The newly designed JIB-PS500i focused gallium ion beam (FIB) preparation system enables the fabrication, high-resolution imaging and analysis of thin TEM lamellae and cross-sections with unprecedented simplicity. The large, easily accessible sample chamber serves as base for the insertion of very large samples and also allows specimens to be tilted by more than 90°. In this way, TEM samples can be easily prepared, imaged and analyzed directly in STEM mode. For this purpose, both the objective lens and the detectors have been further developed for the highest resolution. In addition, the JEOL EDS detectors have been integrated into the new user interface well-known from JEOL scanning electron microscopes in order to enable the most efficient and simple workflows. The new STEMPLING2 lamella preparation system is also aimed at high throughput and easy handling: Together with the fully integrated OmniProbe tool (Oxford Instruments), numerous lamellae can be automatically and sequentially produced.
A gallium source with a high beam current (up to 100nA) for maximum removal rates and the proven in-lens Schottky FEG (up to 500nA) for large-area, fast elemental analyzes are also available for fast workflows.
The FIB system also sets new standards in terms of usability. The AVERT engine offers users a 3D model of the chamber, the detectors, and the sample holder at all times - this enables maximum overview and safety when working. Owners of a JEOL TEM also benefit from the new "TEM-Linkage" system: A double-tilt retainer can be attached to both the FIB-SEM holder and a TEM holder. In this way, lamellae can not only be imaged in transmission modes in both microscopes, but can also be transferred between the systems without having to touch the TEM grid.
REM | FIB | |
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Source | In lens Schottky FEG | Gallium |
Resolution | 0.7 nm (15 kV) | 3 nm (30 kV) |
Magnification | ×10 to 1,000,000 (Reference: Polaroid) | ×50 to 300,000 (Reference: Polaroid) |
Acceleration voltage | 0.01 to 30 kV | 0.5 to 30 kV |
Beam current | 1pA to ≥ 500 nA | 1pA to 100 nA |
Sample stage |
X, Y: 130 mm |
Detector system | Hybrid Everhart Thornley detector, upper in-lens detector, in-lens backscattered electron detector, opt. retractable backscattered electron detectors, STEM detectors, chamber scope and navigation camera and others |
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