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Index of tutorials and SOPs under development:

Instruments:

Horiba Duetta Fluorescence and Absorbance Spectrometer
Horiba XploRA Confocal Raman Microscope
Innovatest Nemesis 5100G2 Hardness Tester
Instron 68TM-50 Universal Testing System
Malvern Panalytical Aeris Research XRD
Microtrac Sync Particle Size Analyzer
Olympus DSX-1000 Digital Optical Microscope
Technoorg-Linda SEMPrep 2 Broad Beam Ion Mill
Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS5 Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer
Thermofisher Phenom Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM)

Sample Prep:

Sample prep tips and tricks

As of 1/13/2025 these are very much a work in progress, and will be updated continuously. Please contact dmse-breakerspace@mit.edu if you see any mistakes or have questions or suggestions.