Micro-Spectroscopy Workstation

Zeiss Axio
Observer D1

The Micro-Spectroscopy Workstation is capable of providing both spectroscopic measurements and microscopic imaging of samples from functional nanomaterials to thin films to proteins. Built upon a Zeiss Axio Observer D1 inverted microscope, the workstation is equipped with two incident-light halogen lamp illuminators, a 100-Watt Hg lamp, and a Zeiss AxioCam MRC color CCD camera. In addition, three optical spectrometers, coupled to the microscope via multi-mode fiber optics, are available for micro-spectroscopic characterization (transmission, absorption, reflection, and fluorescence) with emission spectra ranging from UV-Vis (300-900 nm) to NIR (900-1700 nm). A dark-field condenser attached to the microscope is especially useful for studying the optical properties of nanomaterials through surface plasmon spectroscopy. The workstation is also equipped with an InGaAs focal plan array (FPA) NIR camera to image thermal and optical emission in the Near-Infrared (NIR) region. Micro-Raman spectroscopy, with a laser excitation of 531 nm, will be available on this workstation within the next few weeks (2/26/09).

ITG users may reserve time on this instrument using the Micro-Spectroscopy Workstation Calendar.

Manufacturers:	Axio Observer D1 inverted microscope: Carl Zeiss, Inc. UV-Vis, NIR spectrometers: Control Development, Inc. Alpha NIR camera: FLIR Systems
Features:	- AxioCam MRC color CCD camera: 1.4 megapixels, with a pixel size of 6.45 x 6.45 µm - Silicon PDA spectrometer (300-900 nm); NIR 128-element InGaAs array spectrometer (900-1700 nm); CCD thermoelectrically cooled high-sensitivity spectrometer (420-780 nm) - Alpha NIR camera with 320 x 256 InGaAs focal plane array (FPA) and spectral response from 900 to 1700 nm - Single-mode optical fiber with the 531-nm laser line - Brightfield, phase contrast, darkfield, and fluorescence microscopy - Absorption, transmission, reflection spectroscopy from UV-Vis to NIR - Micro-Raman spectroscopy with excitation at 531 nm
Location:	B606A
Phone:	in hallway: (217) 244-7221
Contact Person:	Jon Ekman
Fees & Consumables:	See Microscopy Suite Fees
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