Nanospray Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
The Nanospray Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometer (nanoDESI) is used for a variety of environmental research projects that are relevant to atmospheric aerosol chemistry, aquatic and soil chemistry, and mass spectrometry imaging of biological samples. This resource is available to researchers worldwide through the EMSL User Program.
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High Resolution SEM/FIB with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory offers a scanning electron microscope with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX) detector to conduct surface analysis with high resolution imaging to study biogeochemical transformation processes in soils and to understand interactions in environmental systems.
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Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope and Focused Ion Beam
The environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) is used to image, analyze, and perform sample manipulations under controlled environments. It has the advantage of performing analysis at…
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Atom Probe Tomography
Atom proble tomography is a material analysis technique available at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) through the EMSL User Program.
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Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy for Atmospheric Research
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's scanning electron microscope offers a variety of detectors and an integrated custom-built platform for atmospheric research. These resources are available to the research community through open calls for proposals.
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Ice Nucleation Chamber
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) has a custom-built ice nucleation chamber that researchers can use to study properties of atmospheric particles or aerosols in situ, under user-defined conditions. The chamber can be accessed through the EMSL User Program's open calls for proposals.
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Single Particle Mass Spectrometry
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's single particle mass spectrometer, miniSPLAT, is used to characterize in situ and real-time physicochemical properties of individual particles, with unparalleled sensitivity, sizing precision, mass-spectral quality, and temporal resolution.
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Photoacoustic Spectrometer
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's Photoacoustic Extinctiometer (PAX) measures optical properties of aerosols in real-time. PAX is available to researchers through the EMSL User Program.
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Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Microscopy
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory offers Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometry instrumentation for studying atmospheric chemistry, biological processes, and bioenergy production. This resource is available through the EMSL User Program.
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Atomic Force Microscopy
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's atomic force microscopy provides three-dimensional topographic imaging of surfaces. This resource is available to the scientific community through the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's open calls for proposals.
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Cryogenic Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscopy
The cryogenic focused ion beam-scanning electron microscope (cryo-FIB-SEM) is a semi-automated instrument that provides pseudo-three-dimensional imaging of thick samples with ~10-nm resolution or…
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Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy for Environmental Microbiology
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's cryogenic transmission electron microscopy suite supports the fundamental understanding of environmental and biological systems. This resource is available to users through open calls for proposals.
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Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy for Structural Biology
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) is home to the Atomic Resolution Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy suite, which includes high-resolution imaging, morphological studies, and structural determination for research related to environmental and biological systems. These resources are available to EMSL users through open calls for proposals.
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Helium Ion Microscopy
Biological and environmental research often requires high-resolution inspection of surface details, such as soil organic matter (SOM)-mineral interactions, ice nucleation in aerosols, and microbial…
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Nanoscale Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Nanoscale Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (nano-FTIR) is a high-resolution chemical imaging system, which combines the nanoscale spatial resolution of atomic force microscopy with the…
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Optical Coherence Tomography
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-destructive tomographic imaging platform used to image soil, plant tissues, and a wide variety of other materials. The system leverages an incoherent…
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Raman Atomic Force Microscopy
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's Raman atomic force microscopy resources are available to the scientific community through open calls for proposals.
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X-ray Computed Tomography
Researchers can access X-ray computed tomography resources through the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) User Program's open calls for proposals.
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Non-invasive Automated Root Imager
EMSL’s Non-invasive Automated Root Imager (NARI) is used for phenotyping root traits by rapid acquisition of high-quality images of plants grown in transparent (gel-based) growth medium. The system…
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Controlled Combustion System
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's controlled combustion system mimics real-life combustion conditions around aerosols produced and improves understanding of aerosol formation, properties, and the effects on ecosystem.
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