AMMRF -

Cameca NanoSIMS 50 (UWA)

Contact: Dr Matt Kilburn, NanoSIMS Manager, Tel: 08 6488 8068.
 
The University of Western Australia Node

Example image

Clockwise from top left:
NanoSIMS images of a section through a 13C-labeled polyp of the coral Galaxea fascicularis. Individual symbiotic algae (arrows) that have accumulated 13C are clearly visible:
a) secondary electron image
b) 12C-
c) 13C-
d) 12C-12N-
e) 32S-
f) 13C-/12C-

FOV = 30 µm.
Scale on f) 13C/12C ratio values.

Capabilities
  • Elemental mapping at the sub-micron scale (Hydrogen to Uranium).
  • In-situ stable isotope measurements at sub-micron scale.
  • Imaging of light elements and isotopic tracers in biological materials at sub-cellular level.
  • Analysis of materials, biological samples, and minerals.
Configuration
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Flagship instruments

Cameca NanoSIMS 50 (UWA)

FEI Tecnai F30 High-Throughput CryoTEM (UQ)

Imago Local Electrode Atom Probe & Wide-Field-Of-View Laser Atom Probe (USYD)

FEI Nova Nanolab 200 Dualbeam FIB (UNSW)

Dualbeam FIB/FESEM (Uni Adel)

Coming on-line:

Time-Of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer (Uni SA)

Cameca 1280 Large-Radius Ion Microprobe (UWA)

High-Resolution SEM Analysis Facility (UNSW)