Other Instrumentation
The Toronto Metropolitan Analytical Centre houses several pieces of unique instrumentation.
Wipe analysis is the most common use for this instrument, but this can allow for detection of a number of emissions. Alpha, Beta, and Gamma emissions can be measured.
- Hidex 300
External Users
$100 per hour
Internal Users
A fee of $500 per year enables access to all of the Toronto Metropolitan Analytical Centre instrumentation. Consumables such as gasses, sample vials, or other required items are not included.
The DSC allows for thermal transitions such as melting point, glass point boiling point, as well as any transitions that may occur within a sample
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry
- TA Instruments Q20
External Users
$100 per hour
(The hourly rate includes the nitrogen required but does not include the required sample pans)
Internal Users
A fee of $500 per year enables access to all of the Toronto Metropolitan Analytical Centre instrumentation. Consumables such as gasses, sample vials, or other required items are not included.
If you are interested in the crystal structure of your powdered sample, the Rigaku XRD is able to meet your needs with an extensive internal library.
- X-Ray Diffraction
- Rigaku Miniflex 600
External Users
$70 per hour
(The hourly rate includes the required Kapton film for sample preparation)
Internal Users
A fee of $500 per year enables access to all of the Toronto Metropolitan Analytical Centre instrumentation. Consumables such as gasses, sample vials, or other required items are not included.
This 60 MHz NMR allows for rapid preliminary analysis for samples. Proton, C13 are both available.
- Nanalysis NMReady-60Pro
- A Bruker 400 MHz NMR is also available
External Users
$40 per hour
(Sample tubes and deuterated solvents are not included in the hourly rate)
Internal Users
A fee of $500 per year enables access to all of the Toronto Metropolitan Analytical Centre instrumentation. Consumables such as gasses, sample vials, or other required items are not included.
This instrument ensures that you sample is completely broken down accurate elemental analysis.
- Questron Qwave 4000
- Sample preparation
External Users
$40 per sample
(Nitric acid is included in the hourly rate)
Internal Users
A fee of $500 per year enables access to all of the Toronto Metropolitan Analytical Centre instrumentation. Consumables such as gasses, sample vials, or other required items are not included.