The Magellan is down again due to alignment issues. The FEI engineer is running an alignment overnight and will be back in the morning to try and fix it.
Magellan Down on 4/30/14 and up on 5/2/2014
//Month: April 2014
//Magellan Up on 4/29/14
//The FEI engineers finally finished replacing the aperture and performing the alignment for the system. The Magellan should be fully functional now.
Sputter Coater is OK
//There is a problem with vacuum. I will post updates as soon as I find out the problem.
Magellan Down Through the 28th Until 5pm
//The FEI engineers have had issues replacing and aligning the new aperture. The FEI engineers will be back on Monday to address this issue. The Magellan will therefore be down through Monday until 5pm.
Sputter coater is down.
//I will check it on Tuesday Morning.
Amir
Magellan Ok To Use on 4/14/14
//Neither of the FEI engineers were available today. The engineer is suppose to be available tomorrow to assess the pole piece. However, the imaging capability of the Magellan still appears to be normal and users may use the Magellan and quickloader in the mean time.
Magellan Down on 4/11/14 and Ok to Use on 4/14/14
//The pole piece was touched by a user’s sample today. Imaging capability appears to be normal but the damage needs to be assessed by an FEI engineer. Users can not use the Magellan until after this assessment. The engineer will be here Monday.