Nanotechnology & Materials Research Equipment in Bangladesh: Vvon Technologies Limited
Find SEM and EDS, atomic force microscopes, Raman systems, lithography and thin-film equipment for your Bangladesh laboratory. Start with your samples and measurement or fabrication goals; we will help define the instrument, accessories and installation scope.
Vvon plans, supplies and commissions nanotechnology and materials research facilities for universities, national laboratories and semiconductor research groups in Bangladesh. The catalogue covers process equipment (Oxford Instruments plasma etch and deposition, SUSS MicroTec lithography, Denton Vacuum and Moorfield deposition, FCT Systeme sintering, Carbolite Gero furnaces), characterisation (Hitachi High-Tech electron microscopes, Nanosurf atomic force microscopes, Renishaw Raman, J.A. Woollam ellipsometry, PicoQuant photoluminescence, WissEl Mossbauer, Linseis thermal analysis, Lake Shore cryogenics and magnetics, Jandel four point probe, CH Instruments electrochemistry) and the infrastructure a cleanroom needs, including Honeywell MIDAS gas detection, Semian abatement and Oxymat on-site gas generation. Ask us to define site preparation, installation, acceptance checks, training and support in the quotation, including the work assigned to Vvon, your institution and the manufacturer.
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Electron microscopes, sample preparation tools and microanalysis systems from Hitachi High-Tech, Oxford Instruments, Denton Vacuum and Renishaw. Compare the imaging, analysis and preparation workflow before choosing a configuration for your laboratory in Bangladesh.
Infinity FA System: An etching tool for semiconductor failure analysis, thin film profiling and delayering. It combines ion beam etch, reactive ion beam etch and chemically assisted ion beam etch so that layers of mixed composition can be removed at matched rates. (datasheet)
BenchTop Turbo: A compact high vacuum system for low voltage resistive thermal evaporation and sputtering, sized to fit within 32 inches of bench width. It is used for high vacuum carbon coating, high resolution microscopy coatings and rotary shadowing, and is run from a touch screen interface. (datasheet)
Desk V: A bench top sample preparation system that combines magnetron sputtering with thermal carbon evaporation for electron microscopy. An adjustable rotating and tilting stage gives even coverage on samples with irregular surfaces, and a broad range of coating materials including iridium can be deposited. (datasheet)
Tabletop Microscope TM4000PlusII/TM4000II: The TM4000II and TM4000PlusII are benchtop scanning electron microscopes for fast imaging with little sample preparation. They take specimens up to 80 mm across using backscattered electron detection, with secondary electron and mixed signal modes on the Plus model. (datasheet)
Tabletop Microscope TM4000PlusIII/TM4000III: The TM4000III and TM4000PlusIII are the newest benchtop scanning electron microscopes in the Hitachi TM range. They image conductive and non conductive samples using a charge up reduction mode, and take specimens up to 80 mm diameter and 50 mm thick. (datasheet)
Scanning Electron Microscope FlexSEM 1000 II: The FlexSEM 1000 II is a variable pressure scanning electron microscope with a tungsten filament source. It images uncoated and outgassing samples in a controlled pressure chamber, and supports energy dispersive X-ray analysis and STEM specimen holders. (datasheet)
Scanning Electron Microscopes SU3800/SU3900: The SU3800 and SU3900 are variable pressure scanning electron microscopes with a five axis motorised stage and automated functions. The SU3900 carries a larger multipurpose chamber that takes specimens up to 300 mm diameter for bulky industrial samples. (datasheet)
High Resolution Schottky Scanning Electron Microscope SU3900SE/SE Plus SU3800SE/SE Plus: The SE Series brings Schottky field emission performance to the SU3800 and SU3900 platforms. Four models cover standard and extra large chambers, with SE Plus versions adding deceleration mode and dedicated low energy secondary electron detection. (datasheet)
Schottky Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope SU5000: The SU5000 is a Schottky field emission scanning electron microscope with an out lens objective, moving between high vacuum and variable pressure operation. Its EM Wizard interface guides imaging conditions and a drawer type stage accepts large specimens. (datasheet)
Ultrahigh-Resolution Schottky Scanning Electron Microscope SU7000: The SU7000 is a Schottky field emission scanning electron microscope that collects several secondary and backscattered signals at once. Up to six channels can be displayed and stored together, and an optional variable pressure mode widens the range of samples. (datasheet)
Ultrahigh-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope SU8600: The SU8600 is a cold field emission scanning electron microscope for ultrahigh resolution imaging. An upper detector with ExB filter mixes secondary and backscattered signals, and optional detectors add cathodoluminescence and STEM capability. (datasheet)
Ultrahigh-Resolution Schottky Scanning Electron Microscope SU8700: The SU8700 is a Schottky field emission scanning electron microscope offering high probe current for fast microanalysis alongside ultrahigh resolution imaging. Low landing voltage operation without stage bias suits beam sensitive specimens. (datasheet)
Ultrahigh-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope SU9600: The SU9600 is the flagship Hitachi cold field emission scanning electron microscope, built for subnanometre observation. An in lens objective and ExB detection give good signal to noise at low probe current, for semiconductor devices and advanced materials. (datasheet)
Field Emission Transmission Electron Microscope HF5000: The HF5000 is a 200 kV aberration corrected TEM and STEM with a cold field emission source. A single objective lens configuration combines high specimen tilt with large solid angle EDX detection, for imaging and analysis at the atomic scale. (datasheet)
Transmission Electron Microscope HT7800 Series: The HT7800 Series is a 120 kV transmission electron microscope that automates routine alignment and setting. Three models trade maximum magnification against stage tilt range, covering work from life science sectioning through to materials development. (datasheet)
Nanoscale Device Characteristics Analysis System Nano-Prober NP8000: The NP8000 Nano-Prober is a SEM based probing system for electrical characterisation of devices at 5 nm nodes and beyond. It supports electron beam absorbed current imaging, pulsed IV measurement and a temperature controlled stage inside the vacuum chamber. (datasheet)
Focused Ion and Electron Beam System Ethos NX5000: The Ethos NX5000 combines a field emission SEM column with a gallium focused ion beam for nanoscale processing and imaging. A microsampling system with orientation control prepares uniform TEM lamellas, and a triple beam option reduces milling artefacts. (datasheet)
Real-time 3D Analytical FIB-SEM NX9000: The NX9000 arranges its SEM and FIB columns orthogonally so cross sections are imaged at normal incidence. This removes foreshortening during serial sectioning and allows 3D EDS and 3D EBSD to be collected without moving the stage. (datasheet)
FIB Micro-sampling System: The Micro-sampling System extracts a small pillar of material from a chosen point on a wafer using the ion beam inside the vacuum chamber of a FIB system. The extracted sample is then trimmed and transferred for analysis by TEM or STEM. (datasheet)
Ion Milling System ArBlade 5000: The ArBlade 5000 is a broad argon ion beam milling system that prepares cross sections and flat milled surfaces for electron microscopy. Intermittent beam irradiation and a swinging stage produce clean faces across a wide range of materials. (datasheet)
Ion Milling System IM4000II: The IM4000II is an argon ion milling system that carries out both cross section milling and flat milling in one instrument. Options for cooled temperature control and an air protection holder allow preparation of heat sensitive and air sensitive specimens. (datasheet)
Sample Cleaner ZONESEMII: The ZONESEMII is a benchtop sample cleaner that removes hydrocarbon contamination from SEM specimens and holders using vacuum controlled UV irradiation and activated oxygen. It also acts as a vacuum store to prevent holder outgassing. (datasheet)
Sample Cleaner ZONETEM II: The ZONETEM II is a desktop sample cleaner for TEM specimens. It uses vacuum controlled UV irradiation to remove hydrocarbon contamination from the sample surface before imaging, without the use of chemicals, supply gases or reagents. (datasheet)
Auto Capture for Array Tomography ACAT: ACAT is an automated image acquisition option for serial section analysis on Hitachi field emission SEMs. It aligns and captures a chosen region of interest across many consecutive sections, correcting for rotation, compression and tears so array tomography runs without operator input. (datasheet)
MirrorCLEM System for Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy: MirrorCLEM correlates specimens between optical and electron microscopes. A specimen imaged on any light microscope is transferred to the Hitachi SEM stage, where the optical image acts as an anchor map that drives the stage to a chosen region and overlays both images in real time. (datasheet)
Ultim Max Infinity: Ultim Max Infinity is the Oxford Instruments silicon drift detector range for energy dispersive X-ray analysis in the SEM. Sensor sizes from 40 to 170 square millimetres all give the same analytical performance, with a motorised slide for insertion and retraction. (datasheet)
Ultim Extreme Infinity: Ultim Extreme Infinity is a windowless energy dispersive X-ray detector for ultra high resolution field emission SEM. Its shaped sensor sits close to the sample at very short working distance, so elemental analysis can be run at the low kV used for nanomaterials and surfaces. (datasheet)
Xplore: Xplore is a compact energy dispersive X-ray detector for routine microanalysis in the SEM. It uses the same X4 electronics as the larger Ultim Max Infinity detectors in a smaller package, with motorised insertion and extra cooling removed to reduce parts and allow in field repair. (datasheet)
XploreCompact for TTM: XploreCompact is an energy dispersive X-ray detector sized to fit inside the outer casing of a table top microscope with no cut outs. It carries the same detector technology as the larger Ultim Max range, bringing AZtecLive real time chemical imaging to benchtop SEMs. (datasheet)
Unity: Unity is a combined backscattered electron and X-ray detector for the SEM. Both sensor types sit in one package directly beneath the pole piece, which raises X-ray sensitivity and removes the shadowing that affects conventional detectors on rough and unpolished samples. (datasheet)
Symmetry S3: Symmetry S3 is an all in one electron backscatter diffraction detector built on a CMOS sensor with lens free fibre optic coupling. It combines high indexing speed with the sensitivity needed for low energy and low current work, and the detector tilt is controlled from software. (datasheet)
C-Nano+: C-Nano+ is an entry level electron backscatter diffraction detector using a customised CMOS sensor. Its high pixel resolution suits detailed strain analysis, and the lens free fibre optic design gives the sensitivity needed for beam sensitive and nanocrystalline materials. (datasheet)
C-Swift+: C-Swift+ is a high speed entry level electron backscatter diffraction detector for routine materials analysis and high throughput characterisation. It uses a customised CMOS sensor with fibre optics, and can trade speed for pattern quality on complex multi phase samples. (datasheet)
OmniProbe: OmniProbe nanomanipulators are used for lift out work in FIB and SEM systems, mainly TEM lamella preparation. The ninth generation units run on piezoelectric motors under closed loop control, and the port mounted design keeps clear of other detectors and accessories. (datasheet)
OmniProbe 350 Cryo lift-out: The cryo lift out option extends OmniProbe lift out to cryogenic samples, including those made by high pressure freezing. A custom probe shaft with a thermally isolated tip is cooled passively from the cryo system cold finger, opening up cryo-TEM and cryo atom probe work. (datasheet)
Horizon 10k Ion Polisher: The Horizon 10k Ion Polisher uses an argon plasma to etch and prepare flat and cross sectional samples for microscopy. A cooling stage limits thermal damage, and recipe based operation with simple sample mounting keeps preparation repeatable on soft and difficult materials. (datasheet)
inLux SEM Raman interface: An interface that brings Raman, photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence analysis into a scanning electron microscope chamber. The sample stays still between SEM imaging and Raman collection, so the two data sets are co-located, and the probe retracts with a single click. (datasheet)
OmniProbe 400: Now in its ninth generation, this nanomanipulator applies piezo actuation to nanoscale positioning in the FIB and SEM, offering four degrees of freedom in X, Y, Z and R with 4 mm or more of working distance. Nanometre-resolution piezo actuators paired with 10 nm closed-loop encoders deliver precision, linearity and smooth motion, and closed loop control lets the operator navigate to stored positions and move orthogonally at any sample tilt. Motorised concentric rotation and in situ tip changes come as standard, so probe needles can be swapped in under 3 minutes without venting the microscope. Insertion and retraction are non-pneumatic, which is gentle on fragile samples. (datasheet)
Ultim Max TLE: Ultim Max TLE is the Oxford Instruments flagship silicon drift detector for the TEM, optimised for elemental characterisation at the atomic scale with maximum count rates at the smallest probe sizes. Its performance comes from an optimised sensor shape, a 100 mm2 sensor, windowless construction, an optimised mechanical design and Extreme electronics. The detector is also aimed at biological sample analysis, where it collects data quickly and accurately on beam sensitive samples by maximising the count rate of low energy X-rays. Extreme electronics combined with the X4 pulse processor allow in situ EDS mapping and quantification at elevated temperatures. (datasheet)
Ultim Max TEM: Ultim Max TEM is the Oxford Instruments silicon drift detector for nanoscale analysis and elemental mapping in the TEM. A low profile 80 mm2 sensor sits closer to the specimen and so collects more X-ray counts under any condition, and combined with windowless construction and Extreme electronics it delivers high performance EDS for 200kV instruments. An increased solid angle and take off angle reduce shadowing by bulky in situ holders, which supports mapping of samples in gas or liquid cells. (datasheet)
Xplore TEM: Xplore TEM is the Oxford Instruments silicon drift detector aimed at routine work on 120kV and 200kV transmission electron microscopes. It combines an 80 mm2 sensor with a polymer thin window and Extreme electronics for fast, accurate elemental characterisation. The SATW window keeps the detector straightforward to use, and element coverage runs from beryllium to californium. (datasheet)
TM Series Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer: Element series: The Element series are EDX systems for Hitachi's TM series tabletop microscopes, produced by EDAX Instruments. A Si3N4 detector window optimises low energy X-ray transmission for light element analysis, which Hitachi say improves mapping speed and detection limits over a conventional detector window, and a hexagonal support grid raises transmission further. APEX software supplies multi user logins, user configurable windows, customisable reporting, simplified automation, fast mapping, simultaneous collection and review, and spectrum match libraries. The sample configuration shown is in combination with a TM4000 series instrument. (datasheet)
TM Series Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer: Quantax75: Quantax75 is one of the EDS systems Hitachi offer with the TM4000 series tabletop microscopes, using a built-in detector made by Bruker Nano GmbH. Hitachi note that every detector in this range is of compact design and needs no liquid nitrogen. The system gives local spectra observation at specified points, high speed colourised X-ray mapping, a hypermap function that returns spot analysis, line analysis and mapping results from a single acquisition, and live deconvolution so that overlapping peaks are separated and mapped in real time. (datasheet)
TM Series Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometers: AZtec Series: The AZtec series gives the TM series tabletop microscopes a choice of EDS systems, with built-in detectors made by Oxford Instruments and an energy resolution of 129 eV (Mn-Ka) available in all classes. Hitachi list three configurations: AZtecOneXplore as standard, AZtecLiveOneXplore with the live EDS function, and AZtecLiveLite as the multi-featured analysis instrument. The TruMap feature separates multi element spectra and subtracts background in real time so that element maps are free of contamination from overlapping peaks, while pile-up correction and TruQ technologies support high throughput analysis. AZtecLiveLite adds large area mapping and particle analysis through a motorised stage. (datasheet)
Furnaces & Sintering Systems
Furnaces & Sintering Systems from FCT Systeme and Carbolite Gero, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
Hot Press Type HP W: A resistance heated uniaxial vacuum hot press for compacting powders and powder compacts under combined temperature and pressure. It consolidates composite materials and technical ceramics in graphite moulds under vacuum or inert gas. (datasheet)
Multi-purpose Hot Press HP P: A resistance heated hybrid press that combines classic uniaxial hot pressing with gas pressure sintering in one chamber. It is used for hot pressing, vacuum sintering and pressure sintering during materials development on samples up to 80 mm diameter. (datasheet)
High Temperature Vacuum Sintering Furnace Type FH W: A horizontal, resistance heated vacuum sintering furnace with a swivel door. It is used for debinding and subsequent sintering of ceramics, composites and powder metallurgical parts, and for carbonisation, silicon infiltration, nitriding and metallisation. (datasheet)
High Temperature Vacuum Sintering Furnace Type FS W: A vertical, resistance heated vacuum sintering furnace for debinding and sintering of ceramics, composites and powder metallurgical parts. It also handles carbonisation, recrystallisation, silicon infiltration, nitriding and metallisation under vacuum or inert gas. (datasheet)
High Temperature Vacuum Sintering Furnace Type FH I: An inductively heated horizontal vacuum sintering furnace for large furnace volumes. The inductively heated graphite susceptor gives good temperature uniformity at 2500 deg C and above, and the design offers a longer service life than resistance heated equivalents. (datasheet)
High Temperature Vacuum Sintering Furnace Type FS I: An inductively heated vertical bottom loading vacuum sintering furnace for applications needing large volumes and temperatures up to 2500 deg C. The graphite susceptor delivers good uniformity, and heating zones extend to 3000 mm. (datasheet)
High Temperature Gas Pressure Sintering Furnace Type FP W: A resistance heated Sinter-HIP furnace for sintering under vacuum, relative pressure or overpressure. It suits ceramics and metals that decompose at high temperature and places no restriction on the geometry of the parts being sintered. (datasheet)
Multi-purpose Furnace FP H: A resistance heated Sinter-HIP furnace with an integrated hot pressing function. It combines vacuum and partial pressure sintering, gas pressure sintering up to 100 bar, and uniaxial hot pressing in a single bayonet closure vessel. (datasheet)
Natural Convection Laboratory Oven PN: A bench mounted 300 deg C laboratory oven in which air circulates by natural convection. The slow airflow suits powders that would be disturbed by a fan and reduces the risk of cross contamination between samples, and the design allows use in an ISO 8 working area. (datasheet)
Fan Convection Laboratory Oven PF: A range of four bench mounted 300 deg C laboratory ovens with fan convection. Forced air circulation gives better temperature uniformity and faster recovery after the door is opened than the natural convection PN models. (datasheet)
