Contact: Dr. Donggao Zhao
Phone: 512-471-1177 (O), 512-471-4949 (lab)
email: dzhao@jsg.utexas.edu

Microbeam instrumentation provides micro-scale imaging
and non-destructive elemental analysis to projects ranging across a large segment of the research interests represented in the Jackson School. Outside users also bring many interesting projects into these labs. For a connection to the larger community of microbeam research, visit the homepage of the Microbeam Analysis Society.

INSTRUMENTS:

• Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM): JEOL JSM-6490 LV, room: 5.110, phone 471-4949
• Environmental SEM (ESEM) - Phillips / FEI XL30, room: 5.106B, phone 471-4949
• Electron Microprobe (EPMA)- JEOL JXA-8200, room: 5.106A, phone 471-4949
• XRD - Bruker D8, room: 5.114, phone 471-4949
• Associated Instruments

TRAINING & BECOMING AN AUTHORIZED USER

SCHEDULING:

Instrument scheduling is open to authorized users by means of calendars posted by each instrument. Users may schedule only a single session (4 hours on SEM and XRD; 12 hours on probe and ESEM) in advance. On using this session the user is eligible to sign up for another session. Walk-in use of unscheduled hours is permitted. All users must fill in required information in the log books.

OUTSIDE USERS:

Users from other departments at UT and also from outside the university occasionally bring samples to the Electron Microbeam Laboratory. Because this is primarily a teaching laboratory all users are required to run their own samples. There is no technician available to collect data for outside users. Most outside use takes place in the context of collaborative projects related to current research conducted by authorized users (see training section).