Research Equipment | Classrooms & Labs | Computing Labs

NURO Observatory

The National Undergraduate Research Observatory (NURO) is a consortium of undergraduate institutions which contract to use the Lowell Observatory 31-inch telescope on Anderson Mesa. The NURO instrument is a Photometrics 512x512 direct imaging CCD camera.

 
 

The Atmospheric Research Observatory

The Atmospheric Research Observatory - houses NAU's 24-inch telescope, a coelostat and six 10-inch reflectors. This facility is used to host many public and group viewing events throughout the year.

 
 

Scanning Force Microscopy Lab

 
The scanning force microscopy lab houses a Veeco scanning force microscope with phase imaging capability, an ultra-high vacuum chamber facility for thin film depositions, and a matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MALDI).


 
 

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Labs

 
The scanning tunneling microscopy lab (STM) houses an ultra high vacuum compatible STM instrument including in-situ facilities for thin film preparation and deposition, and a low energy electron diffraction (LEED) instrument.


 
 

X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Lab

 
The x-ray photoelectron (XPS) laboratory houses two PHI XPS systems including many other instruments for general materials characterization.  Other instrumentation includes a liquid helium cryostat, FTIR system, mass spectrometer, and ion-beam system.

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