Microscopes

• Reflected light microscope (Zeiss Axioplan 2)
• Confocal microscope (Zeiss Smartproof 5)
• Stereo microscope (Olympus special setup)
• Digital microscope (Olympus DSX 1000)
• 3D laser scanning microscope (Olympus LEXT OLS5100)
• Magneto-optical Kerr microscope (Evico Magnetics)
• Scanning electron microscope (TESCAN Clara Mark III) with EDX (EDAX), EBSD (EDAX) and STEM (TESCAN)
• Atomic force microscope (Quesant Q250)

X-ray diffractometer

• GE XRD 3003 PTS µB (monocapillary 100 µm Cu-Ka, special setup Eigenmann)
• Seifert XRD 3000 PTS (monocapillary 120 µm Cr-Ka, special setup Eigenmann)

Further analytical systems

• Contact stylus instrument (Taylor Hobsen special set-up)
• Spectral analysis (ThermoFischer Scientific ARL 3460)
• Instrumented micro hardness tester (Helmut Fischer Fischerscope HM 2000)
• Macro hardness tester (Wolpert, Zwick/Roell DuraVision 20 G5)
• Scanning electron microscope with EDX (Zeiss Supra)
• Magnetic field camera (Matesy cmos-magview XL)