October 2011 – IMRI facility blog

FEI Quanta 3D FEG: Changing ion source on Oct 18-19. Work done by 1pm Oct 19

Jian-Guo Zheng / October 18, 2011October 19, 2011 / Instrument Status

The ion source has run for more than 2500 hrs and may shut down automatically. We decided to replace the current source with a new one. This will take two days.
Today the source was changed. The ion gun is being pumped down. Tomorrow, FEI engineer will align the gun. The system is expected to be full up by 4pm on Oct 19.

XL-30 EDS is Down on Oct 13 and up on Oct 14

Matthew Hunt Sullivan / October 13, 2011October 18, 2011 / Instrument Status

The EDS system on the XL-30 SEM is currently down. A service appointment has been scheduled for Friday, October 14. In the meantime, the instrument can still be used for all non-EDS purposes.