The Electron Microbe Laboratory in the Department of Geosciences of the University of Massachusetts is a material characterization facility which specializes in quantitative x-ray microanalysis and surface imaging. The technique can be applied to any solid material that can be polished, including minerals and glasses, metals, ceramics, semiconductors, superconductors, or any other solid that requires chemical characterization on a small scale. The electron microprobe and scanning electron microscopes have full imaging capabilities, including secondary electrons, baskscattered electrons, characteristic x-rays, and soon, cathodoluminescence. Stage automation on the electron microprobe makes elemental mapping a quick method for determining the distribution of elements within a sample. The scanning electron microscopes are capable of observing unpolished specimens at high magnification and include rapid qualitative chemical characterization.
Special rates apply for mapping services and full-day use.