Recharge System

The SX-51 electron microprobe is available on a recharge basis for faculty and visiting researchers. The actual recharge rate varies from year to year but is typically $66 per hour with an additional 50% overhead charge for researchers whose funding source is outside the University of California system.

The number of hours recharged is automatically recorded by the automation, acquisition and quantitative analysis software. A typical session on the microprobe requires a minimum of two days of work (normally 10-18 charged hours), less for a very simple qualitative analysis of just a few points, more for complicated analytical situations or trace element work with extended counting times.

Please contact Tim Teague tteague@uclink2.berkeley.edu in the Petrographic Laboratory for sample preparation and John Donovan jdonovan@socrates.berkeley.edu for the electron microprobe user schedule.