High Temperature Laboratory Oven LHT: A range of three bench mounted high temperature laboratory ovens with a heavy duty convection fan. Each size is available with a maximum operating temperature of 400, 500 or 600 deg C and is suitable for continuous operation. (datasheet)
General Purpose Industrial Oven GP: A 300 deg C industrial oven built for production use, supplied in three sizes and two airflow configurations. The A version uses vertical airflow and the B version horizontal airflow, and the range is often the basis for custom builds. (datasheet)
High Temperature Industrial Oven HT: A high temperature industrial oven made in four standard chamber sizes with heavy duty hinges, door catches and shelving. It is widely used as the starting point for custom builds needing AMS 2750F data recording or heavier load handling. (datasheet)
Large General Purpose Industrial Oven LGP: The largest general purpose oven range in the Carbolite Gero catalogue, spanning 500 to more than 13,000 litres. Heavy duty impellers give efficient air circulation and good uniformity, and single and double door models are offered. (datasheet)
Clean Room Oven CR: A series of nine 250 deg C clean room ovens suitable for operation in an ISO 14644-1 Class 5 environment once processed through the customer's material entry regime. All sources of particulate contamination are sealed. (datasheet)
High Temperature Clean Room Oven HTCR: A series of sixteen clean room ovens in five sizes for higher temperature cleanroom work. As standard they suit an ISO 14644-1 Class 6 environment once processed through the material entry regime, and Class 5 versions are available as an option. (datasheet)
Modified Atmosphere Oven HTMA: A range of high temperature ovens for use with inert atmospheres. Separate flow controls for purge and process gas mean the chamber can be purged quickly and then held at a lower process gas flow, with oxygen levels down to 50 ppm achievable. (datasheet)
Laboratory Chamber Furnace ELF: Three bench mounted chamber furnaces for light duty and general laboratory use up to 1100 deg C. Low thermal mass insulation combines with free radiating wire elements in the chamber sides, and a drop down door and ceramic chimney are fitted. (datasheet)
Laboratory Chamber Furnace CWF: A bench mounted general purpose laboratory chamber furnace range in five sizes. A vertical lift door keeps the heated surface away from the user, and metallic retorts can be fitted for work under a modified atmosphere up to 1100 deg C. (datasheet)
Rapid Heating Chamber Furnace RWF: A chamber furnace range designed for fast thermal response, reaching 1000 deg C from ambient in as little as 10 minutes. Free radiating wire elements work with low thermal mass insulation to give rapid heating and cooling in three chamber sizes. (datasheet)
High Temperature Laboratory Furnace RHF: A silicon carbide heated high temperature chamber furnace range in four chamber sizes. Robust construction and high quality elements give rapid heating, typically reaching 1400 deg C in under 40 minutes, and withstand intermittent operation. (datasheet)
High Temperature Laboratory Furnace HTF: A chamber furnace range reaching 1800 deg C, used for sintering, annealing, calcination and other thermal treatments. Bench mounted and floor standing models are offered, with molybdenum disilicide elements and type B control thermocouples. (datasheet)
High Temperature Bottom Loading Furnace BLF: A bottom loading furnace with an electrically operated elevator hearth that lifts the load into the heated zone. Elements sit in all six walls of a hexagonal chamber for good uniformity, and the 1600 deg C model suits sintering of zirconia dental crowns. (datasheet)
General Purpose Industrial Chamber Furnace GPC: A large floor standing general purpose chamber furnace range. Free radiating coiled wire elements sit on two sides and the roof, all models have under hearth heating, and a vertical lift door keeps the heated surface away from the operator. (datasheet)
Modified Atmosphere Chamber Furnace GPCMA: A floor standing chamber furnace fitted with a metallic retort to give a heated volume under controlled atmosphere. Oxygen can be reduced to 30 ppm depending on the application, which suits stress relieving of additively manufactured parts. (datasheet)
Top Hat Furnace HB: A furnace with an automatically operated vertically moving hood, so the load can be reached from three sides. Bottom loading HB-BL versions keep the hood fixed and move the hearth instead, and preheated air fans can be fitted for debinding. (datasheet)
Large Industrial Chamber Furnace LCF: A robust industrial chamber furnace for heat treatment of steels and alloys, ceramics sintering and aerospace work. It is frequently customised, and forms the base for AMS 2750F Nadcap control and data recording packages. (datasheet)
Static or Bogie Chamber Furnace SBCF: An industrial scale chamber furnace on a modular design principle, with a cubic chamber in three sizes. The hearth can be fixed, mounted on a bogie that runs out on a track, or arranged as an elevator hearth. (datasheet)
Ashing Furnace AAF 3 and 7 litre: An ashing furnace that passes a continuous flow of preheated air through a low chamber to ensure complete combustion of the sample. It is designed to comply with ISO 1171:2010, ASTM D3174-04:2010 and ASTM D4422. (datasheet)
Ashing Furnace AAF 18 and 32 litre: A larger ashing furnace for laboratories where ashing is mixed with other heat treatment work. A two tier rack doubles sample capacity, and silicon carbide tiles protect the elements from carbon build-up and corrosive atmospheres. (datasheet)
Afterburner Ashing Furnace ABF: An ashing furnace for larger samples and materials such as biomass that generate a lot of smoke. Exhaust from the main chamber passes through a high temperature afterburner with independent control to process fumes and smoke. (datasheet)
Ashing Furnace GSM: An ashing furnace whose chamber is made from fused quartz rather than alumina or silica refractory. This avoids contamination of analyses that are sensitive to alumina or silica dust, and contains corrosive vapours such as sulphuric, nitric and hydrochloric acid. (datasheet)
Annealing Furnace GLO: An annealing furnace built around a vacuum tight retort with symmetrically placed CrFeAl heating elements. Vacuum and nitrogen purge cycles clear oxygen before heat treatment starts under inert atmosphere at slight overpressure. (datasheet)
Air Recirculating Oven HRF: A 750 deg C air recirculation oven range of two bench mounted and two floor standing models. Powerful fans and horizontal air guides give rapid heating with high thermal transfer to the chamber contents and good uniformity. (datasheet)
TF Tube Furnace Range: A universal tube furnace range with slide-in accessory work tubes and tube adapters, so one furnace can take several tube diameters. Optional work tube packages equip the furnace for vacuum or modified atmosphere operation. (datasheet)
Tube Furnace FHA / FHC: Single zone FHA and three zone FHC tube furnaces for horizontal or vertical use up to 1350 deg C. Ceramic fibre modules carry a 5 mm APM wire element held by a ceramic ridge, and a separate control box is supplied with a 3 m cable. (datasheet)
High Temperature Horizontal Tube Furnace HTRH: A horizontal tube furnace for use up to 1800 deg C with vertically hanging molybdenum disilicide elements in a rectangular housing. The three zone HTRH-3 version gives better uniformity and is useful for preheating process gases. (datasheet)
High Temperature Vertical Tube Furnace HTRV: A tube furnace optimised for vertical orientation and operation up to 1800 deg C. Fibre plate insulation and vertically hanging molybdenum disilicide elements sit in a rectangular housing with convection cooling holes. (datasheet)
Eight Zone Tube Furnace AZ: An eight zone tube furnace for controlled temperature profiles along the heated length. Thick insulation and highly symmetrical element winding give uniformity better than plus or minus 5 deg C, and profiles can be shaped for gradients, peaks or linear ramps. (datasheet)
TS Split Tube Furnace Range: A split tube furnace range whose body opens in two halves on a rear hinge with pneumatic damping struts. Opening the furnace makes it easier to change work tubes or to fit reactors with end flanges that will not pass through a solid furnace. (datasheet)
Split Tube Furnace FST / FZS: Single zone FST and three zone FZS split tube furnaces for horizontal or vertical use up to 1300 deg C. Two ceramic fibre halves carry APM wire elements, and a safety switch cuts power to the elements as soon as the furnace is opened. (datasheet)
Split Tube Furnace HTRV-A: A split tube furnace for vertical use up to 1700 deg C. The two chamber halves are high grade insulation plates with vertically hanging molybdenum disilicide elements, and a safety switch cuts the element supply when the furnace is opened. (datasheet)
TSR Rotating Tube Furnace Range: A split tube furnace mounted horizontally on a base frame with a friction drive rotation system, for processing large batches of free flowing material such as powders. Rotation increases the sample surface exposed to the atmosphere in the work tube. (datasheet)
TSO Rotary Reactor Tube Furnace Range: A rotary and oscillatory reactor tube furnace for processing or testing powdered and granular materials at high temperature. A quartz vessel inside the split furnace body is rotated through 314 degrees by a variable speed drive to create an oscillating motion. (datasheet)
TG Gradient Tube Furnace Range: Compact split tube furnaces designed to hold a temperature gradient along the heated length. The two zone TG2 places a 25 mm unheated barrier between its heated zones, while the three zone TG3 uses two 75 mm barriers, each zone having its own controller. (datasheet)
Vacuum Chamber Furnace HTK MO / HTK W: A metallic vacuum chamber furnace with heating elements and insulation in molybdenum or tungsten. The all metal construction gives the highest inert atmosphere purity and the best final vacuum level, and a front door simplifies loading. (datasheet)
Vacuum Chamber Furnace HTK GR: A graphite insulated vacuum chamber furnace for extreme heat treatment, used for graphitising, pyrolysis, siliconisation and technical ceramics. It runs under rough or fine vacuum, protective gases such as nitrogen and argon, and reactive gases. (datasheet)
Vacuum Chamber Furnace HTK KE: A chamber furnace insulated with ceramic fibre, so it can run under a defined oxygen mixture or 100 per cent pure oxygen. It is used for ceramic injection moulding, debinding in air and sintering in air. (datasheet)
Vacuum Hood Furnace HBO MO / HBO W: A metallic hood furnace built for the lowest operating pressures and the highest gas purity. Radiation shields made from the same material as the elements replace fibrous insulation, and each of the three heating zones is controlled individually. (datasheet)
Top Hat Vacuum Furnace V-L: A vertically mounted top hat vacuum furnace with a clean quartz retort, automated loading and a high vacuum pumping system. It is used for stress relieving, vacuum soldering and brazing, degassing, sintering and debinding. (datasheet)
Bottom Loading Vacuum Furnace HTBL GR: A graphite insulated bottom loading vacuum furnace. The hearth lowers on a hydraulic arm and can then be rotated out by 90 degrees, so the load is reachable from all sides, which helps with delicate samples and placed thermocouples. (datasheet)
Bottom Loading Vacuum Furnace HTBL MO / HTBL W: A bottom loading vacuum furnace with metallic insulation and heating elements. The metal build gives the purest atmospheres and the best working vacuum level, and the hydraulically driven hearth swings out for easy loading. (datasheet)
Vacuum Laboratory Furnace LHT GR: A compact graphite heated vacuum laboratory furnace for research and development. The cylindrical working space sits inside a water cooled vessel on a single mobile frame, and temperature is measured by pyrometer. (datasheet)
Vacuum Laboratory Furnace LHT M / LHT W: A compact metallic vacuum laboratory furnace with tungsten or molybdenum heating elements and radiation shields. The all metal build gives the highest atmospheric purity and, with a turbomolecular pump, a working vacuum in the high vacuum range. (datasheet)
Hydrogen Tube Furnace HTRH-H2: A tube furnace system based on the HTRH 16/100/600, engineered for safe handling of hydrogen. A ceramic tube with water cooled leak tight flanges is flooded with inert gas before hydrogen is admitted, and the outlet feeds an afterburner. (datasheet)
Smelting Furnace SCF: A top loading crucible furnace range designed for smelting precious metals. Horizontal parallel opening lids move the hot face away from the user, and silicon carbide elements around the chamber sides are protected by silicon carbide tiles. (datasheet)
Mesh Belt Furnace: A continuous mesh belt furnace for hardening, annealing, tempering and stress relieving. Furnaces can be designed for single or multi-zone operation, and water cooled zones can be added to the belt line as the process requires. (datasheet)
Asphalt Binder Analyzer ABA 7/35B: A bench top analyser that measures the binder content of hot mix asphalt by loss on ignition. An integral microprocessor controlled weighing system calculates the result, and a high temperature afterburner reduces noxious fumes. (datasheet)
Carbon14-Tritium Furnace MTT 12/38/850: A two zone tube furnace that uses catalyst assisted combustion to extract carbon-14 and organically bound tritium from samples such as concrete, steel and graphite. Combustion products are captured for liquid scintillation assay. (datasheet)
Crystal Growth Furnace BV-HTRV: A vertical tube furnace mounted on a pulling device for crystal growth by the Bridgman method. The sample moves slowly down through a decreasing temperature gradient so that the melt forms a single crystal, and the unit can be run under vacuum. (datasheet)
Thermocouple Calibration Furnace PTC: A portable, self contained heat source for calibrating thermocouples by the comparison method. The thermocouple is inserted into the work tube and compared with the furnace display, and the earthed metallic tube protects the operator when testing sheathed probes. (datasheet)
Ash Fusibility Test Furnace CAF G5: A furnace that determines the ash fusibility of coal, biomass and solid recovered fuels. Digital images are recorded automatically as the sample deforms, so a technician can review the run afterwards rather than watching the furnace throughout. (datasheet)
Minimum Free Space Oven MFS: An oven for determining moisture in coal by weight loss on drying. The small aluminium chamber gives the minimum free space required by the test standards, and nitrogen or air flows through a preheating chamber before entering the work chamber. (datasheet)
Volatile Matter Furnace VMF: A furnace for testing the volatile matter content of coal, offered as a top loading model to ASTM and a front loading model to ISO. The ISO version has calibration ports so an unsheathed thermocouple can be positioned below each crucible. (datasheet)
Swelling Number Index Furnace SNF: A furnace for determining the crucible swelling number, also called the free swelling index, of coal. Because the test requires the door to be open during heating, a residual current circuit breaker is fitted to protect the operator. (datasheet)
Coal Drying Oven CD: A pair of large drying ovens for coal sample preparation, CDLT for low temperature and CDHT for high temperature work. A high rate of horizontal airflow passes over each tray, and incoming air is preheated before it enters the chamber. (datasheet)
CO2 Reactivity Test Furnace CRF/1: A single zone tube furnace that determines the reactivity of calcined petroleum coke to carbon dioxide by loss in mass. The result indicates how an anode will later behave in an aluminium electrolysis cell. (datasheet)
Single Sole Heated Oven SHO: A pilot plant scale coking test oven in the Carbolite Gero coal and coke testing range. It is published by name and photograph on the pilot plant page, with detailed specifications carried in the Coal, Coke and Iron Ore Testing Furnaces brochure. (datasheet)
Coke Reactivity Furnace CRI: A pilot plant scale furnace for determining coke reactivity, listed in the Carbolite Gero coal and coke testing range. Detailed specifications are published in the Coal, Coke and Iron Ore Testing Furnaces brochure rather than on the product page. (datasheet)
Coke Strength after Reduction Furnace CSR: A pilot plant scale furnace for the coke strength after reduction test, listed with a matching I-tester and tumbler in the Carbolite Gero coal and coke range. Detailed specifications are published in the coal and coke brochure rather than on the page. (datasheet)
Fixed Wall Coke Test Oven CTO 7: A pilot plant scale fixed wall coke test oven in the Carbolite Gero coal and coke testing range. It is published by name and photograph on the pilot plant page, with detailed specifications carried in the Coal, Coke and Iron Ore Testing Furnaces brochure. (datasheet)
Moving Wall Coking Test Oven MWO: A variable width hearth moving wall coking test oven, described by Carbolite Gero as unique to them and found in coal research facilities and large steel producing plants worldwide. The photographed unit is published as the MWO 227 kg model. (datasheet)
Gray King Coke Test Furnace GK: A furnace for the Gray King coke type assay, listed in the Carbolite Gero coal and coke testing range. Detailed specifications are published in the Coal, Coke and Iron Ore Testing Furnaces brochure rather than on the product page. (datasheet)
Iron Ore Reducibility Furnace IOR: A pilot plant scale furnace for determining iron ore reducibility, listed in the Carbolite Gero coal and coke testing range. Detailed specifications are published in the Coal, Coke and Iron Ore Testing Furnaces brochure rather than on the product page. (datasheet)
Low Temperature Reduction Furnace LTD: A pilot plant scale low temperature reduction furnace in the Carbolite Gero iron ore and coke testing range. Detailed specifications are published in the Coal, Coke and Iron Ore Testing Furnaces brochure rather than on the product page. (datasheet)
Iron Ore Tumbler IOT: A tumbler used alongside the iron ore reducibility furnace to assess the mechanical strength of reduced samples. It is published by name and photograph on the Carbolite Gero coal and coke pilot plant page, without a specification table. (datasheet)
Cupellation Furnace CF: A furnace range for the cupellation or fire assay test used to determine the purity of precious metals. Silicon carbide elements above and below the chamber sit behind silicon carbide lining that resists the corrosive fumes the test produces. (datasheet)
MIM Debinding Furnace EBO: A catalytic debinding furnace for removing binder from metal and ceramic injection moulded green parts made with BASF Catamold feedstock. Debinding runs on nitric acid under close control of both temperature profile and gas pressure. (datasheet)
AriesPlus Touch Screen Controller: A capacitive touch screen furnace controller offering programmable control with segments set as ramp, step or dwell. It logs setpoint and actual temperature to internal memory, supports a weekly scheduler and connects over Ethernet. (datasheet)
301 Standard Controller: The standard PID controller fitted to the majority of Carbolite Gero laboratory furnaces and ovens. It offers a single ramp to set point plus a 99 hour process timer that can delay the start of a process or count down to its end. (datasheet)
CC-T1 Touch Screen Controller: A touch screen programmable controller with three user levels covering operator, supervisor and administrator functions. On three zone products the control method is user selectable between retransmission of setpoint and independent zone control. (datasheet)
R38 Basic Controller: The entry level PID set point controller supplied with the Peak series ovens together with a thermocouple sensor. It is a simple panel mounted instrument with a clear red LED display and accurate PID control. (datasheet)
3216 Standard and Programmable Controller: A family of panel mounted controllers covering programmable and single ramp control. The 3216P1 runs up to 8 segments, the 3216P5 stores five programs, and the 3216CC provides PID control to set point with a 99 hour process timer. (datasheet)
3508 Programmable Controller: A programmable controller family for more complex heat treatment profiles. The 3508P1 runs a single 20 segment program, while the P10 and P25 versions store multiple programs with up to 50 segments each. (datasheet)
