Current news from IMRI facilities
//Due to the recent software upgrade conducted on the Quanta, the EDS system cannot acquire an image for use in Point&Shoot, Mapping, etc. You can still acquire an overall spectrum for the field of view that you are scanning with the SEM, but you won’t be able to sync it up with an image. Keep this limited capability in mind if you wish to use EDS. A call has been put into Oxford to correct this problem.
//FEI Engineer will upgrade the computer and imaging software for FEI XL-30 SEM from Sept 19 to 21. The EDS system upgrade will follow up. I will conduct a quick training to get current XL-30 SEM users familar with the new software soon. I am going to inform all current users to sign up for the training.
//The sputter coater is not operational and will require non-routine maintenance to fix it. South Bay Technology has been notified to the problem and will service it according to their availability.