Instrument/equipment Core/facility: Earth Materials Characterization Center (EMC2)

Raman micro-spectrometer

Zhenting Jiang

Laboratory Manager

Horiba Jobin-Yvon LabRam HR800

Raman micro-spectrometer

A Horiba Jobin-Yvon LabRam HR800 is used for registration of spectra of Raman scattering. The main aims are identification of the studied substances in solid, liquid or gaseous states, phase diagnostic of inclusions in minerals, assessment of the degree of crystallinity of the substance, studies of the transformation of substances in the chemical and electrochemical reactions, and studies of changes in biological tissues. A built-in microscope allows researchers to obtain information with micrometer objects. A confocal optical scheme enables the most detailed images and analyses to be obtained with speed and confidence.

Available to Yale researchers & external researchers

Specifications

Spectrograph: Focal length 800 mm

Three diffraction gratings at 600 l/mm, 1800 l/mm

Spectral range: 4000–100 сm-1

Spectral resolution: Up to 1.5 сm-1

Accuracy of wave number: 1 сm-1

Spatial resolution: Up to 1 micron

Lasers: Tunable Ar+ laser with power up to 50 mW and with notch filters at 488 nm and 514 nm; He-Ne at 632 nm and power up to 10 mW

Microscope: Olympus BX41 with objectives 10Х (NA 0.25), 50X (NA 0.75), 50X (NA 0.5), 100X (NA 0.9)

Detector: Peltier-cooled CCD 1024 x 256 px