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Polytechnique Montréal – Centre de caractérisation microscopique des matériaux (CM)2

Manufacturer and model : Thermo Fisher Scientific Double faisceau Helios Hydra CX

External website : (CM)2

Contact person : Jean-Philippe Masse

Part of RQMÉM : yes

Address : Main building (A), 2900, Édouard-Montpetit Blvd, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4

Microscope électronique à faisceau ionique focalisé (FIB)

Resolution :

0.6 nm at 15 kV

Detectors, cameras and spectrometers :

  • Secondary electrons (SE)

  • Backscattered electrons (BSE)

  • Low Angle Back Scattered Electrons (LABE)

  • Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy with high angle annular dark field (STEM/HAADF)

Specifications :

  • System for deposition of tungsten, platinum and carbon by electron or ion beam (MultiChem)

  • Four ion species to choose from (Xe, Ar, O and N)

  • Ionic column wiht high current

  • Equipped with a micro-manipulator to place the sample on the standard MET sample-holder

Applications :

Micro-usinage de grande surface/volumes, reconstruction multimodale 3D par coupe en série (microstructure, cristallographie et chimie), préparation d’échantillons STEM, TEM et APT sans Ga+, système très polyvalent.

Many possible applications including volume electron microscopy, correlative light and electron microscopy, Spin Mill Bio method, lamellae preparation, high pressure freezing, cellular ultrastructure, network tomography.

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