Sl.
No.

Instrument

Make/
Model

Major  Specifications/
Accessories available

Type of measurement/analysis available

1.

Atomic Absorption Spectrometer

Varian Tech AA 575 ABQ

Detection limit: ~1ppm

Trace element analysis of about 40 elements in rock/ore, oil, plants, biological samples etc.

Elico S1-93

Detection limit: ~1ppm

2.

Spectrofluorimeter

Perkin Elmer MPF 44B

Wave length range: 200 nm to 800 nm with bandpass selection 0.2 nm to 20 nm; Polarization,  phosphorescence  and
solid sample attachments

Fluorescence studies of variety of organic & bio-chemical species.

3.

EPR Spectrometer

Varian
E-112

X-band, 9.5 GHz with 12 ״ magnet;
Sensitivity: 1010  spins/ Gauss (approx); TM-110, dual, cylindrical & optical transmission cavities;
Aqueous solution cells

EPR studies including detection of stable free radicals, transition paramagnetic metal complexes; triplet states and  study of stereo chemistry.

4.

Mass Spectrometer

AEI MS 30

Mass range: upto 600 amu;
Resolution: upto 1000

Analysis of organic molecules upto 600 amu; EI mode.

5.

X-ray Diffractometer (Single crystal)

Enraf Nonius
MACH 3

Cu (Kα) & Mo (Kα) sources;
Polarising Microscope

Single crystal X-ray diffraction data at room temp.; data processing and structure analysis.

6.

Transmission Electron Microscope

Jeol JEM 200 CX

Resolution: upto 3 0A; Magnifi.: upto 3,00,000;
Acc. voltage: upto 160 kV;
Electron diffraction;
Ultramicrotome;
Low speed saw;
Twin-jet electropolisher

Study of Ultrastructures of both biological (animal & plant cells/tissues)  and non-biological (e.g. rubber, thin films etc.) samples; Electron diffraction studies of crystalline specimen.

7.

GLC

Pye Unicam
GC 104

Dual column dual FID temp. programmed chromatograph;
Operation temp.: 500 C-2000 C; Both metal & glass column analysis

Separation of closely related chemical species for qualitative identification & quantitative estimation of separated species etc.

8.

HPLC

Waters 501

Binary pumping;
Scanning fluorescence detector 470 nm & UV detector 486 nm with millennium software; Reverse phase C18 column

Separation of different components of drugs/metabolites in serum/plasma/ synthesing mixes, trace organics, pesticides, etc.