Electron Microprobe Laboratory

I supervise the electron microprobe laboratory which houses a fully-automated JEOL JXA-8600 electron microprobe. Dr. James O. Eckert Jr. manages the laboratory. The instrument has four wavelength-dispersive spectrometers and one energy-dispersive spectrometer for detection and mapping of elements as light as Be and as heavy as U. Routine uses include qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses, cathodoluminescence imaging, and SEM and back-scattered electron imaging of specimens. A wide range of materials are analyzed, including minerals, soils, ceramics, alloys, and biological materials such as bone. For more information about analytical capabilities, training, and scheduling, follow this link to Dr. Eckert’s microprobe page.