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Rates & Bookings

User Fees and Bookings

The LA-ICPMS facility recovers the cost of argon, helium and other consumables through user fees. The expected number of analyses (standards and unknowns) being 70-150 spots per 8-hour day.Ìý There is a flat rate of $40 per session for ICP warmup and tuning time.Ìý Normally, bookings will be done in units of 4 hour sessions.

User Type

User present

Analysis done by

Data reduction done by

Rate (per hr)

Internal A*

Yes

User***

User***

$50

Internal B

Yes, for setup

Operator

Operator

$80

External Academic A

Yes, for setup

User***

User***

$60

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External Academic B

Yes, for setup

Operator

Operator

$100

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External Academic Collaborator**

Yes, for setup

User***

User***

$50

Commerical A

Yes, for setup

Operator

Operator

$170

Commercial B

Yes, for setup

User***

User***

$120

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*Users who were Co-PI on the RTI proposal for the laser ablation unit are considered to be Internal A/B user types.

**Collaborative Research refers to work done by any external user leading to joint publication with an Internal User A/B.

***User will be trained by the operator to acquire sample analyses and data reduction.

To book user time, first contact James Brenan, who will help assess your analytical needs.Ìý