The TEM Laboratory

Facilities

1. Transmission electron microscopes and attachments

• JEOL 2010 high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM)
  Gatan slow-scan camera, Digital Micrograph System
  Oxford - Link ISIS energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy system
  
  
• JEOL 2010F FASTEM field emission gun scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM/TEM)
  Gatan GIF image filtering system for energy filtered TEM and EELS analysis
  Oxford INCA/ISIS system with ultrathin window EDS detector

2. Specimen preparation equipment

• Two Gatan dual-mill Ion Mills, Model 600
  
  
• Emitech carbon coater, Model K950 with urbomolecular pump
  
  
• Gatan ultrasonic disc cutter
  
  
• Techniques plasma excitor, Model 300-1
  
  
• Buehler isomet low speed diamond saw cutter
  
  
• Ventana ultracut microtome
  
  
• Riechert-Jung glass knifemaker

3. Image processing, simulation and storage equipment

• Macintosh computers (networked)
  Software includes:
  - Gatan Digital Micrograph
  - MacTempas and Crystal Kit
  - Desktop Microscopist
  - Adobe Photoshop
  - Adobe Illustrator
  
  
• Pentium computers (networked)
  Software includes:
  - Link EDS analysis system
  - Microsoft Office etc.
  
  
• Dye-sublimation and laser printers
  
  
• Syquest cartridge drivers for 200 MB removable hard discs
  
  
• UMAX Scanner
  
  
• Pinnacle Recordable CD drive

4. Complete darkroom facility

TEM Facility, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of New Mexico