Tescan S8000
| Facility | iCRAG lab @TCD |
| Bookings and enquiries | iCRAG-SEM@tcd.ie |
| Staff contact | Dr. Emma Tomlinson |
| Research Associate | Dr. Paul Guyett |
| Location | Basement, 4/5 East End, TCD |
| Instruments |
• Tescan S8000 MIRA4 FEG-SEM with motorised backscatter electron and colour cathodoluminescence detectors, and four Oxford Instruments X-Max 170 mm2 detectors. • Oxford Instruments EBSD is to be installed. • Fully quantitative point analysis (Astimex 53 calibration), superfast elemental mapping, mineral liberation analysis, and Aztec Live mapping with Oxford Instruments Aztec software, correlative Raman mapping. |
| Samples |
• Holds 2 x 2.5cm round epoxy mounts and 1 x 2.5 cm x 7.5 cm thin sections or 4 x 2.5cm round epoxy mounts • Principally used for elemental analysis of polished thin section samples or imaging using BSE or CL detectors. • Examples of samples analysed include silicate minerals, tephra, sulphides, and apatite. |