ASC Facilities & Capabilities

Dual Beam Focused Ion Beam/Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope.

Dual Beam Focused Ion Beam Device

Information on how this Zeiss 1540 ESB Electron Scanning Microscope is being used is available on our scheduling page and by contacting Bob Goddard.

Electromagnetic Test Capability

• 14-16T and 15-17 T Oxford Instruments magnets with Variable Temperature operation from 2 to 120 K
• 5.5 T Quantum Design SQUID magnetometer
• Oxford Instruments 14 T Vibrating Sample Magnetometer with Cantilever Torque magnetometer.
• Quantum Design 9 T Physical Property Measurement System with the following options: AC Susceptibility and DC Magnetization, Resistivity, Heat Capacity, Torque Magnetometer, Multi-Function Probe and Horizontal Rotator.
• Quantum Design 16 T Physical Property Measurement System with the following options: VSM, Resistivity, Heat Capacity, Torque Magnetometer, Multi-Function Probe and Horizontal Rotator.
• Very-Low-Field Shielded Test Facility
• Extensive High-Sensitivity Electronics permitting nanovolt DC measurements

Fabrication and Heat-Treatment Laboratory Capability

Thin-Film Deposition and Bulk Chemistry Lab
Includes laser ablation, ion beam and magnetron sputtering and clean room patterning facilities.

Mechanical Processing Lab
Includes Cold (CIP) and hot (HIP) isostatic presses, a hydrostatic extrusion press, billet welding and sealing, swaging, wire drawing and heat treatment facilities providing a complete in-house strand fabrication facility.

Laser Confocal

Information on how this instrument is being used is available on our scheduling page and by contacting Peter Lee.

Magneto-Optic Imaging Facility

Microstructural Evaluation Capability