Equipment Type:

Cleanroom Instrumentation

Nano and Micro Fabrication

Instrument Capabilities

The AmScope ME580T-PZ-2L-10M is a compact trinocular upright metallurgical microscope designed for inspection and characterization of metals, semiconductor materials, wafers, plastics, and other opaque or translucent samples. The system combines reflected and transmitted illumination, polarized-light capability, plan-achromatic optics, and digital imaging for materials inspection. The microscope is equipped with a 10-megapixel USB 2.0 digital camera, allowing users to capture and record microscopic images.

Key capabilities and features:

• Trinocular optical configuration with a dedicated camera port
• 40X–500X total magnification
• Finite plan-achromatic optical system for flat-field imaging
• Reflected-light illumination for opaque materials and surfaces
• Transmitted-light illumination for translucent specimens
• Polarized reflected-light capability for enhancing material features and stress-related contrast
• 25 mm focus travel
• 0.002 mm fine-focus precision
• Metallurgical objectives:
• 5X plan-achromatic
• 10X plan-achromatic
• 50X long-working-distance plan-achromatic

Fees and Policies

Cleanroom Entry fee: (The cleanroom entry fee is charged in addition to the cleanroom facility usage fee)

• UT Users: $6
• Higher Education/State Agencies: $10
• Corporate/External Users: $10

Cleanroom Facility

• UT Users: $35/hour
• Higher Education/State Agencies (Assisted): $92/hour
• Corporate/External Users (Assisted): $94/hour
• Higher Education/State Agencies (Unassisted): $64/hour
• Corporate/External Users (Unassisted): $65/hour

Please contact Dr. Raluca Gearba and/or James Smitherman to schedule a training session.