Matthew Hunt Sullivan – IMRI facility blog

Registration Open for Fall Microscopy Meeting (SCSMM) on Nov. 8

Matthew Hunt Sullivan / October 18, 2012January 22, 2013 / Conference

Please see the forwarded message below and links to the announcement and registration.

Fall 2012 Meeting Announcment; SCSMM Registration Form

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Dear Fellow Microscopist,

Please find attached the “electronic” version of our Newsletter / Meeting Announcement as well as a Membership Application for the coming year. Inside, you will find the details of our next meeting, to be held on November 8, 2012 in Pasadena. The featured speaker will be Dr. Dan Lewis of the Huntington Library speaking on the Library’s microscopy collection.

If you would like to continue to receive the print version of the newsletter, please reply to this email to Mike Pickford (mspford@pacbell.net). We hope to see you all at the meeting.

Sincerely,

Your SCSMM Board

Magellan and Quanta are Both Back Up

Matthew Hunt Sullivan / July 31, 2012 / Instrument Status

As of Tues afternoon. You may proceed with your sessions as normal.

Magellan Back Up, 1pm 7/27

Matthew Hunt Sullivan / July 27, 2012 / Instrument Status

The stage problem has been fixed. The instrument should run as normal.

Quanta 3D Stage issue on 3/16

Matthew Hunt Sullivan / March 16, 2012March 23, 2012 / Instrument Status

The multi-stub holder is locked into the stage mount so it cannot be removed. If you only need to use the multi-stub holder, the instrument will work fine, as normal. But if you need to use the single stub holder or the TEM prep holder, you will have to wait until the part is replaced. The target date to fix this is Mon, 3/19. An update will come when it is fixed.

Quanta3D EDS and EBSD Back Up

Matthew Hunt Sullivan / February 20, 2012 / Instrument Status

The image acquisition problem has been fixed as of Mon, 2/20, and all EDS and EBSD capabilities have been restored to their usual status.

Quanta3D EDS and EBSD down

Matthew Hunt Sullivan / February 17, 2012 / Instrument Status

The EDS and EBSD software cannot acquire an image so any functionality relying on image acquisition (e.g. point & ID and mapping modes in EDS, mapping in EBSD) has been lost (2/17/12). Spectra can still be acquired in EDS without image acquisition. Oxford will be contacted and the problem addressed following the Presidents Day Weekend

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.

FEI Quanta EDS Capabilities Limited

Matthew Hunt Sullivan / September 23, 2011September 23, 2011 / Instrument Status

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.

Sputter Coater: Down on 9/7 and up on 9/12

Matthew Hunt Sullivan / September 7, 2011September 18, 2011 / Instrument Status

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.