nanodac Recorder, Controller and Programmer: A compact paperless chart recorder and data acquisition unit that can also be supplied as a combined recorder and set point controller or programmer. Data is logged continuously and can be archived to USB or to a networked server. (datasheet)
WinCC Control Unit: A PC based control unit for Carbolite Gero vacuum furnaces, supplied complete with a computer for greater flexibility than the TP 1900 panel option. All process and operational data is logged and can be exported for analysis. (datasheet)
Rapid Cooling Oven TLD: Carbolite Gero still show the TLD rapid cooling oven among the ovens they list for advanced materials work, with a product photograph and the model designation. No description text, temperature range or chamber volume is given for it, and its product details link is empty. Nothing further about the TLD is published on the current English site. (datasheet)
Sintering Furnace PDS: Carbolite Gero list the PDS sintering furnace under application specific furnaces on their advanced materials page, where it is described as a specially engineered system for debinding and sintering in one furnace. No temperatures, usable volumes or other figures are published for it on the current site. The product details link beside the PDS now opens the HTK MO and HTK W vacuum chamber furnace page rather than a PDS page. (datasheet)
HPBC Production Line: A production line built by FCT Systeme around an automatic pass-through process, making parts to customer specification. The published page names the hot press and process technology used but carries no specification table, so no figures are quoted here. (datasheet)
TP 1200 Touch Panel Control System: A 12 inch touch panel control system giving an overview of furnace status, built on an industrial standard Siemens PLC. A pre-program evacuates the furnace before heat treatment starts so that any errors are handled safely. (datasheet)
TP 1900 Touch Panel Control System: A 19 inch touch panel control system for fully configured furnaces and for hydrogen work above 5 per cent. It runs on a Siemens F-PLC and its pre-program carries out a fully automated leakage test in overpressure and vacuum. (datasheet)
Glove Box Furnace Systems: Customised glove box furnace systems in which a tube or chamber furnace is integrated with a glove box, so air sensitive samples can be loaded without exposure. Glove box size, air locks and glove count are built to the customer's requirement. (datasheet)
Strand Line Furnaces: Continuous heat treatment furnaces through which one or more strands of material pass for hardening and tempering. The strand runs through Inconel or ceramic tubes, and individually controlled zones hold uniformity along long heated lengths. (datasheet)
Carbon Fibre Heat Treatment Furnaces: Custom furnaces for carbon fibre research and production, covering the three stages of the process. Precursors are debound in a metal work tube, pre-sintered in a ceramic work tube, then finally sintered in a water cooled graphite heated vessel. (datasheet)
Laser Systems
Laser Systems from Coherent, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
Chameleon Ti:Sapphire: Chameleon are widely tunable, hands-free femtosecond Ti:Sapphire oscillators for multiphoton imaging, ultrafast spectroscopy and non-linear materials studies. The family spans tuning from 680 nm to 1080 nm, with optical parametric oscillators that extend coverage to 4000 nm. (datasheet)
Chameleon Discovery Series: Chameleon Discovery are femtosecond oscillators for two-photon imaging and spectroscopy. The NX model tunes across 660 to 1320 nm with a phase locked fixed 1040 nm second beam, while the LX is a single tunable output model. Both run at 80 MHz with built in GDD precompensation. (datasheet)
Vitara: Vitara are ultra-broadband Ti:Sapphire oscillators with pulse durations below 12 fs and adjustable bandwidth. They are used for amplifier seeding, terahertz generation, attosecond studies, quantum control experiments and non-linear imaging and spectroscopy. (datasheet)
Axon: Axon are compact fixed wavelength femtosecond oscillators for life sciences and OEM instruments, used in multiphoton microscopy, semiconductor inspection and nano manufacturing. All models share a 212 x 318 x 62 mm head with dispersion pre-compensation and optional fast power control. (datasheet)
Astrella: Astrella is a one-box Ti:Sapphire ultrafast amplifier delivering up to 9 mJ pulse energy with pulse widths below 35 fs. It includes an integrated Vitara oscillator and Revolution pump laser, and is used for 2D spectroscopy, terahertz studies and femtosecond micromachining. (datasheet)
Revolution: Revolution are high energy kHz green lasers at 527 nm used to pump ultrafast Ti:Sapphire amplifiers. Five models deliver up to 45 mJ per pulse and over 80 W average power, and all share the same sealed monolithic construction and footprint. (datasheet)
OPerA Solo: OPerA Solo is a tunable optical parametric amplifier that converts the output of an Astrella ultrafast amplifier into a continuously tunable beam. It covers 240 nm to 20 um in a single box and is used for 2D spectroscopy and pump-probe spectroscopy. (datasheet)
TOPAS Prime: TOPAS Prime is a modular tunable optical parametric amplifier for use with Astrella ultrafast amplifiers. It produces continuously tunable output from 193 nm to 20 um and is used for 2D spectroscopy and pump-probe spectroscopy. (datasheet)
Opera-F: Opera-F is a high power optical parametric amplifier pumped by a Monaco femtosecond laser. It produces tunable output at repetition rates up to 4 MHz across 650 to 900 nm and 1200 to 2500 nm, for 2D spectroscopy, advanced materials spectroscopy and three-photon imaging. (datasheet)
Opera-HP: Opera-HP is a high energy optical parametric amplifier pumped by a Monaco femtosecond laser. It delivers tunable pulses from 210 nm to 2600 nm at repetition rates up to 2 MHz, extendable to 16 um, for 2D spectroscopy and advanced materials spectroscopy. (datasheet)
Levante OPO: The Levante OPO is a tunable optical parametric oscillator for use with Axon 1064 and Chameleon Discovery NX oscillators. It produces tunable output from 1320 nm to 5000 nm for ultrafast spectroscopy, pump-probe spectroscopy and microscopy. (datasheet)
Monaco: Monaco are high power femtosecond lasers for micromachining and for scientific work such as three-photon microscopy. Ultraviolet, green and infrared models are offered with pulse widths below 350 fs and repetition rates from single shot to more than 1 MHz. (datasheet)
HyperRapid NXT: HyperRapid NXT is a high power picosecond laser for cutting and drilling metals, semiconductors, plastics, organics, glass, sapphire, ceramics and composites. Models cover 1064 nm, 532 nm, 355 nm and 266 nm with average powers up to 100 W. (datasheet)
Rapid LX: Rapid LX is a compact picosecond laser for brittle material cutting and ultraviolet micromachining in flat panel display and microelectronics processing. It delivers up to 250 uJ at 1064 nm or 50 uJ at 355 nm at repetition rates from single shot to 5 MHz. (datasheet)
Osprey: Osprey is a compact ultrafast laser at 1030 nm for precision microprocessing, optogenetics, microsurgery and medical device manufacture. It delivers 5 W output with 5 uJ pulse energy and a wide dispersion precompensation range of plus or minus 160,000 fs2. (datasheet)
Paladin Series: Paladin are mode-locked, frequency multiplied DPSS lasers producing quasi-CW ultraviolet output at 355 nm for semiconductor inspection and laser direct imaging. Six models cover 2 W to 24 W using PermAlign technology, cleanroom assembly and field exchangeable pump modules. (datasheet)
AVIA LX: AVIA LX is a nanosecond DPSS laser with ultraviolet and green output for precision micromachining and high speed packaging marking. Five models cover 20 W to 40 W with pulse energies up to 1 mJ and repetition rates from single shot to 500 kHz. (datasheet)
AVIA NX: AVIA NX is an ultraviolet nanosecond laser used for cavity cutting, scribing and drilling in semiconductor and solar manufacturing. It delivers 55 W at 355 nm from an integrated head and is HALT and HASS verified for production use. (datasheet)
MATRIX 355: Matrix 355 is an air cooled ultraviolet DPSS laser for marking and coding. Two models deliver 5 W or 10 W at 355 nm with all electronics integrated in the laser head, giving a compact package for OEM integration. (datasheet)
PYTHON: PYTHON is a diode pumped solid state ultraviolet laser for low temperature polysilicon annealing. It reproduces the pulse energy, repetition rate and beam characteristics of a VYPER excimer laser at 355 nm, and output scales by combining multiple lasers. (datasheet)
COMPex: COMPex are excimer lasers delivering hundreds of millijoules per pulse at 157, 193, 248, 308 and 351 nm. They are used for pulsed laser deposition, wafer debonding, laser lift-off, solid sampling for LA-ICP-MS, wire stripping and fibre Bragg grating writing. (datasheet)
ExciStar: ExciStar are tabletop excimer lasers operating at 193 nm or 248 nm with repetition rates up to 1 kHz. They are used for cornea ablation, prescription lens marking, optical sensor manufacture, protein research and fibre Bragg grating writing. (datasheet)
IndyStar: IndyStar are high duty cycle industrial excimer lasers running at up to 2 kHz at 193 nm or 248 nm. They are used for ink jet nozzle drilling, metrology and optics testing, and are Semi-S2 compliant for photomask inspection. (datasheet)
LAMBDA SX: LAMBDA SX are industrial excimer lasers at 308 nm with high pulse energy for large area ultraviolet processing. They are used for microstructuring, advanced semiconductor packaging, pulsed laser deposition, laser lift-off, UV LIDAR and excimer laser annealing. (datasheet)
LEAP: LEAP are high duty cycle excimer lasers at 193 nm, 248 nm and 308 nm for electronics and display production. Applications include pulsed laser deposition, laser direct patterning, micro-structuring and laser induced forward transfer of microLEDs. (datasheet)
VYPER: VYPER are kilowatt class excimer laser platforms at 308 nm for high volume display production. They internally combine the output of up to six laser beams and are designed to work with Coherent LineBeam optics for excimer laser annealing. (datasheet)
DC Series: DC Series are diffusion cooled CO2 slab lasers from 1 kW to 8 kW at 10.6 um, used for cutting, welding and surface treatment of metals, plastics and organics. Diffusion cooling gives lower gas consumption than fast flow designs. (datasheet)
DIAMOND 5 Micron CO Laser: The DIAMOND 5 Micron CO laser is a carbon monoxide laser built on Coherent CO2 slab technology. Its 5.5 um output improves processing of some plastic films, polymers, water, dielectrics and copper oxides, and allows smaller focused spot sizes than a CO2 laser. (datasheet)
DIAMOND C/Cx Series: DIAMOND C and Cx are low power sealed CO2 lasers below 150 W for cutting, slitting, engraving, scoring and marking wood, cloth, leather, paper, films, plastics, die boards and glass. Several wavelengths and pulse control options are offered for OEM use. (datasheet)
DIAMOND J-1000 Series: The DIAMOND J-1000 is a sealed pulsed CO2 laser delivering at least 1 kW average power for converting, cutting, engraving and drilling of paper, thin films, plastics, glass, carbon composites, textiles, wood and thin metals. It uses a slab discharge design with an integrated RF power supply. (datasheet)
DIAMOND J-Series: DIAMOND J-Series are compact sealed CO2 lasers from 150 W to 500 W with near square wave pulses. They cut, drill, engrave, scribe and mark plastics, metals, composites, PCBs, flex circuits, wood, die boards, paper and cardboard. (datasheet)
Verdi: Verdi are continuous wave green lasers at 532 nm giving stable TEM00 power up to 18 W. They are used for semiconductor inspection, annealing, holography and Ti:Sapphire pumping, with OPSL G and C series models and single frequency DPSS V series models. (datasheet)
Sapphire: Sapphire are continuous wave optically pumped semiconductor lasers with up to 1000 mW of low noise output across nine visible wavelengths. They are used in flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, DNA sequencing, Raman spectroscopy, interferometry, metrology and super-resolution imaging. (datasheet)
Genesis: Genesis are continuous wave optically pumped semiconductor lasers with wavelengths from 355 nm to 1154 nm and power from 40 mW to 10 W. Series cover single longitudinal mode, stable low noise multi-mode and high beam quality multi-transverse mode output. (datasheet)
Genesis Taipan: Genesis Taipan are continuous wave optically pumped semiconductor lasers from 460 nm to 639 nm built for laser display work. Nine wavelengths are offered for a wide colour gamut, and the HD series adds a beam quality of M2 below 1.2. (datasheet)
Mephisto: Mephisto are non-planar ring oscillator continuous wave lasers with very low noise and narrow linewidth. They provide temperature frequency tuning and fine piezo tuning, and are used in gravitational wave observatories, laboratory research and OEM instruments. (datasheet)
Azure NX: Azure NX is a compact continuous wave deep ultraviolet laser at 266 nm with single frequency operation and absolute wavelength stabilisation. It is used for semiconductor inspection, Raman spectroscopy, fibre Bragg grating writing and lithography. (datasheet)
OBIS LS/LX: OBIS LS and LX are compact continuous wave lasers with integrated control electronics, covering more than 30 wavelengths from the ultraviolet to the near infrared. Fibre pigtailed versions are available, and the range supports analogue, digital and mixed modulation. (datasheet)
OBIS LG and XT: OBIS LG and XT extend the self-contained OBIS platform into the ultraviolet and to a high power 640 nm line. Control electronics sit inside the laser head, and the lasers are used for flow cytometry, super-resolution microscopy, confocal microscopy and semiconductor inspection. (datasheet)
OBIS CORE LS: OBIS CORE LS are very small low noise continuous wave lasers with a high quality beam and analogue and digital modulation to 1 kHz. Seven wavelengths from 488 nm to 594 nm are offered for benchtop flow cytometers and point of care analysers. (datasheet)
Narrow Spectral Linewidth Laser: This is a compact wavelength locked 785 nm laser offered as a free beam, fibre coupled or module configuration. The locking method holds bandwidth below 0.1 nm with a typical side mode suppression ratio of 40 dB, giving an alternative to an external cavity laser for Raman spectroscopy and sensing. (datasheet)
INNOVA Series: INNOVA are argon and krypton ion lasers producing output on many wavelengths, including high power ultraviolet lines. Small and large frame models are offered in OEM and turnkey form, with multi-line powers as high as 25 W from the ultraviolet through to the infrared. (datasheet)
HighLight DL Series: HighLight DL are fibre coupled multi-kilowatt diode lasers for cladding, additive manufacturing, heat treatment and laser assisted bonding. Conduction cooled diodes remove the need for deionised cooling water, and both rack mounted and integrated chiller versions are offered. (datasheet)
Compact Series: Compact Series are direct diode lasers from 30 W to 600 W for materials processing of plastics and metals. They are turnkey fibre coupled systems that integrate the diode source with the required power and cooling equipment on a single phase supply. (datasheet)
StingRay and BioRay: StingRay is a diode laser module with a top hat line profile and a choice of fan angles, and BioRay adds a heat sink and mounting plate with an elliptical beam and adjustable focus for life science use. Both use glass optics and are configured to order. (datasheet)
SureLock: SureLock are wavelength stabilised diode laser modules using PowerLocker volume holographic grating filters. Single frequency and narrowed linewidth versions are offered in free space and fibre coupled formats for Raman spectroscopy and metrology. (datasheet)
Ultra-Low Noise (ULN) and Visible Laser Modules (VLM): ULN and VLM are OEM diode laser modules for inspection, alignment and instrumentation. VLM modules are very small units with precision aligned glass optics and feedback electronics, while ULN modules include their own power supply and eliminate mode hops. (datasheet)
Collimated-Beam Diode Laser Modules: These are ultra-compact low power diode laser modules for aiming, aligning and pointing in industrial laser, biomedical and machine vision work. Visible wavelengths include 405, 445, 488, 520, 635 and 655 nm, with auto current control and a wide operating temperature range. (datasheet)
CellX Multi-Wavelength Laser Engine: CellX combines up to four OBIS lasers into one engine with independently addressable outputs and user adjustable beam position and focus. It is built for flow cytometry, cell sorting and microscopy, with internal thermal management for stability. (datasheet)
CellX PT Multi-Wavelength Laser Engine: CellX PT is a permanently aligned laser engine for volume OEM use in flow cytometry and other bio-instrumentation. It carries up to four wavelengths with PermAlign beam delivery optics and produces a fixed pattern of focused stripes in a hermetically sealed housing. (datasheet)
Galaxy Multi-Wavelength Laser Engine: Galaxy is a modular laser engine that combines up to eight wavelengths into a single output fibre with no alignment needed. It works with OBIS and Sapphire fibre pigtailed lasers, and integrated systems come preloaded with three, four or five lasers plus a LaserBox. (datasheet)
LaserCam HR II: LaserCam HR II is a camera based beam profiler that records the spatial intensity distribution and size of a laser beam. It measures pulsed and continuous wave beams from 0.5 mm to 6 mm across, with ultraviolet and visible to near infrared versions. (datasheet)
LabMax Laser Power & Energy Meters: LabMax are bench meters that give NIST traceable measurements of continuous wave and pulsed laser output, with statistics and data logging. Five models cover touchscreen, traditional display and PC controlled operation and work with Coherent thermopile, pyroelectric, fast thermoelectric and semiconductor sensors. (datasheet)
FieldMax Touch: FieldMax Touch and FieldMax Touch Pro are handheld meters that measure laser power and energy from microwatts to tens of kilowatts. They carry a 5 inch colour touchscreen with Ethernet and USB connectivity and are calibrated to ISO 17025. (datasheet)
FieldMaxII and FieldMate Laser Power & Energy Meters: FieldMaxII and FieldMate are portable meters giving NIST traceable measurements of continuous wave and pulsed laser output with statistics and data logging. Four models cover power only, power and energy, pulse energy and an analogue needle version for laser tuning. (datasheet)
LaserCheck Power Meter: LaserCheck is a pen sized handheld laser power meter with a silicon sensor covering the visible to near infrared. It measures from microwatts to 1 W, and its long thin body lets it sample beams located inside an instrument. (datasheet)
PM10K+ & PM15K+ Laser Power Sensors: PM10K+ and PM15K+ are water cooled large area thermopile sensors for industrial lasers, measuring up to 20 kW in under five seconds. All three variants use the broadband BB+ absorber from 190 nm to 11 um and include a safety interlock. (datasheet)
Semiconductor Power Sensors: Coherent semiconductor power sensors measure the average power of continuous wave and modulated lasers at very low powers with fast response. Silicon and ultraviolet enhanced silicon models cover the ultraviolet to near infrared, while germanium models extend further into the infrared. (datasheet)
Pulse Energy Sensors: Coherent pulse energy sensors measure pulse energies from 10 nJ to 15 J using pyroelectric detectors with large active areas and a high damage threshold. Semiconductor models measure up to 10 kHz, and meterless versions carry USB or RS-232 electronics in the cable. (datasheet)
EPL Series: Picosecond Pulsed Diode Lasers: Picosecond pulsed diode lasers built for time-correlated single photon counting, supplied at fixed wavelengths from 375 nm to 980 nm. Each head includes a built-in spectral filter so no external filtering is needed, and the repetition rate is selectable from 2.5 kHz to 20 MHz. They plug directly into Edinburgh Instruments spectrometers. (datasheet)
EPLED Series: Picosecond Pulsed LEDs: Pulsed LED sources reaching into the deep ultraviolet from 250 nm, where diode lasers are not available, with sub-nanosecond pulse widths for lifetime measurement. The series runs from 250 nm to 610 nm and shares the housing, trigger interface and mounting of the EPL diode lasers. (datasheet)
