Electron Microprobe Facility
The electron microprobe facility at AMNH houses a
5-spectrometer Cameca SX-100 that was installed in July 1996. This
probe can detect and analyze elements from B to U at concentrations as
low as 0.01 weight percent. Stage movement has a resolution of 0.5
microns. The energy dispersive spectrometer system is a Princeton Gamma
Tech IMIX. The laboratory is managed by Charlie Mandeville.
The electron microprobe laboratory is a joint facility shared between the museum and Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
The National Science Foundation, AMNH, and Columbia University provided the funds for the purchase of the instrument.
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