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Materials Characterization

This class describes equipment that provides generic techniques to characterize samples, materials or specimens. The defining characteristic is that these items of equipment could equally be applied to a portion of the sample or specimen as to the whole.

KLA P15 SURFACE PROFILER

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Physical Properties
  • Geometric

KLA Tencor P-15 Profilometer Max Wafer Size: 8” General Description: The KLA-Tencor P-15 Profiler is a highly sensitive surface profiler that measures step height, roughness, and waviness on sample surfaces. Roughness can be measured with up to a 0.5 Å resolution over short distances. Waviness can be measured over the entire surface of a sample. The P-15 system uses stylus-based scanning to achieve high resolution and can correlate local submicron features with global surface measurements. It has a scan area of 200 X 200 mm.

University Tag Number: 
173161
Availability: 
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  • Greg Strommen
Location
Research II
Room Number: 
116

KLA-Tencor P11 Long Scan Profilometer

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Surface analysis
  • Characterization

Contact surface profiler capable of measuring step height, roughness, waviness and other surface characteristics. Has a vertical measurement range from under 100 Å to 300 µm. Has a scan length of 8.1” and a scan speed of 1 to 25 µm/s. Also has a programmable force range of 1 to 50 mg.

University Tag Number: 
170492
Availability: 
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  • Greg Strommen
Location
Research II
Room Number: 
122C

KLA-TENCOR P15 LONG SCAN PROFILER

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Physical Properties
  • Geometric

KLA-Tencor’s P-15 Longscan Contact Stylus Profiler is capable of measuring the roughness and waviness of a sample’s surface. The P-15 can also measure positive and negative step height features with a high degree of accuracy and precision. Both 2D and 3D scan profiles can be obtained. The P-15 is equipped with a MicroHead IIxr scanner that has a 1mm vertical range and is capable of scanning at forces between 0.5–50mg. The maximum horizontal scan length is 200mm.

University Tag Number: 
170492
Availability: 
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  • Greg Strommen
Location
Research II
Room Number: 
122C

LAS-X-II PARTICLE SPECTROMETER

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Spectrometry
  • Mass Spectrometry

LAS-X II laser particle counting spectrometers combine ultra-high sensitivity and great resolution with unprecedented flexibility. The user can select both the number and particle sizes for up to 100 channels, along with any flow rate from 10-100 sccm.
An internal Windows®-based PC controls the spectrometer, providing all the familiar features associated with your personal PC. A 30 GB hard drive, USB keyboard with touchpad, and a 10" color LCD display are included, along with Ethernet and USB ports, 3.5" and CD drives, plus on-board Excel software for data analysis.

University Tag Number: 
178570
Availability: 
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  • Aaron Reinholz
Location
Research I Addition
Room Number: 
1134

Leica DMI8 Flurescence Microscope

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Optical Microscopy
  • Fluorescence

The Leica DMi8 inverted microscope, with built-in modularity, grows and adapts to ever-changing research needs. With this new concept, life scientists can custom-configure an inverted microscope now and upgrade it in the future for applications ranging from basic imaging to advanced fluorescence microscopy. The Leica DMi8 is equipped with an additional incident illumination port, the Infinity Port, which facilitates the integration of additional light sources and laser systems for advanced applications.

University Tag Number: 
195914
Availability: 
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  • Jagdish Singh
Location
Sudro Hall
Room Number: 
103

Leica M165C Microscope

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Optical Microscopy
  • Stereo

The modular Leica M165 C fully apochromatic corrected stereo microscope with 16.5:1 zoom and maximum 906 lp/mm (planapochromatic 2x objective) allows the user to view the smallest detail of the sample and perform a 3-D analysis without changing instruments.

The stereo microscope with the comprehensive range of ergonomic accessories, LED based illuminations and application specific software combines flexibility, convenience, and outstanding imaging performance for material testing and life science application.

University Tag Number: 
184779
Availability: 
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  • Benjamin Laabs
Location
Geosciences Bldg
Room Number: 
104

Leica M80 Stereomicroscope

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Optical Microscopy
  • Stereo

Combines large sample overview and detailed sample imaging.

The ergonomic and modular Leica M80 routine stereo microscope with ESD design, large field of view, increased depth of focus and improved resolution easily replicates measurements, photography or inspections of samples such as circuit boards, hairs and fibers, and organ and plant tissues.  

University Tag Number: 
177469
Availability: 
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  • Christopher Colbert
Location
Quentin Burdick Bldg
Room Number: 
352

Li-Cor CO2/H2O Analyzer

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Gas Analysis

The LI-7000 CO2/ H2O Gas Analyzer is a high performance, dual cell, differential gas analyzer. It uses a dichroic beam splitter and two separate detectors to measure infrared absorption by CO2 and H2O in the same gas stream. At the heart of the LI-7000 is an innovative optical bench that can be dismantled and cleaned by the user without the need for factory recalibration.

University Tag Number: 
178085
Availability: 
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  • Xinhua Jia
Location
Hultz Hall
Room Number: 
235

Li-Cor Soil Gas Flux System

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Gas Analysis

The LI-8100A Automated Soil CO2 Flux System provides researchers sophisticated flux monitoring instrumentation in a dedicated system that is modular and easy to use. The System offers options of two short-term survey and two long-term chambers, in addition to the ability to multiplex up to 16 long-term chambers. LI-COR’s research in this area has resulted in better comprehension of soil CO2 flux measurement problems and system design requirements.

University Tag Number: 
196660
Availability: 
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  • Blaine Schatz
Location
Carrington REC
Room Number: 
REC House

Linear Inverted Pendulum

Inventory Classification
  • Materials Characterization
  • Physical Properties
  • Balance

The inverted pendulum is a classic problem in dynamics and control theory and is widely used as a benchmark for testing control algorithms (PID controllers, state space representation, neural networks, fuzzy control, genetic algorithms, etc.). Variations on this problem include multiple links, allowing the motion of the cart to be commanded while maintaining the pendulum, and balancing the cart-pendulum system on a see-saw. The inverted pendulum is related to rocket or missile guidance, where the center of gravity is located behind the center of drag causing aerodynamic instability.

University Tag Number: 
196765
Availability: 
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  • Rob Sailer
Location
Dolve Hall
Room Number: 
123

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