HPL Series: High Repetition Rate and High Power Pulsed Lasers: Picosecond pulsed diode lasers offering higher repetition rate and higher average power than the EPL series, up to 80 MHz. The extra photon flux shortens acquisition on weakly emitting samples, and a high average power option is available on each wavelength. (datasheet)
VPL Series: Variable Pulse Width Pulsed Lasers: Pulsed diode lasers whose pulse width is selectable from below 70 nanoseconds up to 1 millisecond, for phosphorescence and long lifetime measurements where a picosecond pulse carries too little energy. They also run continuous wave, and pulse width can be defined by an external trigger. (datasheet)
VPLED Series: Variable Pulse Width Pulsed LEDs: Variable pulse width LED sources covering 255 nm to 1300 nm, a wider span than the diode laser series and reaching further into both the ultraviolet and the near infrared. They are used for phosphorescence and multi channel scaling measurements where a long excitation pulse is needed. (datasheet)
AGILE: Tunable White Light Source: Wavelength tunable supercontinuum laser giving picosecond pulses across the visible and near infrared with a variable repetition rate, designed for time-correlated single photon counting on the FLS1000. It replaces a set of fixed wavelength diode lasers with one source that can be tuned to the sample. (datasheet)
PL Series: CO and CO2 Gas Lasers: Continuous wave carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide gas lasers, from the 1 W sealed PL2-S up to the 180 W flowing gas PL6. Line selection ranges from 50 to 90 lines depending on model, and active stabilisation holds frequency to within a few megahertz over ten minutes. They are used in spectroscopy, non-linear optics, LIDAR and interferometry. (datasheet)
MTL-5: Mini-TEA CO2 Laser: Transversely excited atmospheric pressure carbon dioxide laser delivering pulses of about 50 nanoseconds at up to 100 Hz. It is available untuned for maximum energy or tuned for line selection between 9.2 and 10.8 micrometres, in multimode or TEM00 beam quality. (datasheet)
FIRL-100: Terahertz Far Infrared Laser: Optically pumped far infrared laser producing terahertz output, tuneable from 40 micrometres to 1.222 millimetres. A CO2 pump laser gives 50 W on its strongest line across 80 accessible lines, and the far infrared cavity converts that to the terahertz region for spectroscopy and physics research. (datasheet)
295 and 395: Far Infrared Lasers: Far infrared laser cavities in single cavity (295) and twin cavity (395) form, part of the Edinburgh Instruments FIR series. They are pumped by a CO2 laser to generate far infrared and terahertz output for spectroscopy, non-linear optics and interferometry. (datasheet)
Xe1: 450 W Xenon Arc Lamp: Ozone free 450 W xenon arc lamp emitting continuous radiation from 230 nm to 2600 nm, used as the steady state excitation source on the FLS1000. The integrated power supply displays lamp voltage and current with an hour meter, and an off-axis ellipsoidal mirror refocuses the emission into the monochromator. (datasheet)
150 W Continuous-Wave Xenon Arc Lamp: Edinburgh Instruments' 150 W continuous-wave xenon arc lamp provides broadband excitation from 230 to 1000 nm and is listed as the standard lamp on the FS5 spectrometer. Select a separate flashlamp option when the measurement requires pulsed excitation or phosphorescence lifetime acquisition. (datasheet)
µF1: 5 W Microsecond Flashlamp: Pulsed xenon microsecond flashlamp for the FS5 spectrometer, giving phosphorescence and long lifetime measurement in multi channel scaling mode from below 10 microseconds to 10 seconds. It fits the FS5 only. (datasheet)
µF2: 60 W Microsecond Flashlamp: Pulsed xenon microsecond flashlamp producing high irradiance optical pulses of a few microseconds at repetition rates up to 100 Hz. The higher energy per pulse compared with the µF1 makes it the source for phosphorescence decay measurements from microseconds to seconds on the FLS1000. (datasheet)
nF920: Ultrafast Nanosecond Flashlamp: Thyratron triggered all metal pulsed flashlamp filled with hydrogen or nitrogen, producing sub-nanosecond optical pulses for time resolved fluorescence. Because it is a lamp rather than a laser it gives continuous wavelength selection through the excitation monochromator, covering decays from 100 picoseconds to 50 microseconds. (datasheet)
Filter VUV Light Source: Filter based vacuum ultraviolet excitation accessory consisting of a deuterium lamp, power supply and magnesium fluoride window, providing excitation around 160 nm. Filter options select the excitation band. It is used for scintillator and phosphor work where excitation must be below the range of a normal xenon source. (datasheet)
Tuneable VUV Light Source: Vacuum ultraviolet excitation system giving continuous wavelength selection from 110 nm upwards, using a continuous wave deuterium source with a specially designed nanosecond flashlamp for lifetime measurement. The path from excitation monochromator to sample is evacuated through a light guide and the sample area is flushed, because air absorbs at these wavelengths. (datasheet)
Continuous Wave Laser Options: Single wavelength continuous wave lasers supplied for applications such as semiconductor research, directed through a port in the spectrometer onto the sample. They are used where the excitation must be a monochromatic beam of steady intensity rather than a pulse. (datasheet)
Fiber-Coupled Multi-Color Laser Modules: These laser engines are self-contained and fully integrated with internal electronics, and Coherent state that ARM-based firmware simplifies external software control and remote monitoring. Up to four wavelengths can be chosen, with powers from mW to 5 W, all combined into one output fibre. Fibre choices cover single-mode, multimode circular, multimode rectangular and custom types. Coherent position the modules for life sciences applications. (datasheet)
ExactCut 430: The ExactCut 430 is a precision laser cutting system for automated processing of thin and thick metals and alloys, plus brittle materials such as sapphire, PCD and ceramics. It runs a pulsed infrared fibre laser at 150 W or 300 W and holds XY positioning accuracy of +/-0.002 mm. (datasheet)
StarCut Tube: StarCut Tube are fully automated multi-axis CNC laser cutting machines for tubes and flat materials, including catheter shafts, stents and hypotubes. Contour cutting accuracy is better than +/-5 um. The L 600 model takes a fibre laser, an ultrashort pulse laser or both. (datasheet)
PowerLine FL: PowerLine FL are single mode fibre laser sub-systems with optional focusing heads and galvo scanners for welding or cutting. Output runs from 200 W to 1500 W, with CW and pulsed operation from single shot to 5 MHz and working areas from 55 x 55 mm to 260 x 260 mm. (datasheet)
PowerLine AVIA NX: PowerLine AVIA NX is an ultraviolet laser cutter for integration into existing handling systems for cutting, drilling and scribing wafers, SIPs, packages and PCBs. It pairs a 355 nm AVIA laser with a galvanometer scanner, optics and software that can cover a 300 mm wafer. (datasheet)
PowerLine C: PowerLine C is a CO2 laser based tool for precision drilling, cutting, scribing, marking and engraving of non-metals including glass and organic materials. Three power levels and three wavelengths are offered, with 2 axis or 3 axis scanner control and StarFlex software. (datasheet)
LFS/QFS with FLBK SC: LFS and QFS with FLBK SC are fibre laser systems for scribing combustion engine connecting rods ahead of hydraulic cracking. The QFS uses a 50 W nanosecond fibre laser and the LFS a 150 W millisecond fibre laser, and both are built to integrate into a production line. (datasheet)
NA Needle Drilling System: The NA Needle Drilling System drills blind holes in surgical suture needles. Each hole is drilled with a single shaped long pulse, giving smooth features and minimal thermal damage. It is optimised for holes of 50 to 750 um diameter at aspect ratios as high as 10:1. (datasheet)
eM100 Micromachining System: The eM100 is a micromachining system for shaping fine details in superhard materials such as tungsten carbide, advanced ceramics, silicon carbide and boron nitrides. It uses a 100 W infrared nanosecond fibre laser with galvo scanning, and can also cut thinner materials and mark surfaces. (datasheet)
L45/L60 PCD Surface Lapping/Shaping Tools: The L45 and L60 are laser tools for lapping and shaping polycrystalline diamond disks used in cutting tools and in oil and gas parts. The L45 handles fine and coarse lapping, while the L60 adds beveling, rounding and profiling with no need for pre-lapping. (datasheet)
eM15 Monocrystalline Diamond Cutting System: The eM15 cuts natural and synthetic monocrystalline diamond and CVD wafers with a pulsed green laser, giving deep cuts with low taper. It replaces slow sawing for windows, heat sinks, precision tooling, acoustic wave devices and jewellery. (datasheet)
Q60: The Q60 cuts polycrystalline diamond, cubic boron nitride and carbides with a 600 W fibre laser. It is offered as a three axis Q60-3x plus four and five axis models, all using coaxial video and machine vision monitoring with eMicro control software. (datasheet)
ExactMark Laser Marking Systems: ExactMark are laser marking systems with a motorised z axis for automatic focusing plus optional motion axes, laser types and automation tools. Four models cover economical marking, tray loaded automation, marking of metals and plastics, and black marking with an ultrashort pulse laser. (datasheet)
PowerLine Series: PowerLine Series are laser marking and engraving sub-systems that combine a laser with focusing and scanning optics and software. The range covers CO2, solid state infrared, green and ultraviolet, air cooled fibre and ultrashort pulse sources for 3D marking, on the fly marking and serialisation. (datasheet)
EasyMark Series: EasyMark are self-contained table-top laser marking systems for manual loading, used for marking, annealing, engraving and cutting. Three models offer fibre laser options up to 50 W with marking areas of 120 x 120 mm or 240 x 240 mm in a Class I enclosure. (datasheet)
AP 530: The AP 530 is an automated laser system for marking and surface texturing of medical devices. It combines multi-axis robotic part handling, machine vision and a choice of laser source. The M model handles tubular parts and the S model free-form implants. (datasheet)
CombiLine Series: CombiLine are configurable laser marking systems with a motorised z axis for automatic focusing and optional motion axes. Two heavy duty models are offered with work table or dial table setups, sized for standing or seated operators. (datasheet)
LabelMarker Advanced: LabelMarker Advanced is an integrated system for marking and kiss cutting of labels, handling common laser label materials including foil processing and singulation. Four PowerLine laser choices are offered at 1064 nm from 25 W to 50 W, with VLM design software. (datasheet)
LME Series: LME Series are laser marking workstations for precision part marking in production, used in medical and automotive manufacturing. Three models take different workpiece sizes and part motion options, and all use air cooled PowerLine laser sources. (datasheet)
ExactWeld: ExactWeld systems perform automated precision welding of small metal parts for medical products, automotive electronics and sensors. Each combines a fibre laser, robotic positioning, software and an optional vision system, with galvanometer scanning for welds over complex contours. (datasheet)
HighLight Weld: HighLight Weld are configured fibre laser welding solutions that integrate a laser source, process fibre, scanner, process optics, cooling and control electronics. Lasers of up to 10 kW can be paired with a choice of scanner platforms, focusing optics and working magnifications. (datasheet)
Manual Welding Systems: Coherent manual welding systems combine an Nd:YAG or fibre laser, a laser safe work chamber, a microscope viewer and a control interface. They produce spot and seam welds at micron level precision for medical device manufacture, jewellery, general manufacturing and mould repair. (datasheet)
MPS Series: MPS Series are modular integrated systems for laser welding, cutting, structuring and drilling, including ultrashort pulse applications. Four systems, Compact, Flexible, Rotary and Advanced, offer different beam scanning modules and multi-axis part motion options. (datasheet)
Profile Welding System (PWS): The Profile Welding System combines a CO2 or fibre laser with process sensors, precision motion and control software for tube and profile welding. An integrated process sensor detects and tracks the welding gap, and precision linear actuators position the beam at speeds of up to 60 m/min. (datasheet)
SLS200 CL Pulsed Laser Welder: The SLS200 CL integrates a lamp pumped pulsed Nd:YAG laser with a beam delivery fibre, optics, control electronics and software. Paired with an LLBK processing head it performs spot and seam welding of thin, delicate or heat sensitive metals over a wide power range. (datasheet)
GeoLasGC: GeoLasGC is a laser ablation system for LA-ICP-MS elemental and isotopic analysis. It combines a 193 nm COMPex excimer laser, a polarised microscope, HD camera observation and a dual volume sample cell, and is used for isotope ratios, fluid inclusion work and zircon age dating. (datasheet)
LineBeam: LineBeam systems deliver line beam profiles for excimer laser annealing of low temperature polysilicon backplanes on large display substrates. Line lengths run from 750 mm to 1500 mm at 308 nm or 355 nm, with top hat profiles along both axes. (datasheet)
UVblade: UVblade uses 308 nm excimer pulses to detach polymer based flexible displays from rigid glass carriers in a laser lift-off process. Three models cover beam lengths of 380 mm, 750 mm and 1250 mm with a top hat line beam and a large depth of focus. (datasheet)
UVtransfer: UVtransfer systems are 248 nm excimer laser tools for microLED display production. The 3-in-1 system performs laser lift-off, laser induced forward transfer and pixel repair for development work, while UVtransfer and UVtransfer R are production LIFT and repair tools. (datasheet)
VarioLas: VarioLas systems are built around the COMPex excimer laser for ultraviolet microprocessing with a line beam or square beam field shape. They are used for laser lift-off separation, dopant ion activation, ablative patterning and thin film annealing. (datasheet)
ACE Fiber Laser: ACE FL is a 1940 nm fibre laser for urology procedures such as lithotripsy and for materials processing including clear polymer welding. Four models cover 75 W to 300 W nominal average power with air or water cooling and a flat top beam mode. (datasheet)
AIM Fiber Laser: AIM FL are multi-kilowatt single mode fibre lasers for precision welding and handheld laser welding. Five models cover 0.5 kW to 3 kW, all with a beam parameter product below 0.4 mm x mrad at 20 um and a 10 m supplied process fibre. (datasheet)
ARM Fiber Laser: ARM fibre lasers use an adjustable ring mode beam with a centre beam and a coaxial ring beam under independent power and modulation control. That control suits welding of heat sensitive materials, dissimilar materials, cast aluminium and copper. (datasheet)
Edge Fiber Laser: EDGE FL are multi-kilowatt fibre lasers for metal cutting, offered from 1.5 kW to 30 kW in rack mount and cabinet versions. They pair with Coherent CUT process heads and ship with a 25 m process fibre. (datasheet)
HighLight Fiber Laser: HighLight FL are industrial multi-kilowatt fibre lasers for welding, with detachable process fibres for operational flexibility. A multi-stage back reflection immunity system allows safe processing of highly reflective materials such as brass, copper and aluminium. (datasheet)
Fiber-Coupled Diode Lasers: These are fibre pigtailed diode lasers supplied with one metre of standard or custom fibre, including single mode, multi-mode and polarisation maintaining types. Available wavelengths include 405, 440, 515, 520, 532, 635, 660, 785, 808 and 1064 nm, with dual colour fibre combiners on request. (datasheet)
BeamMaster-USB System: BeamMaster-USB is a scanning multiple knife-edge beam profiler for continuous wave lasers. Its large dynamic range lets it measure small diameter and focused beams from 3 um to 8 mm across a wavelength range of 190 nm to 1800 nm. (datasheet)
Thermal Analysis & Thermophysical Measurement
Thermal Analysis & Thermophysical Measurement from Linseis and Coherent, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
STA L81: The STA L81 is a simultaneous thermal analyser that measures mass change and heat flow on one sample in a single run. Interchangeable furnaces cover cryogenic to high temperature work under vacuum or optional pressurised atmospheres. It is used for material characterisation of ceramics, metals and polymers. (datasheet)
STA L82: The STA L82 is a combined TG-DSC instrument that records mass change and heat flow from a single sample at the same time. Linseis states simultaneous TGA and DSC up to 1100 C, with furnace control, gas analysis and automation options. It is used for routine and research thermal characterisation. (datasheet)
STA/TGA L86: The STA/TGA L86 is an adaptable simultaneous thermal analysis system that measures mass change and heat flow in one run. Two thermobalance versions and a wide choice of furnaces cover cryogenic through to high temperature testing. It is used for routine laboratory analysis of solids and powders. (datasheet)
STA HP L84: The STA HP L84 is a high pressure TG-DSC instrument that records mass change and heat flow under pressure. It works at up to 150 bar and takes crucibles in gold, silver, platinum, aluminium, graphite, tungsten and stainless steel. It is used for pressure dependent reaction and stability studies. (datasheet)
STA HP L85: The STA HP L85 is a table-top instrument for simultaneous thermal analysis that measures mass change and heat flow together. It operates from room temperature to 1200 C at pressures up to 150 bar, or under vacuum. It is used for high pressure reaction, sorption and material stability studies. (datasheet)
TGA L81: The TGA L81 is a high temperature thermobalance that measures the change in mass of a sample as it is heated or cooled. Interchangeable furnace types, with an optional turntable for several furnaces, cover a wide temperature range. It is used for decomposition, oxidation and composition analysis. (datasheet)
TGA L83: The TGA L83 is a toploading thermobalance made up of a digital balance and a sample holder with an integrated thermocouple. It records the change in sample mass against temperature and time. It is used for decomposition, moisture, filler content and oxidation studies on solids and powders. (datasheet)
TGA HP L85: The TGA HP L85 is a high pressure thermobalance with a high-speed micro furnace reaching 1200 C. It measures the change in sample mass at pressures up to 150 bar or under vacuum, using thermocouples of several types. It is used for sorption, catalysis and corrosion testing. (datasheet)
TGA L87 MSB: The TGA L87 MSB is a thermogravimetric analyser built around a magnetic levitation balance, available in a metal or a glass version. It measures the change in sample mass under vacuum or in inert, oxidising and reducing gas. It is suited to highly corrosive and high pressure applications. (datasheet)
DSC L63: The DSC L63 is a differential scanning calorimeter that measures endothermic and exothermic transitions as a function of temperature. It records melting, crystallisation, glass transition and heat capacity data without a hardware change across its range. It is used in quality control and research. (datasheet)
HDSC L62: The HDSC L62 is a modular high temperature differential scanning calorimeter. It determines the specific heat and enthalpy of materials such as ceramics and metals, with a stated temperature precision of 0.01 C. An optional sample robot measures up to 42 samples without operator attendance. (datasheet)
Chip-DSC L66 Basic: The Chip-DSC L66 Basic, also sold as the Chip-DSC 1, is a compact differential scanning calorimeter with a replaceable chip sensor. It measures thermal transitions such as melting and crystallisation from room temperature to 450 C. It is the entry model of the Linseis Chip-DSC range. (datasheet)
Chip-DSC L66 Advanced: The Chip-DSC L66 Advanced, also sold as the Chip-DSC 10, is a compact differential scanning calorimeter with a replaceable chip sensor. With the matching cooling option it measures thermal transitions from -180 C up to 600 C. It is used for quality control and for research work. (datasheet)
