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LABORATORY FOR SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, CATHODOLUMINESCENCE, AND MICRO-RAMAN

The Laboratory for Scanning Electron Microscopy, Cathodoluminescence, and Micro-Raman provides facilities for imaging, mineral characterization, and complementary microanalytical investigations. These techniques support research in solid Earth geochemistry, isotope geology, and geochronology.

Location: Institute of Earth Sciences, Building 236, Room -016, Universität Heidelberg.
Contact us for information on availability, access, and use of the laboratory.

Electron microscopy laboratory with multiple analytical instruments, computer workstations, and operator stations

Equipment Overview

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JEOL scanning electron microscope (SEM) for high-resolution imaging and elemental microanalysis

Electron Probe Microanalyzer (EPMA)
JEOL SuperProbe JXA-iSP100
equipped with:

  • Tungsten filament or LaB6
  • 5 wavelength-dispersive crystal spectrometers:
                One 4-crystal spectrometer:
                            TAP + LiF + LDE1 + LDEB
                Four double-crystal type-L spectrometers:
                            LiFL  + PETL
                            LiFL  + PETL
                            TAPL + PETL
                            TAPL + PETL
  • Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) system, 30 mm² detector (with live view)
  • Cathodoluminescence detector
ZEISS scanning electron microscope (SEM)

ZEISS scanning electron microscope (SEM)

equipped with:

  • EDS detector: Oxford Instruments X-MaxN 150 mm²
  • Cathodoluminescence detector: GATAN ChromaCL2
WITec alpha300 R micro-Raman microscope for high-resolution Raman imaging and mineral characterization.

WITec alpha300 R Confocal Raman Microscope

 

  • Excitation wavelength: 532 nm

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