Facilities Facilities Argonne's Chemistry Division has a wide array of laboratories and instruments available for research use. The Advanced Computing Research Facility operates a 128-node IBM SP2 multiprocessor parallel computer for work in theoretical chemistry. There are laboratories dedicated to organic and inorganic synthesis, chemical physics, and work with radioactive materials.
Capabilities range from conventional tracer work to remote manipulator systems.
The Mass Spectrometry unit has five spectrometers with laser desorption capability including an MS 50 TA three-sector spectrometer that operates at 80,000 resolution. The Chemistry Division staff includes a glass blower and a machinist. A 60Co irradiation facility is also available. Separate facilities are dedicated to an array of physical measurements ranging from calorimetry to synchrotron X-ray absorption work.