Chip-DSC L66 Ultimate: The Chip-DSC L66 Ultimate, also sold as the Chip-DSC 100, is a differential scanning calorimeter based on chip sensor technology. It measures thermal transitions from -150 C up to 600 C at heating and cooling rates as high as 1000 K/min. Options include a sample robot and external coolers. (datasheet)
UDSC L64-LT: The UDSC L64-LT is a high sensitivity differential scanning calorimeter for liquids, solids and gels. It needs only a small sample volume, requires no cleaning between runs and supports fast automated analysis. Temperature is regulated to an accuracy of up to 100 microdegrees C. (datasheet)
UDSC L64: The UDSC L64 is a high sensitivity differential scanning calorimeter for liquids, solids and gels. It works from -60 C to 160 C with sample volumes of 5 to 100 uL and very low ramp rates. It needs no cleaning between runs and supports fast, automated analysis of small samples. (datasheet)
DIL L73 Laser: The DIL L73 Laser is a laser dilatometer that measures the change in length of a sample as the temperature changes. Non-contact laser detection gives a resolution of up to 0.3 nm for expansion and shrinkage measurements. It is used for thermal expansion coefficients and sintering studies. (datasheet)
DIL L74 HM: The DIL L74 HM is a heating microscope for thermo-optical analysis. A high-resolution camera with automated focus records the sample in real time, so melting behaviour, volumetric change and contact angle can be followed. Measurements follow DIN 51730 and ISO 540 among other standards. (datasheet)
DIL L74 OD: The DIL L74 OD is an optical dilatometer that measures thermal expansion without touching the sample. A high-resolution camera tracks the change in length so the coefficient of thermal expansion can be determined on soft or fragile materials. Stated accuracy is up to 1 um. (datasheet)
DIL L75 Horizontal: The DIL L75 Horizontal is a horizontal pushrod dilatometer that measures length change against temperature. It is offered as a single, differential or double sample system with LVDT or optical encoder detection. It is used for expansion and sintering studies, including work under 100 % hydrogen. (datasheet)
DIL L75 Vertical: The DIL L75 Vertical is a vertical pushrod dilatometer for sintering studies and expansion work. A zero-friction design and a cryogenic option down to -263 C allow length change to be followed over a very wide temperature range. It can also be operated under 100 % hydrogen. (datasheet)
DIL L75 Quattro: The DIL L75 Quattro is a dilatometer that measures up to four samples in one run. It records length change against temperature for expansion, shrinkage and sintering work at a resolution of 0.125 nm. The four-sample layout raises throughput for laboratories with high sample numbers. (datasheet)
DIL L76 Horizontal: The DIL L76 Horizontal is an entry level horizontal dilatometer for thermal expansion measurements. It records the change in length of a sample from room temperature to 1600 C using LVDT or optical encoder detection. It suits CTE testing of ceramics, bricks, tiles, porcelain and building materials. (datasheet)
DIL L78 RITA: The DIL L78 RITA is a quenching and forming dilatometer that records length change during rapid heating, quenching and deformation. The supplied software produces TTT, CCT and CHT transformation diagrams. It is used for heat treatment development on steels and other metals, including gas quenching. (datasheet)
DIL HP L70: The DIL HP L70, formerly sold as the DIL L75 HP, is a high pressure dilatometer. It measures the change in length of a sample under combined pressure and temperature, at up to 150 bar and 1100 C. An optional steam generator and gas control extend it to reactive atmosphere testing. (datasheet)
TMA L71: The TMA L71, formerly sold as the TMA PT 1000, is a thermomechanical analyser. It measures the expansion or deformation of a sample under a defined load as the temperature changes, including three-point bending. It is used to study softening, penetration and dimensional stability. (datasheet)
TMA L72: The TMA L72, formerly sold as the TMA PT 1600, is a thermomechanical analyser that measures expansion, softening and deformation under a defined load. It works up to 1600 C at a resolution of 0.125 nm and supports three-point bending tests. Atmospheres can be inert, oxidising or reducing. (datasheet)
LFA L51: The LFA L51 is a light flash analyser for thermal diffusivity, thermal conductivity and specific heat. A software-controlled light flash heats the sample and the temperature response is captured at 2.5 MHz, which suits thin or highly conductive materials. Linseis states measurements to +1250 C. (datasheet)
LFA L52: The LFA L52 is a high-power laser flash analyser for thermophysical properties such as thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity. A laser pulse heats the sample and the transient response is recorded at 2.5 MHz. Measurements run in inert, reducing or oxidising atmospheres, or under vacuum. (datasheet)
TF-LFA L54: The TF-LFA L54 is a laser flash analyser for thin films. Linseis states measurement of thermal conductivity in the range of 80 nm to 20 um, at temperatures from room temperature up to 500 C. An anisotropy option gives in-plane and cross-plane values on multilayer and 2D materials. (datasheet)
PLH L53: The PLH L53 uses periodic laser heating to determine the thermal diffusivity of thin samples. It covers a diffusivity range of 0.01 to 2000 mm2/s on sample thicknesses of 10 to 500 um, using a continuous wave diode laser. It is used to characterise films, foils and small specimens. (datasheet)
THB L56: The THB L56 is a transient hot bridge instrument for thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and specific heat capacity. It measures absolute values on solids, liquids, pastes and powders with a sensor placed against the sample. Three model levels, Basic, Advanced and Ultimate, are offered. (datasheet)
HFM L57: The HFM L57 is a heat flow meter that determines the thermal conductivity of insulating and low conductivity materials. The sample is held between two temperature-controlled plates and the heat flow through it is measured. Design follows ASTM C518, JIS A1412, ISO 8301, DIN EN 12664 and DIN 12667. (datasheet)
TIM L58: The TIM L58 measures the thermal resistance of thermal interface materials under realistic contact pressure. Sample thickness and applied force are varied to reproduce assembly conditions, with evaluation routines to ASTM D5470. It is used in electronics, battery and thermal management work. (datasheet)
LZT L32: The LZT L32, also published as the LZT-Meter, combines an LSR and an LFA in one instrument, so thermal conductivity, electrical resistance and the Seebeck coefficient are measured on the same sample. These values give the thermoelectric figure of merit ZT. Interchangeable furnaces cover -100 C to 1100 C. (datasheet)
LSR L33: The LSR L33, formerly the LSR-3, measures the Seebeck coefficient and the electrical conductivity of solids and thin films. The sample is clamped vertically between two electrodes and interchangeable furnaces cover -100 C to 1500 C. It is used to characterise thermoelectric materials. (datasheet)
LSR L31: The LSR L31, formerly the LSR-1, characterises thermoelectric materials as bulk samples and thin films. It measures the Seebeck coefficient and the specific electrical resistance, with a cryo option down to -160 C. The sample sits on an integrated PCB board with two heaters. (datasheet)
HCS L36: The HCS L36 is a Hall effect measuring system. It determines charge carrier mobility, specific resistance, charge carrier concentration and the Hall constant of a sample. Plug-and-play sample holders take pieces up to 12.5 x 12.5 mm2 for electrical characterisation of semiconductors. (datasheet)
TFA L59: The TFA L59 is a thin film analyser for layers in the nanometre to micrometre range. Using pre-structured measuring chips it determines thermal conductivity by the 3 Omega method along with heat capacity, and optionally electrical conductivity and Hall data. It works from -160 C to 280 C. (datasheet)
TEG L34: The TEG L34, also published as the TEG-Tester, rates the temperature dependent efficiency of thermoelectric generators and Peltier elements. A controlled temperature difference is applied across the module and the resulting voltage and current are recorded. It takes round and rectangular modules up to 25 mm thick. (datasheet)
GSA L81: The GSA L81 is a gravimetric sorption analyser that measures the mass change of a sample as it takes up or releases gas or vapour under controlled temperature and pressure. An ultra sensitive microbalance records the uptake from vacuum up to 15 bar. It is used for sorption, TPD, TPO and TPR studies. (datasheet)
GSA L84: The GSA L84 is a gravimetric sorption analyser with an integrated DSC, so mass change and heat flow are recorded from the same sample. It measures gas and vapour uptake under controlled temperature and pressure at up to 150 bar. It is used for sorption studies where the heat effect is also required. (datasheet)
GSA L87: The GSA L87 is a high pressure gravimetric sorption analyser built around a magnetic suspension balance. It measures the mass change of a sample as it takes up or releases gas or vapour, with a choice of gas systems and a DSC signal alongside the mass signal, at pressures up to max. 150 bar. (datasheet)
IBC L91: The IBC L91 is an isothermal battery calorimeter that measures the heat given off by a battery cell or module during operation. Heat flow is resolved across the measuring plate by an array of sensors, down to a calorimetric resolution of 0.1 mW. It is used in battery development and safety testing. (datasheet)
CAL L92: The CAL L92 is a differential temperature scanning microcalorimeter that measures the heat taken up or released by a sample as its temperature is changed. Its sensitivity suits all types of materials, including very dilute solutions. It runs from -60 °C to 170 °C at 0.001 to 5 °C/min. (datasheet)
L40 EGA QMS: The L40 EGA QMS couples a Linseis thermobalance to a Pfeiffer or MKS quadrupole mass spectrometer for evolved gas analysis. Gases released from the sample during heating are drawn off through a heated adapter and capillary and identified by mass. It is used to link each mass loss step to the species given off. (datasheet)
L40 EGA FTIR: The L40 EGA FTIR couples a Linseis STA L81 thermobalance to a Nicolet FTIR spectrometer for evolved gas analysis. Gases released from the sample during heating pass along a temperature controlled transfer line and are identified by their infrared absorption bands. It is used to assign mass loss steps to species. (datasheet)
L40 EGA GCMS: The L40 EGA GCMS couples a Linseis thermal analysis instrument to a gas chromatograph and mass spectrometer. Gases evolved from the sample during heating are separated by the chromatograph and then identified by the spectrometer. It is used to analyse the gases developed during a measurement. (datasheet)
L40 EGA In-Situ: The L40 EGA In-Situ coupling analyses the gases evolved from a sample in situ, using FTIR, Raman spectroscopy or ELIF. It measures basic and trace gas components down to the ppm range. It allows materials with high condensation temperatures, such as alkali metals and their compounds, to be measured. (datasheet)
STA L81 Nuclear: The STA L81 Nuclear is the version of the STA L81 simultaneous thermal analyser built for nuclear and radioactive samples. It records mass change and heat flow at the same time, giving TG and DSC data from one run. It is used to characterise the thermal behaviour of nuclear materials. (datasheet)
DIL L75 Nuclear: The DIL L75 Nuclear is the version of the DIL L75 dilatometer built for nuclear and radioactive samples. It measures the change in length of a sample with temperature, giving expansion, shrinkage and sintering data. LVDT or optical encoder measuring systems and up to 3 furnaces are available. (datasheet)
LFA L52 Nuclear: The LFA L52 Nuclear is the laser flash instrument built for nuclear and radioactive samples. A laser pulse heats the sample and the resulting temperature rise is followed without contact by an infrared detector. It measures thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity on nuclear materials. (datasheet)
PowerMax-Pro High-Speed Thermoelectric Power Sensors: PowerMax-Pro are transverse thermoelectric sensors that measure high power continuous wave and pulsed lasers at fast sampling rates. They combine the broad wavelength sensitivity and damage resistance of a thermopile with the response speed of a photodiode. (datasheet)
Thermopile and Calorimeter Power Sensors: Coherent PowerMax thermopile and calorimeter sensors measure average power and single pulse energy across more than 100 models. They cover power from 100 uW to 12 kW and beam diameters up to 200 mm for pulsed and continuous wave lasers. (datasheet)
Electrical & Electrochemical Characterisation
Electrical & Electrochemical Characterisation from CH Instruments, Jandel Engineering and Lake Shore, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
Model 400C Series Time-resolved Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (EQCM): The 400C series pairs a quartz crystal microbalance with a potentiostat so mass change at the electrode is recorded alongside potential, current and charge. It is used for metal deposition, ion transport in polymer films and biosensor studies. Models 400C to 440C are offered, the 440C adding a galvanostat. (datasheet)
Model 600F Series Potentiostat/Galvanostat: The 600F series is a general purpose electrochemical workstation containing a fast function generator, dual channel data acquisition, a potentiostat and, on selected models, a galvanostat. It covers voltammetry, pulse techniques, corrosion and impedance work. Models run from the basic 600F to the 660F workstation. (datasheet)
Model 700F Series Bipotentiostat: The 700F series is a general purpose bipotentiostat and galvanostat for experiments needing two controlled working electrodes, such as rotating ring disk electrode work and dual channel detection. Used as a single channel instrument it matches the 600F series. Models range from the 700F to the 760F. (datasheet)
Model 800D Series Electrochemical Detector: The 800D series is built for electrochemical detection, monitoring current through a flow cell in liquid chromatography or flow injection analysis. Its low noise circuitry measures down to picoamperes and plots three decades of current scale during a run. The 8x2D models add a bipotentiostat for dual channel work. (datasheet)
Model 920D Series Scanning Electrochemical Microscope (SECM): The 920D scanning electrochemical microscope combines a bipotentiostat with a three dimensional nanopositioner, cell and sample holder to map chemical reactivity near surfaces. Modes include SECM imaging, probe scan and approach curves, surface interrogation SECM and surface patterned conditioning. (datasheet)
Model 1000D Series Multi-potentiostat: The 1000D series is an eight channel potentiostat that can drive eight independent cells or eight working electrodes sharing one reference and counter electrode. Each channel has its own on or off state, potential and sensitivity setting, and channels can sweep or step together with the primary channel. (datasheet)
Model 1100D Series Power Potentiostat/Galvanostat: The 1100D series is a power potentiostat and galvanostat for work needing large current and high compliance voltage, such as battery testing, corrosion, electrolysis and electroplating. It uses a four electrode configuration and still resolves current down to tens of picoamperes. The 1140D adds a galvanostat. (datasheet)
Model 1200C Series Handheld Potentiostat/Bipotentiostat: The 1200C series is a hand held potentiostat and bipotentiostat for electroanalysis and sensor studies. It draws power from the USB port of the host computer, so no adapter or battery is needed, which suits field work and teaching laboratories. Potentiostat and bipotentiostat versions are offered. (datasheet)
Model 1400 Series 4-Channel Potentiometer/Potentiostat: The Model 1400 combines a four channel potentiometer with a four channel potentiostat, so open circuit sensors such as ion selective electrodes can be read at the same time as amperometric or voltammetric sensors. It is aimed at electrode array characterisation and real time cell metabolism sensing. (datasheet)
CHI1550A Series Pico Liter Solution Dispenser: The CHI1550A dispenses picolitre droplets to build high density solution arrays for chemical, biological and medical work. It combines a three dimensional positioner, a piezoelectric jetting device and a sample platform, with software for binary, ternary and quaternary array patterns. (datasheet)
Jandel RM3000+ Test Unit: The RM3000+ is Jandel's constant current source and digital voltmeter for four point probe measurement. It covers the widest range of the Jandel test units and is the unit supplied with the General Purpose, Wafer and Multipurpose systems. Readings are given in sheet resistance or volume resistivity. (datasheet)
Jandel ResTest Test Unit: The ResTest is a constant current source and digital voltmeter with a colour screen. It shows readings directly in millivolts, sheet resistance and volume resistivity, and stores results on board or straight to a memory stick, which suits routine production checks. (datasheet)
Jandel HM21 Test Unit: The HM21 is Jandel's compact four point probe test unit with six switched constant current settings. It is the unit paired with the Hand Applied Probe in the Portable Probing System, so measurements can be made away from the laboratory bench. (datasheet)
Jandel Multiheight Four Point Probe Stand: The Multiheight Probe Stand raises and lowers the probe mechanism so samples from thin films to large ingots can be measured on one stand. It is Jandel's most popular stand and its base carries four mounting holes for accessories such as an eight inch wafer table. (datasheet)
Jandel Multiheight / Microposition Probe Stand: This version of the Multiheight stand adds a micrometer controlled X-Y stage for small samples. Four screws release the stage, so the same stand returns to handling large wafers and ingots without further adjustment. (datasheet)
Jandel Multiposition Wafer Probe Stand: The Multiposition Probe Stand is built for wafer measurement, with indexed rotation and linear travel that return the probe to the same points run after run. Two sizes are offered at the same cost, the smaller one being easier for placing small wafers on the table. (datasheet)
Jandel Microposition Probe Stand: The Microposition Probe Stand is for small samples and printed lines where the probe has to be placed accurately. Micrometer slides move the sample under the probe and the sample can also be rotated through a full turn. (datasheet)
Jandel Universal Probe Station: The Universal Probe Station handles both four point probe and three point spreading resistance measurements. All four needles are adjustable for load and can be replaced by the user, and an X-Y stage gives fine movement for targeting small samples. (datasheet)
Jandel Hand Applied Probe: The Hand Applied Probe rests directly on the sample rather than being held above it, which avoids the reading drift seen with fully handheld methods. It measures thin layers, wafers and large ingots, but the strong downward force rules out fragile unsupported samples. (datasheet)
Jandel cylindrical four point probe: The cylindrical four point probe head fits Jandel probe stands, some OEM mapping systems and equipment made by Four Dimensions. The plain cylindrical body also suits customers building their own probe mount, and a mounting adapter is offered. (datasheet)
Jandel Alessi Compact Probe: The Compact Probe is made for Veeco FPP5000 and FPP100 equipment and also fits GRQ tools. It replaces the square bodied probe heads originally made by Alessi. Some Veeco tools take the cartridge with lead instead, so the tool should be confirmed before ordering. (datasheet)
Jandel Veeco Cartridge with Lead: The cartridge with lead probe head is made for use on customer built equipment, some Veeco tools, and installations that previously used an A and M Fell style probe. Other Veeco tools take the Compact Probe instead. (datasheet)
Napson: This cartridge probe with a 4 pin connector is made for Napson equipment such as the RT70 and RT3000, and for older Keithley Omega tools. Jandel manufactures it, but it is sold only through Napson and their authorised representatives. (datasheet)
Napson Miniature: The miniature cartridge with positioning key is made for older Napson and Kokusai equipment. It closely resembles the AIT cartridge probe, so the target tool should be confirmed before ordering. It is built to the same mechanical tolerances as the rest of the Jandel probe range. (datasheet)
