EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES CATALOG EDITION IV CRYO-SEM & CRYO-FIB/SEM PREPARATION SYSTEMS
SPECIFICATIONS
Cryo Preparation Chamber (column-mounted) Gas cooled preparation chamber with a twenty-four hour run time between fills Two integral gate valves (loading and SEM) with appropriate electrical interlocks Variable temperature gas-cooled specimen stage Large cold shield above, below, behind the cold stage Robust micrometer-fed fracturing knife (actively cooled)
Side-mounted surface knife/probe (actively cooled). A range of scalpel blades can be fitted to suit different specimen requirements Automatic sublimation (controlled and viewed on the touch screen)
Cross-section of oil/water/rock.
Fully automatic, high resolution sputter coater with platinum (Pt) target. (Other targets, including gold (Au), gold/palladium (Au/Pd), chromium (Cr) and iridium (Ir), are available as options.) Sputtering controlled and viewed on the user touch screen Carbon fiber evaporation head and power supply
Large front viewing window (150 x 78mm) plus top viewing ports Preparation chamber camera (CCD) Vacuum transfer device
Chamber illumination — three LEDs Pumping System and Controls
Remotely-mounted turbomolecular pumping system (70L/s). Includes: vacuum buffer tank, vacuum valves and stainless-steel bellows connection to the preparation chamber. Typical preparation chamber vacuum when cold: 10-7 Single 50L/m rotary pump required
mbar
SEM Cooling Dewar, SEM Cold Stage and Cold Trap (anticontaminator)
Gas-cooled nitrogen cold stage assembly (-190°C). Temperature stability of >0.5°C Separate gas-cooling circuits for SEM stage and SEM anti-contaminator
Cryo prepared image of blue stilton cheese (Penicillium roqueforti).
21L capacity, off-column cooling dewar with run time between fills of up to 24 hours SEM CCD camera-fitted when space allows LED lighting (interlocked)
System Control and Specimen Handling Control via a color user touch screen monitor (15") mounted on the Prepdek®
• Multi-ability user interface screen • Quick, easy overview of system status • User-definable “recipes” can be stored • Quick access to videos outlining preparation techniques and system maintenance • Fully automatic sputtering • Automatic sublimation • Quick, easy overview of system status • CCD camera image of preparation chamber
Twin liquid nitrogen slushing and specimen handling system — ideal for handling pre-frozen specimens. Mounted on the Prepdek®
System electronics stored in a ventilated, sealed unit under the Prepdek® Cross-section through plant palisade cells.
Specimen shuttles (x2). E7449-9 multi-specimen stubs (pack of 10) and E7402 blank aluminium (Al) stubs (pack of 10). Other shuttles and stubs available – see Ordering Information
Specimen Shuttles and Stubs (Others available — see Ordering Information) • (2) Specimen shuttles (to hold 10 mm diameter cryo stubs) • Blank 10 mm stubs – pack of 10
• Multi-stubs 7 mm high (with holes and slots) – pack of 5 • Multi-stubs 5 mm high (with holes and slots) – pack of 5 • Dovetail holder shuttle
• Brass rivets for fracturing liquids – pack of 100 • Copper (Cu) stub with 3 mm x 3 mm slot – pack of 5 • Copper (Cu) stub with 1 mm x 3 mm slot – pack of 5
Installation and Training Installation and training at the customer site
Support and Other Information Comprehensive start-up kit with key spares Three-year warranty
SEM column interfaces and SEM stage adaptor (tailored to each microscope) Cross-section image through sunscreen
Some Options and Accessories (see Ordering Information for full list) Terminating film thickness monitor (FTM)
Self-pressurizing LN2 dewar and regulator (for storage and venting) Carbon fiber evaporation head
Wide range of specimen holders and specimen stubs 64 Yes Contact EMS
Yes Yes Yes
Option Option Option Option
Yes Yes
Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Order separately
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Option Yes
Yes Yes
Option Yes Yes Yes Yes
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76
