Analytical platforms

The CAF can offer a range of services and facilities to support the analysis  of materials and compounds. Depending on your research, there are six different platforms of instrumentation that can be used with our support on a collaborative project basis or as a fee-for-service offering.

Find out how CAF’s six platforms of instrumentation could support your research. 

Centre for Advanced Microscopy (CfAM)

The Centre for Advanced Microscopy if part of the CAF and provides a wide range of imaging facilities Transmission EM (TEM)  JEOL 2010 Plus • Room Temperature and CryoTEM •...Read More >

Mass Spectrometry

Mass spectrometry (MS) is a versatile analytical technique used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions. This can providing precise information on the molecular weight, structure, and composition of chemical...Read More >

NMR Spectroscopy

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is a powerful analytical technique used to determine the structure, dynamics, reaction state, and chemical environment of molecules. By applying a strong magnetic field and radio-frequency...Read More >

Optical Spectroscopy

The infrared and Raman spectroscopy section of the CAF is equipped with two Perkin-Elmer Spectrum 100 FTIR spectrometers, one of which is interfaced to a Perkin-Elmer Spotlight 400 FTIR imaging...Read More >

Thermal Analysis

The thermal analysis laboratory, housed within the CAF lab, contains a suite of high-performance instrumentation that can investigate thermal events within a wide range of materials, from archaeological, through to...Read More >

X-Ray Diffraction

The Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) has state-of-the-art facilities for single-crystal, powder and small-angle scattering X-ray diffraction. Members of staff have considerable expertise in these analytical techniques and are happy to...Read More >