Additional Instrumentation
Agilent 5800 Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)
The Agilent 5800 ICP-OES is an advanced optical emission spectrometer used for fast, accurate analysis of multiple elements in various sample types. It is designed to measure the concentration of elements down to parts-per-million (sometime better!) levels using inductively coupled plasma to excite atoms and detect their emitted light, providing detailed elemental composition data. The system is ideal for environmental, energy, chemical, and materials testing.
Contact:
Cassi King
she/her
kingc39@wwu.edu
(360) 650-4127
ES 508c
Varian SpectrAA 220FS w/ SPS-5 and SIPS auto sampling
NO LONGER AVAILABLE:
FOR SIMILAR CAPABILITIES SEE THE Agilent 5800 ICP-OES
Contact:
Cassi King
she/her
kingc39@wwu.edu
(360) 650-4127
ES 508c
Hidex 300 SL Liquid Scintillation Counter
Liquid scintillation counting (LSC) is the standard laboratory method to quantify the radioactivity of low energy radioisotopes, mostly beta-emitting and alpha-emitting isotopes. The Hidex 300 incorporates triple-to-double coincidence ratio (TDCR) counting which utilizes a unique design with three photomultiplier detectors aligned 120 degrees from each other.
Contact:
Cassi King
she/her
kingc39@wwu.edu
(360) 650-4127
ES 508c
Polaron E3000 Critical Point Dryer
The CPD allows for gentle dehydration of a sample, preventing tissue damage from rapid atmospheric evaporation. It is a common method of biological sample preparation for SEM imaging.
Contact:
Mike Kraft
he/him
Michael.Kraft@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3879
ES 508a
RMC Boeckeler PowerTome PC ultramicrotome
The microtome creates nanometer thin sections, ideal for sample analysis with our JEOL SEM STEM detector.
Contact:
Mike Kraft
he/him
Michael.Kraft@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3879
ES 508a