Equipment User Fees (Electron Microscopes, etc.) - FY2025 April
Rates shown are in (JPY/h) (excluding tax).Rates as of March 31, 2025.
Fees are subject to change.
*For self-use (user facility), an operation license is required for each equipment.
*Operator support fees are added to the equipment fee (Equipment Fee + Operator Support Fee = Total Bill).
*Operator support is provided through assisted observation.
| # | Commissioned / External Funds | Category | Equipment | Academic (Internal) | External Rate 1 | External Rate 2 | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ARIM | TEM | JEM-ARM200F (W Corrector) | 4,100 | 6,560 | 19,400 | *1 |
| 02 | TEM | JEM-ARM200F (STEM Corrector) | 4,100 | 6,560 | 19,400 | ||
| 03 | TEM | EM-002B | 3,000 | 4,800 | 6,000 | ||
| 04 | TEM | JEM-2000EX II | 2,000 | 3,200 | 4,000 | ||
| 05 | TEM | JEM-2100plus | 3,200 | 5,120 | 5,700 | ||
| 06 | ARIM | FIB | Versa 3D LoVac | 5,100 | 8,160 | 10,000 | *1 For self-use |
| 07 | ARIM | FIB | Quanta 3D | 3,000 | 4,800 | 6,300 | *1 For self-use |
| 08- | ARIM | FIB | Versa/Quanta (Assisted observation applied) | 4,050 | 6,480 | 8,150 | *1 Assisted observation (Equipment selection not available) |
| 09 | ARIM | FIB | AMBER X | 3,800 | 6,080 | 38,400 | |
| 10 | Specimen Prep | Ion Slicer EM-09100IS | 2,000 | 3,200 | 3,700 | Excludes pre-treatment** | |
| 11 | ARIM | Specimen Prep | Ion Milling PIPS II (B) | 1,100 | 1,760 | 2,600 | *1 Excludes pre-treatment* |
| 12 | Specimen Prep | Ion Milling PIPS II (A) | 1,100 | 1,760 | 2,600 | Excludes pre-treatment* | |
| 13 | Specimen Prep | Ion Milling MODEL1010 | 400 | 640 | 1,500 | Excludes pre-treatment* | |
| 14 | Osmium Coater NEOC-PRO | 1,100 | 1,760 | 2,800 | |||
| 50 | Specimen Preparation Room | 800/half-day (4h) | 1,280/half-day (4h) | 2,400/half-day (4h) | *2 | ||
| 51 | Specimen Prep Consumables | Free (Prep room users) | Free (Prep room users) | Free (Prep room users) | *3 | ||
| 90 | Technical Support | Technical Support Fee A | 3,000 | 3,000 | 7,900 | *4 | |
| 91 | Technical Support | Technical Support Fee B | 5,900 | 5,900 | 11,800 | *4 |
Equipment User Fees (Other Equipment) - FY2025 April
| Commissioned / External Funds | Equipment | Academic (Internal) | External Rate 1 | External Rate 2 | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | ARIM | Fully Automated Multipurpose X-ray Diffractometer Rigaku SmartLab 9SW | 1,200 | 1,920 | 4,000 | *1 |
| E2 | ARIM | Thermal Analysis Equipment (DSC-DTA) Rigaku Thermo plus EVO II | 700 | 1,120 | 1,600 | *1 |
| E3 | Technical Support Fee A | 3,000 | 3,000 | 7,900 |
- *1 To use it, you will need to apply for use according to the procedures at the Nanotechnology Fusion Technology Support Center. Click here for details Click here
- *2 Low-speed cutter, parallel polisher, rotary wet polisher, buff, hot plate, dimpler, optical microscope, etc.
- *3 Actual costs will be charged for some consumables such as abrasive paper, reinforcing mesh, adhesive, abrasive grains, etc.
- *4 Support related to Article 5, Paragraph 2 of “Internal Regulations for Use of Materials Analysis Research Core Division of Analytical Electron Microscopy, IMR Equipment, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University”
- The displayed price is (¥/h) (excluding tax).
- Prices as of 2025/03/31. (Usage fees are subject to change.)
- The above charges are for when the user directly uses the equipment (user facility/self-use).
- You will be charged for the occupied (reserved) time.
- Usage fees are the above fees plus consumption tax and local consumption tax equivalent. (Based on the university’s lending standards.)
- For self-use, a license is required for each device.
- To obtain a license, you will need to attend regular training sessions (free of charge) or on-demand training (paid).
- To use equipment for which commission fees or external funds are specified, an application for use must be made via CINTS.
- A separate technical support fee will be charged for requests for technical support (observation services, on-site observations, sample preparation services, data analysis), etc.
- If you wish to use technical support, you must apply for use via CINTS.
- The charges for ion milling* and ion slicer** are based on the case that you bring in a pretreated (preprocessed) sample and only perform ion polishing in our laboratory.
Handling of projects selected by the Nanotechnology Interdisciplinary Technology Support Center (CINTS)
- Internal fees will be applied to users who agree to provide data to the ARIM project among the public results users selected by the Nanotechnology Fusion Technology Support Center.
- Extra-campus fees (1) will be applied to users who do not provide data to the ARIM project among results-opening users selected by the Nanotechnology Fusion Technology Support Center.
- Among on-campus users, off-campus fees (2) will be applied to non-results users selected by the Nanotechnology Fusion Technology Support Center.
Handling of technical support fees
- If you receive technical support, a technical support fee A will be added to the usage fee.
- If you receive advanced technical support or support that requires judgment based on academic knowledge, a technical support fee B will be added in addition to the usage fee.
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