University Science Instrumentation Centre

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Contact

Name of the HOD :
Dr. R. Bhar

Contact No. :
Ph: 2414-6321

E-mail:
rbusicju32@yahoo.co.in

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Activities

Services on Analytical Instruments
R & D in Instrumentation
Manpower Training

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Services on Analytical Instruments:

Services on the following instruments of multi-disciplinary utility are available to all research workers both within and outside the University on requisition and on 'First come first served' basis.

1. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Jeol, Model JSM-5200, Maximum magnification 2,00,000, Mode - SED.

The Scanning Electron Microscope is outstanding among modern scientific instruments. SEM has achieved the potential of a high resolution stereomicroscope with variable magnifications through changes of scanned area. The instrument has found application in almost all branches of Science and Technology, in biological as well as metallurgical, solid state and polymer laboratories. Users should bring their specimen (of size not more than 10mm (dia), ht. 5mm) ready for planing in the sample chamber of the Electron Microscope. Arrangement for coating the sample with carbon, gold is available.
For details contact with Principal Scientific Officer.

2. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS)
Perkin Elmer Model - 2380 with Air-Acetylene and NO2 - Acetylene flame system.
Trace elements that can be detected are Ag, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Zn, V, Al, Ga. In, Te.
AAS is a powerful and versatile instrumental analytical technique for trace element detection. This technique may be of special interest to Scientific workers in the field of Agriculture, Biochemistry, Food Analysis, Forensic Chemistry, Geochemistry, Industrial Analysis, Metallurgy, Petro-chemistry, Environmental Pollution etc.
For details contact with Principal Scientific Officer.

3. Gas chromatograph, Nucon, Model - 5700 with Flame Ionization Detector and thermal conductivity detector.
The Gas chromatograph can be utilized for separation, isolation or confirmation of components present in complex mixtures for qualitative and/or quantitative analysis. The Flame Ionization Detector responds to all organic compounds. Fields of application are numerous including Environmental, Biomedical, Oil Analysis and Analysis of lipids.
The Thermal Conductivity Detector can be used for the estimation of gaseous components like SO2, CO2, Methane, hydrocarbons and other gaseous pollutants resulting from industry and automobile exhaust.
For details contact with Principal Scientific Officer.

4. Mimiflex Desktop X-ray Diffractometer (XRD), Rigaku, 30 kv/15mA (fixed) with Cu Target, Scanning Range ~30 ~ +1500(2q) Scanning speed 0.010 ~ 1000/min (2q), This XRD is being installed.

5. Thin Film Vapour Coating Unit (Polaron, UK, Model P-150), with Film Thickness Monitor (Edwards, UK, Model - FTM 5). This equipment used for sample preparation of SEM, M.Sc. (Physics) students are also used it for their PG project work.

6. Gold Sputter Coating Unit (USIC, JU, Make) installed in the year 1998. This equipment is used for gold coating of non-conducting samples for Scanning Electron Microscopy.

7. Thin Film Vapour Coating Unit with ion cleaning & substrate heating facility.

Apart from the Analytical Services USIC, JU have the following Workshops as central facility.

8. Mechanical Workshop:
(a) Lathe (b) Grinding Machine (c) Drilling Machine

9. Glass Blowing Shop
(a) Ajustable Flask Holder (b) Glass Cutter (c) Bench Burner (d) Fire Fly

10. Electrical & Electronics Shops :
(a) Multimeters (b) Oscilloscopes (c) Function Generators
(d) Frequency counters (e) L-C-R meter (f) Micro-Ohm meter
(g) Power supplies.

11. Furnace for heat treatment of Metals & glass upto 14500C.

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R & D :

Ongoing project:

(i) "Study of Pulsed Laser Ablated Plasma and Fabrication of High Quality Thin Film".
Sanctioned by DST, Govt. of India in the year 2000.
Total amount Rs. 7.2 Lakhs. It is a collaborative project with Prof. R.K. Thareja, Dept of Physics, IIT, Kanpur.
PI: Dr. R. Bhar, Co-PI: Dr. M. Khan, Centre for Plasma Studies

(ii) "Modernization of USIC Facility and Training of Manpower".
Sanctioned by AICTE (MODROB Scheme), New Delhi, Year - 2002
Sanctioned Amount Rs. 15 Lakhs.
Chief Co-ordinator: Dr. R. Bhar

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Manpower Training :

As per need for students, academicians and industrial people, USIC, Jadavpur University organize (at least once in a year) Workshops on Different Analytical Instruments and their applications.

The USIC in collaboration with the department of Adult Continuing Education and Extension is arranging at regular intervals the following two professional courses related to instrumental activities.

i) 1 year PG Diploma in Instrumental Techniques in Chemical Analysis (Evening).

ii) 25 weeks course on Training of Laboratory Assistant (Evening).

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