Instrumentation
Mass Spectrometer: ICP-MS Thermo Fisher Scientific X-Series 2
![ICPMS equiptment](/media/libraries/research/ICPMS.png)
Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is an analytical technique that uses direct micro-scale sampling to provide high precision elemental and stable isotope analyses of solid materials.
Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer Bruker Tracer III-V/III-SD
![pXRF equipment](/media/libraries/research/pXRF.png)
XRF (X-ray flurescence) is a non-distructive analytical technique uesd to determine the elemental compostion of materials.
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer ThermoScientific Icap Q
![Icap Q equipment](/media/libraries/research/ICAPQ.png)
Scanning Electron Microscope with Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy FEI Quanta 200F
![ESEM equiptment](/media/libraries/research/ESEM.png)
Analysis
Ancient DNA Extraction
![researchers in bunny suits for the DNA lab](/media/libraries/research/DNA.png)
CAMAS houses a PCR lab and a Clean Room for DNA extraction.
Isotope Ratio using Mass Spectrometry
![Center for Archaeology, Materials, and Applied Spectroscopy (CAMAS)](/media/libraries/research/345-1.png)
EA-IRMS Analysis, TC/EA-IRMS Analysis, TC/EA-IRMS Analysis, Gas Bench Analysis.
Applications for solid, organic and inorganic, liquid, carbonates samples.
Sample Preparation
![pottery fragments being set in a petri dish for analysis](/media/libraries/research/sample-disk.jpg)
Sample Weighting (Micro-balance), Extraction and Freeze Drying, Crymilling, Mixer Milling, Mounting, Sectioning, and Polishing available.