Current news from IMRI facilities
//The Ga source run out. The Tescan engineer is placing the Ga LMIS with a new one starting from yesterday. This normally takes for 2 days. The progress is good. so it might be done for 1.5 days this time.
//The SEM has a problem now. We are contacting Tescan engineer for a service.
//JEOL will reinstall a in-gap objective aperture drive to 2800 on Thursday afternoon. The scope will be unavailable for Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon. The scope has some leak in the sample chamber. Users should keep either a holder or a dummy holder in the microscope to minimize the leak. This has to be addressed sometime after Thanksgiving.
//Grand ARM developed some serious issues with the vacuum and the gun. JEOL engineers are onsite for service. We will update users with the comments on this post.
The new gun got delivered to UCI on 2018/11/6.
////Dear 2100F users
Because of the poorer vacuum, we decided to back the microscope till Thursday afternoon.
It is anticipated that 2100F will be operational by 6pm on the Thursday the 11th.
Thanks,
IMRI staff
//Gatan service is called and troubleshooting is on the way. We willl inform you once the camera is up operational.
//Dear 2800 users
2800 SOP’s STEM alignment procedure is being updated. If you are going to download a copy, please wait till this major update completes. When it’s done, we posted it in the blog.
//2100F’s OneView Camera stopped functioning.
If you are going to use the scope, please speak with Dr. Xing to see if you can use K2 camera instead.
The OneView camera went down and got quickly fixed by Gatan and now it is operational.
//Dear users
The process cooling water for our all 4 S/TEMs will be interrupted starting at 6am tomorrow morning. The facilities management is installing a bypass valve in the central plant for our waterline. The interruption may last till the end of the day.
Please be aware that TEMs will be down tomorrow.
We will post the progress of the work in this blog. Stay tuned.
Water shutdown was done around 3pm. Grand ARM and 2100F were conditioned and brought up.