Sample Preparation
The sample preparation facility houses dedicated equipment including:
Gatan Precision Ion Polishing System (PIPS 2) Model 695 with cooling and low energy.
Gatan Precision Ion Polishing System (PIPS 1) Model 691 with cooling and low Energy
Plasma Cleaner Nano Clean 1070
Buehler Isomet low speed saw
K.D. Unipress (I-B-S) Wire saw type WS-22
Allied MultiPrep System TEM wedge polisher (tripod polisher automated)
South Bay Technology Tripod Polisher 590 TEM wedge polishing kit (manual)
Gatan Disc Grinder 623
Gatan Dimple Grinder 656
Gatan Ultrasonic Disc Cutter Model 601
South Bay Technology Abrasive Slurry Disc Cutter Model 360
Buehler Minimet 1000 Grinder/Polisher
South Bay Technology Small Angle Cleavage Technique Kit (SACT)
Struers Tenupol 5 electrolytic polisher
Jurca Coaxial optical distance measurer
Optical Microscopes