Earth and Planetary Sciences
Electron Microprobe and X-ray Diffraction Facilities

EPSC Microanalysis Facility
Research Capabilities


Electron-probe Microanalysis

  • JEOL JXA-8200 electron microprobe 5 WDS and SDD EDS
  • Wavelength-dispersive spectrometry including H-type spectrometer
  • Energy-dispersive spectrometry E2V Gresham silicon-drift EDS
  • Secondary and backscattered-electron SEM imaging
  • Quantitative and Intensity-based X-ray mapping
  • Cathodoluminescence imaging
  • Probe for EPMA, Probe Image, Jeol microprobe software

X-ray Powder Diffraction

Bruker d8 Advance

  • Position-sensitive detector LynxEyeXE
  • Search-match using ICDD PDF-4+ and COD databases
  • Topas Rietveld refinement, quantitative analysis, other capabilities


Contact and Mailing address


Contact:
Paul Carpenter (email preferred): Paul Carpenter
Electron Microprobe and X-ray Diffraction Specialist

Mailing address (need room no. for Fedex):

Paul Carpenter
Earth and Planetary Sciences, CB 1169, Room 110
Washington University
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO, 63130


Paul Carpenter, Phone (314) 935-2585
Dr. Brad Jolliff
 

Analytical Techniques and
Instrument Information


Electron-probe Microanalysis

Powder X-ray Diffraction

Micro X-ray Fluorescence

Instrument Scheduling

We use the LabArchives Scheduler.
Please request an invitation from Paul Carpenter
then use this link to log in.


Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences