XPS in Surface Analysis
I’m happy to inform you that the X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) is now back online. We appreciate Dr. Leftwich’s assistance in getting the XPS up and running smoothly.
If anyone has samples they need analyzed, please contact Dr. Leftwich directly.
Due to the intermittent power outages, in addition to the planned power outages, ACMAL will be closed for the remainder of this week. The Confocal Imaging Facility (CIF), will be available unless there is another unplanned power outage during the day.
The X-ray facility will be open beginning Friday morning. All other facilities will be opening next week. Just a reminder, the FIB and FESEM annual maintenance will be occurring next week (5/9 – 5/11).
We apologize for any inconvenience.
The XPS is operational and is available for use. Please email Dr. Timothy Leftwich (at trleftwi@mtu.edu) if you are interested in XPS (or Auger) analysis.
The XPS is operational and is available for use. Please note that the sputter gun, that is used for sputtering and depth profile analysis, is currently not functioning properly and is temporarily unavailable. Email me (at trleftwi@mtu.edu) if you are interested in XPS (or Auger) analysis.
Dr. Timothy Leftwich
Research Assistant Professor
ACMAL Surface Scientist
Material Science and Engineering
trleftwi@mtu.edu
The XPS is still off-line. Unfortunately, the repairs made to the electronic control boards did not completely resolve the issue. Dr. Tim Leftwich is actively working on the instrument. We will update once a timeline has been established.
Please contact Dr. Tim Leftwich, if you have any questions or would like to use the XPS once it’s available.
The XPS repair is coming along well. There was a problem in one of the electronic control boards which has been found and fixed. Now, we are just waiting for the boards to be shipped back. Once the boards have been reinstalled it was confirmed that the problem is fixed, an update will be sent out to the eof-l.
Please contact Dr. Tim Leftwich, if you have any questions or would like to use the XPS once it’s available.
The XPS is down until it can be repaired. We are working on the problem and I will send out an update when we have a timeline for the repairs.