AIT: The miniature cartridge probe for AIT equipment fits tools named SR1000N, SR2000N and similar. Its tapped mounting holes also make it a practical choice for customers building their own probe holder. It resembles the Napson miniature cartridge closely, so the two should not be confused. (datasheet)
CDE ResMap: This cartridge with a 6 way connector is made to suit Creative Design Engineering systems such as the ResMap 168 and ResMap 178. It carries a distinctive black nosepiece because the similar KLA Tencor Prometrix head is not interchangeable with it. (datasheet)
KLA-Tencor-Prometrix: This cartridge with a 6 way connector is made to suit KLA, Tencor and Prometrix systems such as the RS55, RS75 and RS100. It looks similar to the CDE head but the two are not interchangeable, so care is needed where both tools are on site. (datasheet)
Jandel Very Close Spacing probe: The very close spacing probe has 0.5 mm needle spacing for measurements taken close to the edge of a sample or on very small samples. The finer needles it uses call for more careful handling than a standard spacing probe. (datasheet)
Jandel Macor four point probe: The Macor probe is built for high and low temperature measurement. In an oven it works from about 80 K to 600 K, and if only the sample is heated it can be used up to 1000 K, though prolonged contact should be avoided. It is not jewel guided. (datasheet)
Jandel High Vacuum four point probe: This version of the cylindrical probe is prepared for vacuum service. It is unanodised, blind holes are removed where possible, connections are crimped rather than soldered and a ruby ball is used for the insulation pad. (datasheet)
Jandel custom probes: Jandel builds probes to customer specification where a catalogue head will not do. Three, four, five and six point probes have been produced, and the company invites enquiries about other configurations. (datasheet)
PS-100 Tabletop Probe Station: The PS-100 is a tabletop cryogenic probe station for electrical measurements on samples held at a controlled temperature. A 2-stage flow cryostat cooled by liquid helium or liquid nitrogen gives a base temperature of 4.3 K. It ships as a standard, fully specified configuration for device and materials testing. (datasheet)
TTPX Cryogenic Probe Station: The TTPX is an entry-level cryogenic probe station for non-destructive electrical measurements on devices and materials. A 2-stage flow cryostat cooled by liquid helium or liquid nitrogen takes the sample stage to a base temperature of 4.3 K, with control up to 475 K. It accepts up to six probe arms. (datasheet)
CPX Cryogenic Probe Station: The CPX is a cryogenic probe station built around a split flow cryostat with independent flow control of the sample and the radiation shields. Sample temperatures reach 1.6 K with the PS-VLT-CPX option, with control up to 475 K. It is used for electrical measurements on devices and materials at low temperature. (datasheet)
CPX-VF Cryogenic Probe Station: The CPX-VF is a cryogenic probe station with a vertical field superconducting magnet that applies up to +/-2.5 T perpendicular to the sample plane. The liquid helium cooled cryostat reaches a base temperature of 4.3 K, or 1.9 K with the PS-LT option. It is used for electrical measurements in an applied field. (datasheet)
CRX-4K Cryogenic Probe Station: The CRX-4K is a cryogen-free cryogenic probe station cooled by a 2-stage closed cycle refrigerator, so no liquid cryogens are needed. Sample temperatures reach a base of 4.5 K with two probe arms installed, with control up to 350 K. It is used for electrical measurements on devices and materials. (datasheet)
CRX-6.5K Cryogenic Probe Station: The CRX-6.5K is a general purpose cryogen-free probe station cooled by a 2-stage closed cycle refrigerator with 3 W of cooling power at 10 K. It removes the need for liquid cryogens and controls the sample stage from 8.5 K to 350 K. It is used for routine electrical characterisation of devices. (datasheet)
CRX-VF Cryogenic Probe Station: The CRX-VF is a cryogen-free probe station with a vertical field superconducting magnet that applies up to +/-2.5 T perpendicular to the sample plane. A 2-stage closed cycle refrigerator cools the sample without liquid cryogens, with temperature control up to 420 K. It is used for measurements in an applied field. (datasheet)
CRX-EM-HF Cryogenic Probe Station: The CRX-EM-HF is a cryogen-free probe station with a horizontal electromagnet that applies up to +/-0.6 T in the plane of the sample. A 2-stage closed cycle refrigerator cools the stage to a base temperature of 8 K, with control from 10 K to 420 K. It is used for in-plane field measurements on devices. (datasheet)
EMPX-H2 Cryogenic Probe Station: The EMPX-H2 is a cryogenic probe station with a horizontal field electromagnet that applies up to +/-0.6 T in the plane of the sample. A 3-stage flow cryostat cooled by liquid helium or liquid nitrogen reaches a base temperature of 4.5 K, or 3.2 K with the PS-LT option. It takes up to four probe arms. (datasheet)
FWPX Cryogenic Probe Station: The FWPX is a cryogenic probe station for full wafer testing, taking wafers up to 102 mm (4 in) in diameter and able to be modified for 152 mm (6 in) wafers. A 2-stage flow cryostat cooled by liquid helium or liquid nitrogen gives a base temperature of 4.5 K with control up to 475 K. (datasheet)
MeasureReady 155 AC/DC Current and Voltage Source: The MeasureReady 155 is a precision low noise AC and DC current and voltage source. It sources voltage from 10 mV to 100 V and current from 1 µA to 100 mA, with manual or automatic range selection. It is used to drive samples and devices in low level electrical measurements. (datasheet)
InAs and GaAs Hall Sensors: InAs and GaAs Hall sensors are supplied as bare sensing elements in axial and transverse packages for measuring magnetic flux density. Types range from general purpose parts to instrumentation quality sensors with low temperature coefficients. They are used with Lake Shore 400 Series gaussmeters. (datasheet)
400 Series Hall Probes: Lake Shore 400 Series Hall probes hold a Hall sensing element in a protective stem so magnetic flux density can be measured with a gaussmeter. Several probe configurations and Hall sensor types are offered. They are used for field mapping, magnet inspection and routine field checks. (datasheet)
FP Series Hall Probes: FP Series Hall probes measure magnetic flux density in 3-axis (vector), transverse and axial forms. Each probe uses an InAs sensing element with a built-in thermistor for temperature compensation. Stem lengths of 50 mm, 150 mm and 300 mm are available with handheld or mountable handles. (datasheet)
Guarded Insert for PPMS: This insert carries van der Pauw and Hall bar samples inside a PPMS cryostat, with a fully guarded signal path from instrument to sample. Used with the M91 FastHall controller it measures resistance from 10 milliohms to 200 gigaohms between 1.9 K and 400 K. An integrated Cernox sensor reads sample temperature. (datasheet)
Model 121 Programmable DC Current Source: The Model 121 is a programmable DC current source that supplies precise, low-noise and highly stable current up to 100 mA. It is used to excite resistance temperature sensors and other low-power devices where a settable, well-regulated current is needed. (datasheet)
Custom probe stations: Alongside their standard range, Lake Shore design cryogenic probe stations to suit a specific experiment. The published examples are a cryogen-free superconducting magnet station, custom liquid helium and liquid nitrogen cooled stations, a room temperature vacuum station and a miniature transportable vacuum chamber. Each example carries its own field, temperature, sample size and vibration figures, and the miniature chamber is stated to need no gate valves. (datasheet)
PS-HM-8425 Hall measurement package for the CRX-VF probe station: The PS-HM-8425 package adds Hall measurement to Lake Shore's CRX-VF cryogenic probe station. It supports DC Hall measurements on wafer-scale materials and structures as a function of temperature and field, and is supplied with a switch matrix, current source, voltmeter and a PC running the 8400 Series HMS software. Van der Pauw, Hall bar and gated Hall bar measurements are all covered, with optional modules for extra probe arms, high resistance work, gate bias voltage and QMSA software. (datasheet)
Jandel General Purpose System: The General Purpose System pairs the RM3000+ Test Unit with the Multiheight Probe Stand and is the combination Jandel sells most. The adjustable probe height takes samples from thin layers and wafers up to ingots 250 mm high, with thicker samples accommodated on request. (datasheet)
Jandel Multipurpose Four Point Probe System: The Multipurpose System combines the Multiheight Probe Stand and RM3000+ Test Unit with a removable micrometer controlled X-Y table. Small samples such as coated glass slides can be positioned precisely, and with the table removed the stand takes wafers and ingots. (datasheet)
Jandel Wafer Probing System: The Wafer Probing System pairs the RM3000+ Test Unit with the Multiposition Probe Stand for repeatable measurement across wafers. Indexed theta and linear movements return the probe to set points, which suits five point and nine point wafer uniformity routines. (datasheet)
Jandel Portable Probing System: The Portable Probing System pairs the HM21 Test Unit with the Hand Applied Probe for measurements made away from a fixed stand. It handles thin layers, wafers and large ingots, but the high downward force means it is not suitable for fragile unsupported samples. (datasheet)
MeasureReady FastHall Station: The MeasureReady FastHall Station is an integrated tabletop system for Hall effect measurements. It is supplied as a single configured setup rather than a set of separate instruments, which cuts the work needed to bring a Hall measurement online. It is used for electrical characterisation of semiconductors. (datasheet)
MeasureReady M91 FastHall Measurement Controller: The MeasureReady M91 FastHall Measurement Controller is an instrument for Hall effect measurements on material samples. It uses Lake Shore's patented FastHall measurement technique, which shortens the time needed to complete a measurement. It is used for characterisation of semiconductors and electronic materials. (datasheet)
MeasureReady M81-SSM Synchronous Source Measure System: The MeasureReady M81-SSM is a synchronous source measure system for low level electrical measurements from DC to 100 kHz. It sources and measures on a shared timebase using Lake Shore's patented MeasureSync technology for accurate timing. It is used for characterisation of materials and devices. (datasheet)
Cleanroom Gas Safety & Generation
Cleanroom Gas Safety & Generation from Oxymat, Semian and Honeywell MIDAS, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
O200 Nordic: Modular PSA oxygen generator built around two standard size pressure vessels, aimed at sites needing a continuous oxygen supply in a small footprint. Typical duties are aquaculture aeration and wastewater treatment, with Modbus RTU communication and LED operating status. (datasheet)
O200 Nordic Supreme: Higher capacity version of the O200 modular PSA oxygen range, available in four vessel configurations. It suits aquaculture, wastewater and ozone duties where oxygen demand grows over time, since capacity is added by extending the same frame. (datasheet)
O60 Nordic: Euro-pallet sized PSA oxygen generator with built-in filters for laboratory and industrial applications such as aquaculture. Confirm the required flow, purity, pressure and feed-air conditions for the selected model. VVON does not supply hospital medical-gas systems. (datasheet)
O60 Nordic Supreme: Upgraded O60 pallet PSA oxygen generator giving higher output and lower power draw from the same footprint. Oxymat states it uses 40 per cent less zeolite than the standard unit, and it keeps the plug and play filter arrangement. (datasheet)
Half pallet Nordic oxygen generator: Half euro-pallet PSA oxygen generator for low-flow laboratory and industrial duties, including ozone generation and wastewater-treatment applications. Match the selected configuration to the process gas specification and available utilities. (datasheet)
Twin-Tower oxygen generator: Skid-mounted, two-column PSA oxygen generator for on-site industrial supply. The configuration can include an oxygen receiver, booster or container installation where specified. VVON offers laboratory and industrial applications; hospital medical-gas supply and medical upgrade kits are outside our scope. (datasheet)
Compact integrated PSA oxygen generator: Integrated PSA oxygen generator with an air compressor, dryer and oxygen tank for lower-demand applications including hatcheries and broodstock facilities. Confirm the exact model, flow, purity, pressure, electrical supply, ventilation, distribution and backup requirements for the site. (datasheet)
Compact integrated silenced PSA oxygen generator: Compact integrated oxygen generator in a silenced cabinet for laboratory and industrial locations where noise matters. The package includes a compressor, dryer and oxygen tank. Confirm ventilation, power, gas specification and installation requirements before ordering. (datasheet)
Compact PSA oxygen generator: Low volume PSA oxygen generator in a stainless steel cabinet that mounts on a wall or stands on the floor. A four inch display handles control and performance monitoring, and an external oil-free compressor and integrated oxygen monitor can be added. (datasheet)
OXYMAT X-series frame-mounted PSA oxygen generator: Frame mounted tonnage PSA oxygen package covering nine models, supplied plug and play with buffer vessels, filters and instrumentation. Oxymat position it as a lower capital cost alternative to a cryogenic air separation unit where footprint is tight. (datasheet)
Containerized and in-frame oxygen generator installations: Oxygen generation equipment integrated into a container or open frame for industrial sites, including aquaculture, wastewater treatment and mineral processing. Configuration must account for site temperature, altitude, ventilation, power and gas demand. VVON does not offer hospital oxygen installations. (datasheet)
N200 Nordic: Modular PSA nitrogen generator for duties needing a large continuous supply, widely used on marine vessels for inerting, blanketing and purging. The compact frame also suits retrofit work in oil and gas and food and beverage plant. (datasheet)
Pallet N60 Nordic: Euro-pallet sized PSA nitrogen generator with built in filters for straightforward installation and later relocation. It is used in food and beverage and oil and gas work, and in power plants for purging and corrosion protection. (datasheet)
Half pallet Nordic nitrogen generator: Half euro-pallet PSA nitrogen generator, light enough to move easily and small enough for constrained plant rooms. It is aimed at nitrogen supply in manufacturing, food and beverage and electronics work. (datasheet)
Twin-Tower nitrogen generator: Skid mounted two column PSA nitrogen plant with four decades of service history, covering everything from small flows to tonnage duties. A nitrogen booster and cylinder filling station can be added, and the plant can be container or frame built. (datasheet)
Membrane nitrogen generator NM series: Membrane nitrogen generator in single- and double-membrane configurations for applications such as marine inerting. Compare flow at the required nitrogen purity and pressure. Verify dimensions and the exact classification approvals needed for the proposed installation. (datasheet)
Compact integrated PSA nitrogen generator: All in one cabinet nitrogen generator with the oil-free compressor, dryer and nitrogen tank built in. It covers low volume duties such as wineries, packaging and fire protection, and mounts on a wall or on the floor. (datasheet)
Compact integrated silenced PSA nitrogen generator: Compact integrated nitrogen generator housed in a silenced cabinet for quiet operation. The compressor, dryer and nitrogen tank are built in, so the unit only needs power and an outlet connection to run. (datasheet)
Compact PSA nitrogen generator: Low volume PSA nitrogen generator in a stainless steel cabinet, mounted on a wall or floor with a four inch display for control and monitoring. An external oil-free compressor can be supplied where one is not already available. (datasheet)
OXYMAT X-series frame-mounted PSA nitrogen generator: Frame mounted tonnage PSA nitrogen package covering nine models, supplied plug and play with buffer vessels, filters and instrumentation. Oxymat report well over one hundred installations of this design worldwide. (datasheet)
Nitrogen purifier NH 20-400: Downstream purifier for reducing residual oxygen in PSA nitrogen through a controlled hydrogen-assisted reaction and subsequent drying. Confirm compatibility with the generator, required impurity limits and utility and safety requirements with Oxymat before specifying a combined system. (datasheet)
Containerized and in-frame nitrogen generator installations: Nitrogen plant built into a container or open frame for rigs, refineries and remote sites. Oxymat supply ATEX rated units and documentation to nuclear power plant level, with installations running from Saudi Arabia to Greenland and the Himalayas. (datasheet)
MIDAS-I: Burn and wet local scrubber that treats process exhaust from semiconductor tools using an LNG fired combustion stage followed by water scrubbing. Up to four gas inlet ports feed one cabinet, which suits multi chamber tools in the sub fab. (datasheet)
MIDAS-II: Electrically heated process-gas treatment system using a reaction chamber and cooling stages. The cabinet accepts up to two process-gas inlet ports. Ask Semian to confirm the gas recipe, flow envelope, cooling-water and clean-dry-air requirements for the proposed configuration. (datasheet)
SBW 200-CE: Burn and wet scrubber rated for 400 SLM of total gas treatment, with a 6 kW heater stage followed by water scrubbing. Up to four NW40 inlet ports allow one unit to serve several process chambers, and waste water leaves through a VP40 PVC union. (datasheet)
SBW 200-K: Burn and wet scrubber handling 300 SLM through two NW40 inlet ports, with a 6 kW heater and water scrubbing stage. At 350 kg and 800 by 700 mm it suits sub fab locations where cabinet space is limited, and it drains through a VP40 PVC union. (datasheet)
SBW 200-C: Burn and wet scrubber rated for 400 SLM with an 8 kW heater stage and an NW80 exhaust connection. Single phase supply and a PVC union waste water drain make it straightforward to connect into existing fab utilities. (datasheet)
SSW 200-E: Wet scrubber for water soluble process exhaust, drawing under 300 W and needing only water and nitrogen connections. The 400 by 500 mm footprint and 100A flange inlet suit point of use installation next to a process tool. (datasheet)
SSW 200-K: Wet scrubber rated for 200 SLM with matched 65A flange inlet and outlet, so it drops into an existing exhaust run. Nitrogen supply is optional, power draw stays under 300 W and waste water leaves through a VP40 union at 200 kg installed weight. (datasheet)
SSD 100-S: Chemisorption scrubber that passes process exhaust through a 100 litre canister of dry adsorbent media, with no water or heater required. An optional 5 litre bypass canister and outlet sampling port support breakthrough checking. (datasheet)
SBD 200-S: Combined burn and dry scrubber rated for 400 SLM, pairing a heated reaction stage with a 100 litre adsorbent canister. City water, process cooling water and clean dry air connections are provided for multi chamber tool exhaust. (datasheet)
SBW III_202_S: High capacity burn and wet scrubber handling 1200 SLM total flow with a heating chamber running at 800 to 850 degrees C. Hydrogen treatment is rated to 120 SLM, which suits epitaxy and other high hydrogen processes. (datasheet)
Midas®S2 Gas Detector: Fixed extractive single point transmitter that draws a sample locally or from a remote point to a sensor cartridge. A wide cartridge range covers toxic, flammable and oxygen hazards found in semiconductor fabs, light manufacturing and research laboratories. (datasheet)
Nitrogen booster and filling station: Oxymat list a nitrogen booster and filling station as an optional item on their twin-tower PSA nitrogen generator page. No pressure rating, purity or flow figure is published for the booster and filling station itself. The nitrogen generator it belongs to is listed at 1 to 5550 Nm3/h at 99.9999% purity. (datasheet)
