- Failure analysis
- High purity
- ultra thin
- films
Critical Point Dryer
Denton
DCP-1
To safely dry specimens without distortion
Freeze Dryer
Drying small delicate specimines
Stereomicroscope
Specimen preparation
Date submitted: Wed, Jul 25, 2018 10:47 AM
Date updated: Wed, Jul 25, 2018 10:47 AM