Research facilities as of December 18, 2023 are shown below.
High-temperature, high-pressure apparatus
- 6-axis high-pressure apparatus, 6UHP-70
- KAWAI-type multi-anvil high-pressure apparatus, USSA-5000
- 1000 ton KAWAI-type multi-anvil high-pressure apparatus, USSA-1000
- High pressure apparatus with DIA-type guide blocks (UHP-2000/20, AMAGAEL)
- D111-type high pressure deformation apparatus
- Piston-cylinder apparatuses
- Internally heated pressure vessel
- Cold-seal hydrothermal apparatuses
- Externally heated diamond anvil cells
- Diamond anvil cells (Mashino）
X-ray analytical equipment and Electron Microscope
- Powder X-ray diffractometer Rigaku SmartLab
- Micro-focused X-ray diffractometer Rigaku RintRapid II
- X-ray fluorescence spectrometer PANalytical Axios Advanced
- Electron probe micro analyzer JXA-8800
- Field-emission Electron probe micro analyzer JXA-8530F
- Field-emission Electron probe microanalyzer with Soft X-ray Spectrum Detector JXA-8530F
- Low Vacuum Field-emission SEM JSM-7001F with EDS
- Scanning Electron Microscope JSM-7001F with EBSD and EDS
- Transmission Electron Microscope JEM-7001F
Mass spectrometers
- Multi-collector ICP-MS: Thermo Fisher Scientific Neptune plus
- ICP-MS: Thermo Fisher Scientific iCAP TQ
- TIMS: Thermo Fisher Scientific Triton plus
- HR-SIMS: Cameca IMS-1280HR
- Gas-MS: MAT 253 IRMS
- Gas-MS: Micromass VG 5400
- Gas-MS: Thermo Fisher Scientific Helix
- Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific Orbitrap Fusion)
- GC-MS (Thermo Fisher Scientific TRACE 1310 & ISQ 7000)
Spectrometers
- NMR spectrometer Bruker Avance NEO 400 MHz (solid & liquid)
- Micro-Raman spectrometers
- Low-frequency micro-Raman spectrometer
- Near-infrared micro-Raman spectrometer
- Ruby fluorescence pressure measurement microscope
- Micro-FTIR with Raman spectrometer
- Vacuum FTIR spectrometer
Other instruments
- Focused Ion Beam Instrument JIB-4500 (CASTEM)
- Ion chromatographsi Metrohm Compact IC 761
- Infrared laser micro-machining system
- Ultraviolet laser cutter
- Impedance/gain-phase analyzer
- Thin film deposition machine
- Wire-cut electrical discharge machining
- Diamond wire saw for dry/low-loss cutting
- HPLC (Thermo Fisher Scientific Vanquish)
- High temperature conversion elemental analyzer
- Combustion elemental analyzer
- GC-IsoLink system
- Laser fluorination system
6-axis high-pressure apparatus, 6UHP-70
This is unique apparatus which pressurizes a cubic space from 6 directions by hydraulic pressure + motor control. The target pressure is set to be 120 GPa.
1000 ton KAWAI-type multi-anvil high-pressure apparatus, USSA-1000
Maximum press load is 1000 ton with the first stage anvil of 60 mm and it is possible to generate pressure up to 25 GPa for sample of ~1 mm size.
D111-type high pressure deformation apparatus
This apparatus enables us to perform deformation experiments under high temperature and high pressure using a Kawai-type cell and it is useful for rheological studies of the mantle and core.
Scanning Electron Microscope JSM-7001F with EBSD and EDS
This is electron microscopes for microstructural observation of small samples equipped with chemical composition analysis and crystal orientation measurement.
Ultraviolet laser cutter
Laser with a wavelength of 355 nm in ultraviolet light is used for cutting and shaping ceramics and metals.
Thin film deposition machine
Sputtering machine having three targets simultaneously is widely used for complex chemical thin film deposition.
Wire-cut electrical discharge machining
This electrical discharge machine is used for making jigs, experimental parts and so on by 2.5- dimensional processing.
Past
Research facilities as of April 1, 2015 are shown on here.
