Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre EM Unit Charges 2017
Instrument Usage Charges:
Service |
Operator |
UNSW |
Other Australian Universities & Affiliated Institutes (ex.GST) |
Corporate (ex. GST) |
Beam Rate/ Hour Non-AMMRF Flagship Microscopes |
User Operated |
$40 |
$110 |
$200 |
Staff Operated |
$140 |
$220 |
$330 |
|
Beam Rate/ Hour AMMRF Flagship Microscopes (FIB Nanolab, SEM 230, SEM 450, FIB Auriga, SEM 7001 and EPMA 8500) |
User Operated |
$40 |
$42 |
$190 |
Staff Operated |
$140 |
$140 |
$320 |
|
Ultra-Microtoming/ Hour (incl costs of embedding, staining etc) |
User Operated |
$30 |
$40 |
$85 |
Staff Operated |
$90 |
$105 |
$210 |
|
Cryo-Ultramicrotoming/ Hour (incl costs of embedding, staining, nitrogen etc) |
Staff Operated ONLY |
$110 |
$150 |
$260 |
Critical Point Drying/ Run |
User Operated |
$30 |
By Special Arrangement |
|
Staff Operated |
$130 |
Training charges (per internal user): [for external user training charges, please consult with EMU staff]
Technique |
Instrument |
Training time |
Fee |
SEM |
NNS230, NNS450, J7001, Quanta, s3400X, s3400I |
6 hours |
$240 |
TEM |
J1400, Tecnai, cm200 |
6 hours |
$240 |
AFM |
ICON, JSPM5400, MultiMode |
6 hours |
$240 |
FIB |
xP200 |
6 hours |
$240 |
Nanolab (DualBeam) |
10 hours |
$400 |
|
Auriga |
10 hours |
$400 |
|
Lift-out |
3 hours |
$120 |
|
EPMA
|
|
|
Price on application |
Cryo TEM |
|
|
Price on application |
Biological/polymer specimen preparation |
CPD |
6 hours |
$240 |
Negative staining |
2 hours |
$80 |
|
Resin embedding, ultramicrotomy, positive staining |
|
Price on application |
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Sample Polishing |
Hitachi IM-4000 Ion Polisher |
2 hours |
$100 |
PIPS II |
4 hours |
$200 |
Consumables |
ALL Users (UNSW, Corporate etc) |
Castro-Viejo Scissors |
$40 |
Diamond Pen |
$40 |
Gel Box |
$16 |
Grid Box – Rectangle |
$40 |
Grid Box – Round |
$35 |
Grid Box - Small |
$25 |
Grid Mat |
$30 |
Mount Lifter |
$30 |
Round nose forceps |
$40 |
Scissors |
$15 |
SEM Specimen Box |
$15 |
Specimen Split Mount |
$45 |
Tweezers – Self Closing |
$60 |
Tweezers – Regular |
$50 |
Formvar+carbon coated grids (box of 25) |
$70 |
Formvar coated grids (box of 50) |
$80 |
Thin carbon film on lacey carbon grid | $6 |
Note: All invoiced customers subject to 10% GST on top of standard rates