Hitachi S-2500 Scanning Electron Microscope

• Resolution: 2.5 nm in high resolution mode
• Accelerating voltages; 0.5-30 kV
• Magnification: 10-200,000
• LaB₆ Filament
• 2 Secondary electron detectors
• Backscattered electron detector
• Transmitted electron detector
• Noran 5400 energy dispersive x-ray
  microanalysis system with ultrathin
  window light element detector
• Noran 8500 image analysis system

Hitachi H-7650 Transmission Electron Microscope

• Resolution: 0.204 nm lattice, 0.36 nm point-to-point
• LaB₆ Filament
• Accelerating voltages; 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 kV
• Magnification: 200 - 600,000 X
• Goniometer stage: ± 60 degree tilt
• Digital and film cameras

• DMIRE2 Inverted Microscope
• Argon, HeNe and Diode 405 lasers (7 laser lines)
• 10X and 20X, dry objectives
• 40X and 100X oil immersion objectives
• 63X water immersion objective
• Fluorescence and DIC optics

Olympus CH30 Light Microscope

• Brightfield optics
• Olympus digntal camera
• Olympus color photo printer
• Gateway computer
• Image Pro Plus image analysis software

Ancillary Equipment and Facilities

• Leica Ultracut UC6 & Sorvall MT-5000 ultramicrotomes
• Anatech Hummer V sputter coater
• Denton DV-502 vacuum evaporator
• Denton DCP-1 critical point dryer
• Negative and print darkrooms