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Scanning Electron Microscope

Our Scanning Electron Microscopes have a range of impressive capabilities.

FEI 250 Quanta FEG-ESEM

Versatile, high-resolution SEM with three modes (high vacuum, low vacuum and ESEM), it can be used for imaging the fine structure of surfaces from a wide range of biological and materials samples. It has a variety of backscatter and secondary electron detectors. Samples can be imaged with or without sputter coating.

Some of the capabilities of this microscope include:

  • PC driven microscope
  • High vacuum (<6x10-4 Pa) , low vacuum (10-130 Pa) and ESEM (10-4000 Pa) modes
  • BSE and SE detectors for all vacuum modes
  • Resolution ≤1.4nm at 30kV
  • Wet-STEM capability
  • Capability to image fully hydrated samples in ESEM mode.

Find out more about the product on the Thermo Fisher website.

Hitachi TM 4000Plus II Benchtop SEM

Compact low-vacuum SEM that is user friendly, quickly generates images and can take samples of up to 80 mm in diameter. It is suitable for conductive and non-conductive samples as well as biological and material samples. It is easily transportable for outreach events.

  • 5-15Kv
  • 80 mm (diameter), 50 mm (thickness)
  • BSE and SE detectors for all vacuum modes
  • 10× - 100,000 magnification
  • Oxford Instruments AZtecOne EDS

Find out more about the product on the Hitachi website.