- Academic/Federal Instrument Hourly Rates and Sample Preparation Charges
| Unassisted | Assisted | |
| TESCAN Vega SEM * | $40/ hour (Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) $20/ hour (outside of office hours and weekends) Late cancellation fee: $40 | $75/ hour (Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) $37.5/ hour (outside of office hours and weekends) Late cancellation fee: $75 |
| TESCAN Clara FE-SEM * | $55/ hour (Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) $27.5/ hour (outside of office hours and weekends) Late cancellation fee: $55 | $90/ hour (Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) $45/ hour (outside of office hours and weekends) Late cancellation fee: $90 |
| Pace Technology GIGA-0900 vibratory polisher | $20/ hour | $40/ hour |
| Pelcon Automatic Thin Section Machine | $5/per sample | $10/per sample |
| Carbon coating | $10/ cycle | $10/ cycle |
| Gold coating ** | $15/ 30 sec cycle | $15/ 30 sec cycle |
** Up to 12x 12.7mm stubs
Users are responsible for canceling their appointments. Failure to do so will result in charges as shown in the table above. Cancellations are accepted up to 24 hours before the scheduled appointment.
2. Corporate/ Private Instrument Hourly Rates and Sample Preparation Charges
| Unassisted | Assisted | |
| TESCAN Vega SEM * | $110/ hour (Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) $55/ hour (outside of office hours and weekends) Late cancellation fee: $110 | $180/ hour (Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) $90/ hour (outside of office hours and weekends) Late cancellation fee: $180 |
| TESCAN Clara FE-SEM * | $135/ hour(Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) $67.5/ hour (outside of office hours and weekends) Late cancellation fee: $135 | $195/ hour (Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) $97.5/ hour (outside of office hours and weekends) Late cancellation fee: $195 |
| Pace Technology GIGA-0900 vibratory polisher | $50/ hour | $100/ hour |
| Pelcon Automatic Thin Section Machine | $15/ sample | $20/sample |
| Carbon coating | $20/ cycle | $20/ cycle |
| Gold coating ** | $30/ 30 sec cycle | $30/ 30 sec cycle |
** Up to 12x 12.7mm stubs
Users are responsible for canceling their appointments. Failure to do so will result in charges as shown in the table above. Cancellations are accepted up to 24 hours before the scheduled appointment.
3. Academic/Federal rates for training and data processing
| TESCAN VEGA SEM | TESCAN CLARA FE-SEM | |
| Training up to 1 hour | $50 Late cancellation fee: $50 | $60 Late cancellation fee: $60 |
| Training over 1 hour | $80 | $90 |
| Data Interpretation | same as training | same as training |
| Result Report | same as training | same as training |
Users are responsible for canceling their appointments. Failure to do so will result in charges as shown in the table above. Cancellations are accepted up to 24 hours before the scheduled appointment.
4. Corporate/Private rates for training and data processing
| TESCAN VEGA SEM | TESCAN CLARA FE-SEM | |
| Training up to 1 hour | $150 Late cancellation fee: $150 | $150 Late cancellation fee: $150 |
| Training over 1 hour | $210 | $210 |
| Data Interpretation | same as training | same as training |
| Result Report | same as training | same as training |
Users are responsible for canceling their appointments. Failure to do so will result in charges as shown in the table above. Cancellations are accepted up to 24 hours before the scheduled appointment.
