MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Department of Chemistry
NOTICE: The XRF spectrometer has been replaced, but is not currently available for routine use. Contact Richard Staples for more information.

X-RAY FLOURESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY
Analytical Services Provided Using X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy


Chemistry Building
Room 00

Manager and Lecturer: Dr. Richard J. Staples

Welcome to the Center for Crystallographic Research Reservation System. This page contains the steps to take to use the Rigaku XRF spectrometer under the control of the Center for Crystallographic Research.

The facility can perform standard XRF Spectroscopy measurements for many elements. It can analyze elements from beryllium (Be) to uranium (U) in concentration ranges from 100 wt% to sub-ppm levels.

Lab Users and Policies

The basic policy of the lab is always to be kind and considerate of others.
The facility is open to all departments of the university.

Specific guidelines for the facility are given in the PDF document User's Guide.

Services

SCXRD
Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction
PWXRD
Powder X-Ray Diffraction
XRF
X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Synchrotron
In-House Protein
Data Collection
Forms
Request SCXRD services
Request XRF services
Request powder crystal services