For Academic rate users: After 25 hours of use of a given tool in a billing quarter
the rates below are reduced by 50% for that user, for that tool, for the rest of that billing quarter.
Training on any tool is charged at $22/hr for any researcher *U.S. Academic and U.S. Government users pay the internal academic rate.Shared User Tool Rates
Instrument Group 1
Tool
Technique
US Acad. / Govt. Rate*
Industry & Non-US Acad. Rate
Bruker Icon
AFM
$22/hr
$45/hr
Bruker Tornado
XRF
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Nicolet 6700
FTIR
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Thermo iN10MX
FTIR
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Keyence VHX-600 & -7000
3D Optical Microscopy
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Hysitron TI-900
Nanoindentation
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Renishaw Qontor (Vis-NIR)
Raman Spectroscopy
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Renishaw In-Via (UV-IR)
Raman Spectroscopy
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Hitachi SU8010
SEM
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LEO 1530
SEM
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Panalytical Alpha-1 MPD
XRD
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Panalytical Empyrean
XRD, SAXS
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Panalytical X’Pert Pro MRD
XRD
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Rigaku Miniflex powder XRD
XRD
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Instrument Group 2
Tool
Technique
US Acad. / Govt. Rate*
Industry & Non-US Acad. Rate
Hitachi SU8230
SEM
$40/hr
$65/hr
Zeiss Ultra 60
SEM
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JEOL 100 CSX-II
TEM
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Hitachi HT7700
TEM
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Kratos Axis Ultra
XPS
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Rigaku Smartlab SE
XRD
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Rigaku Smartlab XE
XRD
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Thermo K-Alpha
XPS
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Instrument Group 3
Tool
Technique
US Acad. / Govt. Rate*
Industry & Non-US Acad. Rate
Hitachi HD-2700
TEM
$85/hr
$190/hr
FEI Tecnai F30
TEM
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Thermo Helios 5CX
FIB/SEM
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IONTOF 5-300
ToF-SIMS
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MCF staff time is billed at $75/hr for any remote work (does not apply to training sessions).