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instrument for loading samples into atom probe

Core Analytical Facility

The Core Analytical Facility supports collaborative, multidisciplinary research involving instruments for electron, ion, and x-ray imaging, diffraction, and spectroscopy.

Core Analytical Facility

Equipment and Instrumentation

CAF houses cutting-edge equipment and instrumentation for electron, ion, and X-ray imaging, diffraction, and spectroscopy.

researcher loading samples in the atom probe

Research Image Contest

We are excited to announce the first Research Image Awards within the Alabama Materials Institute!

  • Deadline for image entry: February 28, 2025
  • Winners announced: March 15, 2025
etched microstructure of nickel superalloy Waspaloy imaged through Keyence using darkfield imaging

Our Mission

The mission of the Core Analytical Facility is to enable and facilitate collaborative, multi-investigator, multi-disciplinary, multi-campus and regional research involving major research instrumentation.

Publications and Formal Acknowledgement

We request that all publications reporting research conducted in the Core Analytical Facility acknowledge collaboration, i.e., “This work utilized resources owned and maintained by the Core Analytical Facility, which is supported by The University of Alabama.”