Research facilities
(As of July 1, 2018)
High-temperature, high-pressure apparatus
KAWAI-type high-pressure apparatus ADV1000
KAWAI-type multi-anvil high-pressure apparatus, USSA-5000
KAWAI-type multi-anvil high-pressure apparatus, USSA-1000
High-pressure and High-temperature apparatus for physical property measurements, UHP2000-20 (AMAGAEL)
KAWAI-type high-pressure apparatus SPEED-Mk.II for in-situ X-ray observation
Piston-cylinder apparatus
Internally heated pressure vessel
Cold-seal hydrothermal apparatus
Gas mixing furnace
Floating zone furnace for single crystal growth
Externally heated DAC
YAG Laser-heated DAC
X-ray analytical equipments
Powder X-ray diffractometer
Microfocused X-ray diffractometer with imaging plate system
Back-Laue Photography
X-ray fluorescence spectrometer 3134P3 (
CASTEM
)
Electron probe micro analyzer JXA-8800
Scanning electron microscope JSM-T220A with EDS
Scanning electron microscope S-3100H with EDS EMAX-7000 (
CASTEM
)
Mass spectrometers
Secondary ion mass spectrometer Cameca ims 5f (
CASTEM
)
Sector-type inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer ELEMENT Finnigan Mat (
CASTEM
)
Q-pole type inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers, PMS 2000 PML and Agilent 7500cs (
CASTEM
)
Thermal ionization mass spectrometers (for Li, B, Sr, Ce, Nd and Pb isotope analyses) Finnigan MAT261and MAT262 (
CASTEM
)
Thermal ionization mass spcectrometers with retarding potential quadrupole (for Th and Os isotope analysis) MAT262 RPQ (2sets) (
CASTEM
)
High Sensitivity thermal ionization mass spectrometer Finnigan TRITON TI
(CASTEM)
Multi-collection inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers Finnigan NEPTUNE
(CASTEM)
Stable isotope ratio mass spectrometers
VG PRISM
VG SIRA10 (δD)
VG SIRA10 (δ
34
S)
VG SIRA12
VG Tracermass
VG MM903
Rare gas mass spectrometer VG5400 (
CASTEM
)
High resolution secondary ion mass spectrometer Cameca ims 1270 (
CASTEM
)
Electromagnetic spectroscopy equipments
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer
Micro-Raman spectrometer
Micro-FTIR spectrometer
Other instruments
Ion chromatographs
Preparation systems for extraction
Ultrasonic reflectivity spectroscopy system
Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy system
Single crystal cutting and lapping system
Infrared laser micro-machining system
Impedance/gain-phase analyzer
Institute for Planetary Materials