The Geoanalytical Electron Microscopy & Spectroscopy Centre (GEMS) supports a range scanning electron microscopy techniques, from SE, BSE and CL imaging, EDS and EBSD analysis, as well as Raman Spectroscopy.
Electron Microscopy feature: energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis (EDX)
CESEM
CESEM has two scanning electron microscopes: an XL30 ESEM with LaB6 filament, and a Quanta 650 FEG SEM. Both are equipped with a range of detectors and stages, including EDX, backscattered, charge contrast, wettabiliity and cathodoluminescence imaging capabilities, and are ideally suited for a wide range of investigations. Low vacuum and ESEM modes are available.
Aberdeen Centre for Electron Microscopy, Analysis and Characterisation
ACEMAC runs a GeminiSEM 300 high resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope. SE, BSE and cathodoluminescence detectors can be operated in both high vacuum and variable pressure modes, enabling imaging of sample types from steel to rocks to biological cells (down to 0.8 nm). EDS, crystal structures and orientation/strain analysis (EBSD) are also performed.
Dundee Imaging Facility
The Facility provides world-leading core microscopy resources, housing >20 advanced light microscopy systems, including LSCM, WF-decon, SDCM, TIRF,MPLSM, FLIM and 3DSIM technologies. New acquisitions include a diSPIM and AiryScan systems. The Facility also houses electron microscopy and atomic probe microscopy, which are used for research applications in the life and physical sciences.