Oxygen booster and filling station: The oxygen booster and filling station is one of the optional parts of Oxymat's twin-tower PSA oxygen system, which otherwise consists of a compressed air system, a PSA skid and an oxygen receiver, with a container or frame-built solution also optional. No pressure rating, purity or flow figure is published for the booster and filling station itself. The oxygen generator it belongs to is listed at 2 to 473 Nm3/h at 95% purity. (datasheet)
SDHS-010 Hot DI Generator: The SDHS-010 is the smaller of the two hot DI generator models Semian show on the English pages of semian.net. The only figure Semian publish for it is a capacity of max 10 liter/min. No further description, utility requirement or dimension is given on the English site, and the model has no page of its own. (datasheet)
SDHS-060 Hot DI Generator: The SDHS-060 is the larger of the two hot DI generator models shown on the English pages of semian.net. Semian publish a capacity of max 60 liter/min for it. Nothing else about the model is stated on the English site, and it has no page of its own. (datasheet)
Midas® Sensor Cartridge: Honeywell list the Midas sensor cartridge under air quality sensors in their building automation catalogue. The page carries a single technical statement, that each Midas sensor is potentially cross sensitive to other gases, which may cause a gas reading when the sensor is exposed to gases other than the one it was designated for. Certifications are the only other data published, and no gas list, range, lifetime or part number is given. The page shows no product photograph. (datasheet)
ENVIRO-MATRIX Trinity: Point of use abatement system for PFC, SiF4 and acid gases from etch and CVD tools. A first water scrubber removes acid gases, a catalytic reactor breaks down the PFCs, and a second water scrubber removes the HF produced. (datasheet)
ENVIRO-MATRIX Infinity: Point of use system combining a pyrophoric oxidation chamber with multistage wet scrubbing, for silicon nitride deposition and interlayer dielectric exhaust. Gases stay dry until the wet stage, which keeps the inlet port clear of deposits. (datasheet)
ENVIRO-MATRIX Cyrus: Dry adsorption system that removes and concentrates highly toxic compounds such as arsine, phosphine and germane from semiconductor effluent. Media can also be specified for organic compounds, high molecular weight VOCs, acid gases and ammonia. (datasheet)
ENVIRO-MATRIX Sentinel: Point of use wet scrubber range for semiconductor reactor effluent containing corrosive, toxic or reactive gases. It handles solids generating gases such as WF6, BCl3 and DCS, and is normally installed in the sub fab or cleanroom chase. (datasheet)
ENVIRO-MATRIX Altair: Passive gas treatment device for semiconductor process tool effluent, working without fuel gas or other utilities. It draws room air through the existing scrubber or ventilation system, which keeps running cost and maintenance time low. (datasheet)
Cryogenics & Temperature Control
Cryogenics & Temperature Control from Lake Shore and Carbolite Gero, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
Model 325 Cryogenic Temperature Controller: The Model 325 is a cryogenic temperature controller with two sensor inputs. It reads silicon and GaAlAs diodes, platinum and other resistance sensors and most thermocouple types, and operates down to 1.2 K. It is used to measure and control the temperature of cryostats and probe stations. (datasheet)
Model 335 Cryogenic Temperature Controller: The Model 335 is a cryogenic temperature controller with two sensor inputs that reads diodes, resistance sensors and thermocouples down to 300 mK. Its resistance ranges span 0 Ω to 100 kΩ with excitation from 1 mA down to 100 nA. It is used to measure and control cryostat temperature. (datasheet)
Model 336 Cryogenic Temperature Controller: The Model 336 is a cryogenic temperature controller with four sensor inputs and four PID controlled outputs, and it controls temperature down to 300 mK. It reads diode, RTD and thermocouple sensors, with scanner, thermocouple and capacitance option cards available for added inputs. (datasheet)
Model 346 Cryogenic Temperature Controller: The Model 346 is a cryogenic temperature controller with 10 sensor inputs in its base configuration, expandable to 26 inputs using option cards. It covers 300 mK to 1500 K and provides 400 W of total heater power. It is used to measure and control temperature across several zones at once. (datasheet)
Model 350 Cryogenic Temperature Controller: The Model 350 is a cryogenic temperature controller for very low temperature platforms, including helium-3 systems, and works down to 100 mK. Its resistance inputs cover 0 Ω to 300 kΩ with excitation currents down to 10 nA. It is used to measure and control cryostat temperature. (datasheet)
Model 372 AC Resistance Bridge: The Model 372 is an AC resistance bridge and cryogenic temperature controller. It measures and controls temperature below 100 mK, reading resistance thermometers with an AC excitation rather than a DC one. It is used on dilution refrigerators and other very low temperature research platforms. (datasheet)
Model 211 Cryogenic Temperature Monitor: The Model 211 is a single channel cryogenic temperature monitor that displays sensor temperature from 1.4 K to 800 K. It accepts silicon and GaAlAs diodes and platinum, carbon-glass and Cernox resistance sensors, with 24-bit measurement and a 5-digit LED display. It is used for temperature readout. (datasheet)
Model 218 Cryogenic Temperature Monitor: The Model 218 is a cryogenic temperature monitor with eight sensor inputs, arranged in two groups of four. It reads diode and RTD sensors down to 1.2 K and updates at up to 16 readings per second in total. It is used where several points in a cryogenic system must be monitored at once. (datasheet)
Model 224 Cryogenic Temperature Monitor: The Model 224 is a cryogenic temperature monitor with 12 sensor channels that measures temperature down to 300 mK. It reads silicon diodes and both positive and negative temperature coefficient resistance sensors, using 4-lead differential measurement with current reversal on RTDs. (datasheet)
240 Series Input Modules: The 240 Series Input Modules read cryogenic temperature sensors and pass the measurement onto a distributed control network. They are intended for large scale installations that use PLC based control rather than a single benchtop instrument. They suit systems with many sensor points spread across a facility. (datasheet)
Cryogen-Free Cryogenic Cold Trap Cryostats: These cold traps use a mechanical closed-cycle cooler to adsorb noble gases, including helium, neon, argon, krypton and xenon. The cold surface is held below 9 K so gas is captured from a vacuum line without liquid cryogens. Three models cover different upper temperature limits. (datasheet)
Cryogen-Free Exchange Gas Cryostats: These cryostats cool the sample in exchange gas using a closed-cycle refrigerator, so no liquid cryogen is needed. Samples may be solid, liquid or powder, conductive or non-conductive, and are changed in under 10 minutes. A wide choice of feedthrough and window options is offered. (datasheet)
Cryogen-Free Continuous Low Temp Cryostats: The SHI-950-LT cryostats use a closed-cycle refrigerator to cool samples in exchange gas to 1.5 K without liquid cryogens. An optional helium-3 insert takes the base temperature to 300 mK, and the upper limit is 800 K. Optical and non-optical versions are available. (datasheet)
Cryogen-Free Vibration-Isolated and UHV Cryostats: The CCS-XG closed-cycle cryostats reach below 4 K with sample vibration held to 40 nm, avoiding the movement usually associated with cryogen-free cooling. The CCS-XG-UHV version is built for ultra-high vacuum work and can be baked at 200 °C with the cold head removed. (datasheet)
Cryogen-Free Vacuum Cryostats: These cryostats mount the sample in vacuum on a cold stage cooled by a closed-cycle refrigerator. Five models cover upper limits from 325 K to 800 K, including compact versions and optical variants. A wide range of electrical feedthrough and window options is offered. (datasheet)
CCS-CP Large Sample Space Cryostats: The CCS-CP cryostats are cryogen-free closed-cycle systems built around a large cold plate in vacuum, working from below 4 K to 300 K. The standard plate is 200 mm across, with 102 mm to 305 mm options. RF and DC feedthroughs, wiring and custom optical designs are available. (datasheet)
SuperTran Series Continuous Flow Cryostats: SuperTran Series continuous flow cryostats cool a sample in vacuum by drawing liquid helium or liquid nitrogen from a storage dewar through a transfer line. Cooldown to 5 K takes about 15 minutes and helium use is 0.6 L/h at 5 K. Models cover operation from 2 K up to 800 K. (datasheet)
SuperTran-VP Continuous Flow Cryostats: SuperTran-VP cryostats cool the sample by immersing it in a temperature-controlled flowing vapour drawn from a liquid helium or liquid nitrogen supply. Base temperature is below 2 K and helium use is 1.3 L/h at 5 K. The sample region is 38.1 mm across and the sample can be rotated. (datasheet)
SuperVariTemp Cryostats: SVT Series SuperVariTemp cryostats are helium-cooled reservoir cryostats in which the sample sits in flowing vapour inside a sample tube. They reach below 2 K and hold temperature to about +/-50 mK, and can also be run on liquid nitrogen. Optical and Mossbauer versions are available. (datasheet)
VNF-100 Series Cryostats: VNF-100 Series cryostats cool the sample in flowing nitrogen vapour, which suits liquids, powders and other samples that are hard to anchor thermally. They run from 65 K upwards, hold 1.2 L of liquid nitrogen and give 6 to 8 hours of working time per fill. (datasheet)
VPF-100 Series Cryostats: VPF-100 Series cryostats hold the sample in vacuum on a stage cooled by liquid nitrogen, and are rated for high temperature work, with the VPF-100-H reaching 800 K. Hold time at 77 K is 8 hours for the VPF-100. Optical access is available on both models. (datasheet)
Infinite Helium: Infinite Helium is an automated system that lets a liquid helium cryostat run cryogen-free by recycling the helium in a closed loop. It gives continuous cooling below 2.2 K without helium replenishment, with a continuous run time of six months. A low-vibration option is available. (datasheet)
RGC Helium Recirculating Gas Coolers: RGC recirculating gas coolers run a liquid helium cryostat cryogen-free by recycling helium gas through a cryocooler in a closed loop. Base temperature is below 4.3 K with ST-100 and ST-300 cryostats. The gas handling system and cryocooler are supplied as separate units. (datasheet)
Recirculating Chillers: Lake Shore recirculating chillers provide closed-loop cooling water for electromagnets, power supplies, cryocoolers and measurement systems. Models are matched to the heat load of the system they serve, from 2,500 W single-phase up to 15,000 W three-phase. 50 Hz versions are also listed. (datasheet)
Cernox: Cernox cryogenic temperature sensors are resistance thermometers offering high sensitivity, low magnetic field-induced errors and good long-term stability. Standard parts cover 0.10 K to 325 K and the HT version reaches 420 K. Typical accuracy is +/-5 mK at 4.2 K and +/-60 mK at 300 K. (datasheet)
DT-670 Silicon Diodes: DT-670 silicon diodes are cryogenic temperature sensors that give a voltage output which varies with temperature. They cover 1.4 K to 500 K in the SD, CU-HT and BR packages and 1.4 K to 420 K in the others, with typical accuracy of +/-12 mK at 4.2 K and +/-35 mK at 300 K. (datasheet)
Germanium: Germanium resistance temperature sensors are used for demanding low temperature measurement, where stability and reproducibility matter most. Three models cover from below 0.05 K to 100 K, with short-term reproducibility of +/-0.5 mK at 4.2 K and long-term drift of +/-1 mK per year. (datasheet)
Platinum: Platinum resistance thermometers follow the IEC 751 standard curve and serve as cryogenic temperature sensing and control elements. The PT-103 covers 14 K to 873 K and the PT-111 covers 14 K to 673 K, both at 1 mA recommended excitation. Short-term stability is +/-5 mK at 77 K. (datasheet)
HR Series Sensors: HR Series cryogenic temperature sensors are tested for durability and precision, which suits mission-critical work. They come in SD and CU packages with a choice of lead options, including Quad-Lead and Quad-Twist wire. Resistance and sensitivity data are published from 20 K to 300 K. (datasheet)
Interchangeable Rox: Interchangeable Rox sensors are ruthenium oxide thick-film resistors that adhere to a standard curve, so units can be swapped without individual calibration. RX-102A-AA and RX-202A-AA cover 0.05 K to 40 K and RX-103A-AA covers 1.4 K to 40 K. Typical accuracy at 4.2 K is +/-16 mK. (datasheet)
Ultra-Low Temperature Rox: Ultra-low temperature Rox sensors make precise measurements below 10 mK, which suits dilution refrigerator systems. The RX-102B-RS-0.01B covers 5 mK to 40 K with a resistance of 10 kilohms to 20 kilohms and typical accuracy of +/-1.2 mK at 5 mK. Mounting hardware is included. (datasheet)
Capacitance: Capacitance sensors suit cryogenic temperature control in magnetic fields because they show virtually no field dependence. The CS-501GR operates from 1.4 K to 290 K in a package 3.0 mm across and 8.5 mm long. Leads are phosphor bronze with epoxy strain relief at the sensor. (datasheet)
Thermocouple Wire: Lake Shore supplies Type E and Type K thermocouple wire for cryogenic use, where a small, low-mass sensing junction is needed over a wide span. Type E is rated from 3.15 K to 953 K and Type K from 3.15 K to 1543 K. Field-induced errors are published at 2.5 T, 8 T and 14 T. (datasheet)
Temperature Probes: Lake Shore cryogenic temperature probes seal a sensor inside a stainless steel stem so it can be used in a thermowell or in direct contact with a cryogen. Stems are 316 stainless steel in 1/4 in and 1/8 in sizes, up to 28 in long. Several cable and connector options are offered. (datasheet)
132 Temperature Controller: A panel mounted controller used mainly as an over-temperature protection device. Fitted with its own separate thermocouple, it operates a contactor if the set temperature is exceeded, which suits unattended operation and valuable loads. (datasheet)
EPC3016P1 Temperature Controller: A programmable controller offering one program of 24 segments set as ramp, step or dwell, with Ethernet communication fitted as standard. Multiple PID terms can be activated on request for precise control across a wide temperature range. (datasheet)
EPC3008P10 Temperature Controller: A programmable controller that stores and retrieves ten programs of 24 segments, with a comprehensive information display. Ethernet communication is fitted as standard and gain scheduling can be activated on request. (datasheet)
Two-stage pulse tube cryocooler (RP-062B, RP-082B): This two-stage pulse tube cryocooler reaches a base temperature below 3.0 K, which extends its range of use to low temperature, low vibration applications. Because the pulse tube cooler carries no internal moving parts, vibration levels are inherently low. Two models are published, the RP-062B rated at 0.5 W at 4.2 K and the RP-082B at 1.0 W at 4.2 K, and both are for vertical orientation only. (datasheet)
Photoluminescence & Time-Resolved Spectroscopy
Photoluminescence & Time-Resolved Spectroscopy from Denton Vacuum and PicoQuant, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
Discovery Confocal: A magnetron sputtering system for high volume production that handles substrates up to 300 mm. It takes either a single cathode for tight uniformity or up to four confocal cathodes with triaxis adjustment for co-sputtering without breaking vacuum. (datasheet)
FluoTime 300: The FluoTime 300 is a modular photoluminescence spectrometer that combines steady-state and time-resolved measurements in one instrument. It records emission and excitation spectra as well as fluorescence and phosphorescence decays. It is used for materials characterisation, semiconductor and LED research. (datasheet)
FluoTime 250: The FluoTime 250 is a compact, modular lifetime spectrometer for fluorescence and photoluminescence decay measurements. It is built for time-resolved work on demanding samples where sensitivity matters, and its modules can be configured to suit the experiment. Typical uses include semiconductor and solar cell studies. (datasheet)
Micro-Photoluminescence Upgrade: The Micro-Photoluminescence Upgrade adds spectrally and time-resolved micro-photoluminescence to an existing system by coupling a microscope to a spectrometer. It works with the FluoMic, Solira and MicroTime 200 microscope bodies. It is used to study emission from small, micrometre sized sample areas. (datasheet)
MicroTime 200: The MicroTime 200 is a modular time-resolved confocal microscope with single molecule sensitivity. It measures time-resolved fluorescence and photoluminescence at the single-molecule level and can be extended for STED super-resolution imaging. It is used in structural biology, semiconductor and nanomaterials research. (datasheet)
Luminosa: Luminosa is a confocal fluorescence microscope with single photon counting detection for quantitative, time-resolved and single-molecule imaging. It can be equipped with PDA-23 SPAD array detection for confocal time-resolved measurements. Reported uses include metabolic FLIM studies. (datasheet)
Solira: Solira is an all-in-one time-resolved photoluminescence microscope for optical characterisation of materials and optoelectronic devices. It combines flexible excitation, sensitive detection of weak signals and picosecond timing to follow fast dynamics across different material systems. (datasheet)
FluoMic: FluoMic is a compact upright widefield photoluminescence microscope for steady-state and time-resolved imaging from the UV to the near infrared. It also supports spectrally resolved micro-photoluminescence at high spatial resolution. It is applied to materials research, solar cell and LED characterisation. (datasheet)
LSM Upgrade Kit: The LSM Upgrade Kit adds fluorescence lifetime imaging and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to an existing laser scanning microscope. The compact kit integrates with LSM systems from Nikon, Zeiss, Evident and Abberior, so time-resolved measurements are possible without replacing the microscope. (datasheet)
FlexLambda Kit: The FlexLambda Kit is a compact wavelength selection unit for time-resolved photoluminescence measurements. It selects wavelengths quickly and with high photon efficiency, without the need to change optical components. It fits into existing time-resolved measurement workflows, including the Solira microscope. (datasheet)
HydraHarp 500: The HydraHarp 500 is a multichannel time tagging and TCSPC unit for photon counting experiments. It records photon arrival times with a 1 ps minimum time bin width and typical timing precision of 3.5 ps RMS. Channel counts can be extended above the four channel base model as an experiment grows. (datasheet)
PicoHarp 330: The PicoHarp 330 is a time tagging and TCSPC unit for photon counting measurements. It offers a 1 ps minimum time bin width, typical timing precision of 3 ps RMS and 680 ps dead time with level triggering. The base model has one detector channel and can be upgraded to four. (datasheet)
MultiHarp 160: The MultiHarp 160 is a high-throughput multichannel time tagging and TCSPC unit. It records photon arrival times on 16 channels in the main unit, extendable to 64 channels with extension units, at a 5 ps minimum time bin width. It is used for quantum communication research and detector testing. (datasheet)
MultiHarp 150: The MultiHarp 150 is a multichannel time tagging and TCSPC unit for high-throughput photon counting. The P version provides 4, 8 or 16 detector channels at a 5 ps minimum time bin width, while the N version provides 4 or 8 channels at 80 ps. Both keep dead time below 650 ps. (datasheet)
TimeHarp 260: The TimeHarp 260 is a TCSPC and MCS board in PCIe format, available with one or two detector channels. The PICO version reaches a 25 ps minimum time bin width and the NANO version 250 ps, with sustained throughput of 40 Mcps summed over all channels. It performs photon counting inside a host PC. (datasheet)
PMA Series: The PMA Series are integrated photomultiplier detector assemblies for time-correlated single photon counting. The PMA 175 covers 230 to 700 nm and the PMA 192 covers 230 to 920 nm, both with transit time spread below 180 ps. Cooled versions lower the dark count rate for work on weak signals. (datasheet)
PMA Hybrid Series: The PMA Hybrid Series are hybrid photomultiplier detector assemblies for single photon counting from the UV to the near infrared. Depending on the cathode type they cover ranges between 220 nm and 890 nm, with cooled dark counts as low as 10 cps typical. Separate timing and analogue outputs are provided. (datasheet)
