Instrument Rates
Instrument rates were last updated on September 29, 2025.
| Instrument | VT (per hr) |
Academic, Non-profit (per hr) |
Commercial (per hr) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Assistance and Training |
$57 | $92 | $92 | |
| Technical assistance and training is an hourly rate for NCFL staff time. It is added to the instrument rates below while NCFL staff personnel are training users or operating the instruments. | ||||
SEM Sample Preparation |
$17 |
$27 |
$41 |
|
SEM JEOL IT500HR |
$40 |
$64 |
$91 |
|
|
$40 |
$64 |
$91 |
|
ESEM FEI Quanta 600 |
$40 |
$64 |
$91 |
|
FIB/SEM, Helios 5 |
$45 |
$72 |
$102 |
|
TEM Sample Preparation |
$17 |
$27 |
$41 |
|
TEM JEOL JEM ARM200f NEOARM Short Term |
$80 |
$129 |
$184 |
|
TEM JEOL JEM ARM200f NEOARM Long Term
|
$15 | $24 | $184 | |
TEM JEOL JEM 2100 |
$51 |
$82 |
$113 |
|
TEM JEOL JEM 1400 |
$51 |
$82 |
$113 |
|
TEM Phillips EM420 |
$28 |
$45 |
$68 |
|
Cryo-Ultra Microtome |
$19 |
$31 |
$54 |
|
XPS |
$25 |
$40 |
$95 |
|
3D DVM |
$17 |
$27 |
$41 |
|
Triboindenter |
$18 |
$29 |
$54 |
|
AFM Veeco |
$24 |
$39 |
$58 |
|
Polishing Papers and Cloths |
$2 |
$3 |
$6 |
|