Rates & Bookings
User Fees and Bookings
The ICP-MS facility recovers the cost of argon, helium and other consumables through user fees. For either laser ablation or solution analysis, there is a flat rate of $150 per session for ICP warmup and tuning time, in addition to the hourly rate.
The expected number of laser ablation analyses (standards and unknowns) being 70-150 spots per 8-hour day. Normally, bookings will be done in units of four 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
|
External Academic B |
Yes, for setup |
Operator |
Operator |
$100
|
External Academic Collaborator** |
Yes, for setup |
User*** |
User*** |
$50 |
Commercial A |
Yes, for setup |
Operator |
Operator |
$160 |
Commercial B |
Yes, for setup |
User*** |
User*** |
$120 |
Solution analyses are also charged on an hourly basis, with each analysis lasting approximately 50-180 seconds, yielding approximately 20 analyses per hour.
Solution analyses fees:
User Type |
User present |
Analysis done by |
Data reduction done by |
Rate (per hr) |
Internal A* |
Yes |
User*** |
User*** |
$80 |
Internal B |
Yes, for setup |
Operator |
Operator |
$100 |
External Academic A |
Yes, for setup |
User*** |
User*** |
$100
|
External Academic B |
Yes, for setup |
Operator |
Operator |
$120
|
External Academic Collaborator** |
Yes, for setup |
User*** |
User*** |
$80 |
Commercial A |
Yes, for setup |
Operator |
Operator |
$160 |
Commercial B |
Yes, for setup |
User*** |
User*** |
$140 |
*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.