PDM Series: The PDM Series are single photon avalanche diode detectors for time-resolved measurements. Photon detection efficiency reaches 49 % at 550 nm, timing resolution goes down to 50 ps FWHM on the NIM timing output and dead time is typically 77 ns. They are used for FLIM, TRPL and LiDAR. (datasheet)
PDA-23: The PDA-23 is a cooled 23-pixel single photon avalanche diode array detector. It provides low-noise, high-efficiency single photon detection across all 23 pixels for imaging and time-correlated single photon counting. Reported uses include fluorescence correlation spectroscopy with SPAD arrays. (datasheet)
LDH Series: The LDH Series are picosecond pulsed laser diode heads covering a broad range of wavelengths. The beam optics use a numerical aperture of 0.55, with typical divergence of 0.11 mrad and 0.32 mrad along the two beam axes and typically linear polarisation. They are used for time-resolved techniques and LiDAR. (datasheet)
LDH-I Series: The LDH-I Series are smart picosecond laser diode heads covering the UV-A to the near infrared. They provide high power at high repetition rates, with a numerical aperture of 0.55 and a spectral width of about 2 to 8 nm below 900 nm. They are used for time-resolved methods including FLIM and TRPL. (datasheet)
LDH-FA Series: The LDH-FA Series are fibre amplified picosecond laser diode heads delivering high pulse energy and stable output. Configurations cover UV, visible and infrared wavelengths, and optional fibre coupling is available for beam delivery. They are used for time-resolved techniques and for LiDAR. (datasheet)
PLS Series: The PLS Series are sub-nanosecond pulsed LED sources for fluorescence excitation. The PLS 355 emits at 355 ± 10 nm with a typical pulse width of 900 ps, and the PLS 575 emits at 575 ± 10 nm with a pulse width below 1.3 ns. Both run at repetition rates of up to 10 MHz. (datasheet)
PLS-I Series: The PLS-I Series are high-power nanosecond pulsed LED sources covering the UV to the visible range. They provide stable excitation for time-resolved measurements, with Peltier cooling held to better than 1 K across an ambient range of 15 °C to 30 °C. They are used in life science and materials science research. (datasheet)
Sepia PDL 828: The Sepia PDL 828 is a modular multichannel driver for picosecond diode laser heads. The large mainframe holds one oscillator module and up to eight laser driver modules, each running at 80, 40, 20, 10, 5 or 2.5 MHz with typical jitter of 3 to 5 ps. It supports pulsed, burst and CW excitation. (datasheet)
Sepia PDL 810: The Sepia PDL 810 is a single channel driver for picosecond diode laser heads. It runs in pulsed or continuous wave mode at 80, 40, 20, 10, 5 or 2.5 MHz derived from an 80 MHz base frequency, with typical jitter of 3 to 5 ps. The unit is controlled over a USB 2.0 interface. (datasheet)
PDL 800-D: The PDL 800-D is a driver unit for picosecond pulsed diode laser heads. It runs in pulsed or continuous wave mode from base frequencies of 80 MHz or 1 MHz, giving selectable repetition rates between 31.25 kHz and 80 MHz. External triggering is accepted over 10 Hz to 80 MHz for synchronisation with other equipment. (datasheet)
Taiko PDL M1: The Taiko PDL M1 is a picosecond diode laser driver with pulse shaping and automatic calibration of the connected laser head. It operates in pulsed, burst or continuous wave mode from 1 Hz to 100 MHz, with typical jitter of 3 to 5 ps. It is used for time-resolved experiments that need stable, adjustable excitation. (datasheet)
Prima: Prima is a compact stand-alone gain-switched picosecond laser that provides three wavelengths in one unit. The wavelength options are 375, 405, 450, 485, 515 and 640 nm, and the repetition rate is selectable from 1 kHz to 200 MHz. It supports pulsed and CW excitation for nanosecond to millisecond experiments. (datasheet)
VisIR: VisIR is a stand-alone picosecond laser for the infrared, with wavelengths available from 765 to 1950 nm and a spectral width well below 1 nm. Internal repetition rates are selectable between 31.25 kHz and 80 MHz, and external triggering runs from below 1 Hz to 80 MHz. It is used for STED, LiDAR and materials research. (datasheet)
VisUV: VisUV is a stand-alone picosecond laser covering wavelengths from 266 to 590 nm with a spectral width well below 1 nm. Internal repetition rates are selectable between 31.25 kHz and 80 MHz, and external triggering runs from below 1 Hz to 80 MHz. It provides UV to visible excitation for time-resolved research. (datasheet)
Unico: Unico is a compact stand-alone gain-switched picosecond laser supplying a single wavelength per unit. The options are 375, 405, 450, 485, 515 and 640 nm, with the repetition rate selectable from 1 kHz to 200 MHz and jitter below 12 ps RMS. It is used for time-resolved methods such as TRPL and FLIM. (datasheet)
CPDL-Q: The CPDL-Q are compact picosecond diode laser modules intended for integration into other instruments. The internal repetition rate is selectable from 1 kHz to 200 MHz, timing jitter stays below 12 ps RMS and optical gating rises or falls in under 3 ns. Each module measures 40 x 40 x 160 mm and weighs 0.31 kg. (datasheet)
CPDL-S-F/FA Series: The CPDL-S-F/FA Series are compact picosecond diode laser modules with fibre output for integration into other equipment. The FC/APC receptacle takes single mode polarisation maintaining fibre with a built in optical isolator, and triggering runs from single shot to 100 MHz. They suit time-resolved and sensing work. (datasheet)
PPL 512 / PPA 512: The PPL 512 and PPA 512 are a programmable pulse laser and amplifier for nanosecond pulse shaping. A 512 byte pattern is read out at 5 GS / s in 200 ps time bins, so the emitted waveform can be defined step by step. A synchronisation output and USB control are provided for integration into larger setups. (datasheet)
PPG 512: The PPG 512 is a programmable pulse generator for nanosecond pulse shaping of lasers and amplifiers. A 512 byte pattern is read out at 5 GS/s in 200 ps time bins, and the main output is adjustable between 0V and + 12 V into 50 Ohms in 256 steps. A sync pulse follows every 512 bytes, that is every 102.4 ns. (datasheet)
FLS1000: Photoluminescence Spectrometer: Modular research spectrometer for steady state and time-resolved photoluminescence, built around Czerny-Turner monochromators with plug and play triple grating turrets. Sources, detectors and sample chambers are interchangeable, so one instrument covers spectral, fluorescence lifetime and phosphorescence lifetime work. Double monochromators are available where stray light rejection matters. (datasheet)
FS5: Spectrofluorometer: Compact benchtop spectrofluorometer measuring both absorption and fluorescence in one instrument, with photon counting detection as standard. Sample modules are auto-recognised and swap in seconds, so the instrument moves between cuvettes, solids and plate formats without realignment. It upgrades to near infrared detection, time-resolved measurement, quantum yield and anisotropy. (datasheet)
LifeSpec II: Fluorescence Lifetime Spectrometer: Dedicated fluorescence lifetime spectrometer using time-correlated single photon counting, with a 90 degree excitation and emission geometry. Temporal dispersion is negligible, which is what allows lifetimes down to 5 picoseconds to be resolved with a microchannel plate detector. A multi channel scaling upgrade extends the range to one second. (datasheet)
Mini-tau: Fluorescence Lifetime Spectrometer: Compact lifetime spectrometer weighing 5 kg, covering both time-correlated single photon counting and multi channel scaling. A filter wheel with five bandpass filters replaces the emission monochromator, which is what keeps the instrument small and makes it suitable for teaching as well as routine lifetime measurement. (datasheet)
Plate Readers PR2 and SC-41: Microplate Reader Accessories: Microplate reader accessories for the FLS1000 and FS5 spectrometers, measuring fluorescence spectra and lifetimes from hundreds of wells in one acquisition while keeping photon counting sensitivity. The PR2 is the external module for the FLS1000, the SC-41 the internal module for the FS5. (datasheet)
MicroPL: Microspectroscopy Upgrade: Upgrade that couples a microscope to an FLS1000 or FS5 spectrometer, so photoluminescence spectra and lifetimes can be taken from a selected point on a sample rather than from a bulk volume. It turns the spectrometer into a combined spectroscopy and microscopy system. (datasheet)
XS1: X-Ray Radioluminescence Chamber: X-ray sample chamber that connects to an FLS1000 or FS5 by liquid light guide, so scintillator samples can be excited with x-rays and their UV, visible or near infrared emission measured by the spectrometer. Both steady state and pulsed operation are supported, which gives radioluminescence spectra and decay times. (datasheet)
Customised Systems: Purpose built spectrometer configurations assembled by Edinburgh Instruments where a standard catalogue instrument does not meet the experiment. These are specified with the customer around the required wavelength range, timing regime and sample environment. (datasheet)
iXon EMCCD Cameras for Microscopy & Life Science: Andor's iXon platform is a dedicated ultrasensitive EMCCD camera family engineered to draw the best from electron multiplying CCD technology across every critical performance parameter. Two sensor formats are offered, the 1024 x 1024 iXon 888 for field of view, sensitivity and speed, and the 512 x 512 iXon 897 for sensitivity and speed, each available in Ultra and Life platforms. iXon Ultra adds a conventional CCD amplifier, integrated shutter, CameraLink direct data access, single photon counting modes and cooling to -100 °C, while iXon Life is aimed exclusively at fluorescence microscopy with cooling to -80 °C. Both platforms are compatible with SRRF-Stream + real time super-resolution, which typically improves resolution by 2 to 6 fold, giving 50-150nm final resolution. (datasheet)
iKon Slow-Scan Large CCD Cameras: The iKon slow scan CCD series applies thermoelectric cooling to -100 °C for very low noise, with back-illuminated photon collection across a broad spectral range and wide dynamic range. Its low maintenance design suits long exposure, low light work in astronomy and weak luminescence detection, and it is robust enough for remote observatories. A Fast Kinetics mode can also capture bursts of data with microsecond dynamics for quantum gas absorption experiments. Two models are offered, the 2048 x 2048 iKon-L 936 and the 1024 x 1024 iKon-M 934, with standard silicon and deep depletion sensor options for enhanced near infrared response. (datasheet)
sCMOS Camera Series: Scientific CMOS brings together a set of performance characteristics that Andor describes as a breakthrough for high fidelity, quantitative scientific measurement. Large field of view and high resolution come from multi-megapixel sensors, and none of that costs read noise, dynamic range or frame rate. Five platforms make up the series, among them two workhorse models: ZL41 Cell for life science researchers and ZL41 Wave for physical science researchers. (datasheet)
Intensified CCD and sCMOS Cameras: Andor's intensified camera series draws on CCD and sCMOS sensors together with gated image intensifier technology, combining rapid acquisition rates with ultra-high sensitivity down to single photon. Four platforms are offered: the iStar 320T for high resolution, nanosecond scale time-resolved spectroscopy, the 1024 x 1024 iStar 334T for time-resolved imaging, the high resolution iStar 340T for spectroscopy, and the USB 3.0 iStar sCMOS. Andor states the iStar sCMOS reaches frame rates at least 50% faster than competing CCD or interline platforms at equivalent pixel matrix size, while keeping intrinsically low noise. (datasheet)
iDus Spectroscopy Cameras: iDus is Andor's compact spectroscopy detector line for low photon flux measurement with large dynamic range, covering the ultraviolet to near infrared with CCD models and the short wave infrared with InGaAs models. The CCD variants are published in 1024 x 128, 1024 x 256 and 2000 x 256 formats with 26 or 15 µm pixels, 95% peak QE and cooling to -100 °C with UltraVac. Two InGaAs versions extend coverage, the iDus InGaAs-1.7 across 1 to 1.7 µm and the iDus InGaAs-2.2 across 1.7 to 2.2 µm, both in 512 x 1 and 1024 x 1 formats with 25 or 50 µm pixels and cooling to -90 °C. Andor lists the current CCD models as iDus 401, iDus 416 and iDus 420. (datasheet)
Newton CCD and EMCCD Cameras: Newton is Andor's spectroscopy detector platform for fast spectral rates and multi-fibre acquisition, offered as a CCD for low ultraviolet to near infrared photon flux and as an EMCCD for very low visible photon flux. The CCD version comes in 1024 x 256 and 2048 x 512 formats with 26 or 13.5 µm pixels, reaching 1,612 spectra per second, while the EMCCD version uses 1600 x 200 and 1600 x 400 formats with 16 µm pixels and reaches 1,515 spectra per second. Both cool to -100 °C with UltraVac and reach 95% peak quantum efficiency. A fast kinetics mode with microsecond resolution is available for broadband spectra. (datasheet)
CCD, sCMOS & EMCCD Cameras for X-ray and EUV: Andor groups its high energy detection cameras into a single portfolio spanning CCD, sCMOS and EMCCD sensors for table-top laboratory and beamline experiments. The range serves extreme ultraviolet, X-ray, neutron and electron detection in material science, plasma studies, bio-sample analysis and beam or source characterisation. Three coupling approaches are covered: open front direct detection with UltraVac, fibre optic coupled indirect detection, and lens coupled indirect detection. The newest platform is the Marana-X back-illuminated sCMOS for direct X-ray detection. (datasheet)
NIR SWIR Cameras: Andor's C-RED series gathers InGaAs based cameras built for quantitative scientific measurement in the NIR II and SWIR imaging window. High sensitivity is matched to high speed and wide dynamic range across a wide field of view, so both fast processes and slow ones running to several minutes of exposure can be captured. Three models make up the family: the C-RED 2 for high speed low noise work, the compact temperature stabilised C-RED 2 Lite, and the C-RED 2 ER extended range versions reaching 1.9 µm and 2.2 µm. (datasheet)
Kymera 193i Spectrograph: Designed around research-grade performance, versatility and ease of use, the Kymera 193i uses intelligent motorised adaptive focusing to reach the best spectral resolution in any configuration with high repeatability. Its 193 mm focal length and F/3.6 aperture, paired with Andor's ultra-sensitive UV-NIR and SWIR detectors, give strong photon collection efficiency for low light micro-fluorescence and Raman work as well as routine spectral acquisition. An indexed dual-grating turret with eXpressID RFID recognition, dual detector outputs and an astigmatism-corrected toroidal optical design make the platform highly configurable. Dedicated micro-spectroscopy interfaces, including a modular cage system, allow direct integration with microscopes. (datasheet)
Kymera 328i Spectrograph: The Kymera 328i is a highly modular third-metre spectrograph with patented Adaptive Focus, a quadruple on-axis grating turret and TruRes technology for enhanced spectral resolution. Its motorised Adaptive Focus automatically reaches the best optical performance for any grating, camera or wavelength range, while TruRes delivers resolution gains exceeding 30% without changing grating or applying mathematical post-processing. The 328 mm focal length and F/4.1 aperture cover luminescence and photoluminescence spectroscopy through to higher resolution Raman and plasma studies. A robust on-axis wavelength drive gives single-grating and grating-to-grating centre wavelength repeatability down to 4 and 10 pm respectively. (datasheet)
Shamrock 500i Spectrograph: Built on a Czerny-Turner optical design, the Shamrock 500i imaging spectrometer is optimised for multi-track spectroscopy. It is supplied pre-aligned and pre-calibrated as a camera and spectrometer detection solution so it drops into an existing set-up, with a spectroscopy-dedicated software interface giving real time control of detectors and spectrometer together. Optimised toroidal optics correct image astigmatism for high density multi-track work, and the motorised indexed triple grating turret can be upgraded in the field. (datasheet)
Shamrock 750 Spectrograph: The Shamrock 750 offers the highest resolution in the Shamrock family and also handles multi-track work well. Its rugged Czerny-Turner platform is supported by a wide range of light coupling accessories and gratings, and pairs with Andor's CCD, electron multiplying CCD, InGaAs and intensified CCD cameras. Systems are supplied pre-aligned and factory calibrated, and Solis spectroscopy software provides a single interface for spectrograph, detector and motorised accessory control. A multi-track enhanced option optimises the system for low crosstalk, high density multi-leg fibre signal acquisition. (datasheet)
Mechelle 5000 Spectrograph: The Mechelle ME5000 echelle spectrograph records a wide wavelength range from 200 to 975 nm simultaneously in a single acquisition. It has no moving components and is available in a pre-aligned detector and spectrometer format, with a patented optical design based on the echelle grating principle that gives extremely low crosstalk and high resolution. Automatic temperature correction compensates for the change in prism refractive index with temperature, and nitrogen purging maximises throughput in the ultraviolet. Andor Solis software extracts a fully wavelength calibrated spectrum from the complex echelle image and can label peaks against the NIST table. (datasheet)
Luminosa PDA-23 Add-On: The PDA-23 add-on equips the Luminosa confocal microscope with a cooled 23-pixel SPAD array for confocal time-resolved detection, combining the higher resolution of image scanning microscopy with quantitative FLIM. Pixel reassignment raises resolution by about 30%, taking 485 nm excitation down to 155 nm FWHM, and deconvolution takes that further to 120 nm FWHM. Computational sectioning improves contrast by rejecting out of focus light, and every pixel of the array is time tagged, with dual-channel acquisition available simultaneously through pulsed interleaved excitation. Integrated in Luminosa, the detector keeps alignment stable and pairs with the MultiHarp 160 multichannel time tagging and TCSPC unit, with analysis handled in NovaISM. (datasheet)
MicroTime 200 STED Add-On: This open STED add-on extends the MicroTime 200 to super-resolution imaging with time-resolved contrast, resolving nanoscale structures below 50 nm that confocal images cannot separate. A stable donut shaped depletion beam is produced by an EASYDOnut phase plate, which avoids complex alignment, and gSTED time gating isolates late photons for better resolution and sensitivity. Triple-species STED imaging is possible using fluorescence pattern matching for accurate multicolour co-localisation, and the reduced observation volume benefits STED-FCS by allowing diffusion measurements at higher concentrations. Full compatibility with the MicroTime 200 is retained, and the complete STED workflow including time gating and multi-species pattern matching runs in SymPhoTime 64. (datasheet)
Mossbauer Spectroscopy
Mossbauer spectroscopy systems, velocity drives, detectors and cryogenic equipment from WissEl and Lake Shore for hyperfine interaction studies. Select the measurement geometry and sample-temperature requirements before specifying the system.
Cryogen-Free Mossbauer Cryostats: The CCS-800-205 is a closed-cycle cryostat optimised for Mossbauer spectroscopy, cooling powders and irregularly shaped solids in exchange gas. Vibration isolation keeps typical vibrational line broadening to 0.01 mm/s. The supporting stand includes lead shielding. (datasheet)
MA-260S Mossbauer Velocity Transducer: The standard model in the WissEl velocity transducer line. It moves the gamma source during a Mossbauer measurement using NdFeB and SmCo5 magnets that leave practically no magnetic fringe field at the source position, so it suits all common Mossbauer experiments. (datasheet)
MVT-1000 Mossbauer Velocity Transducer: The top model in the WissEl velocity transducer line, built on a massive steel housing with NdFeB and SmCo5 high field magnets. The small moving mass allows operation over a wide velocity range, and the absence of fringe fields suits bidirectional sources. (datasheet)
MR-260 Mossbauer Drive Unit: A basic Mossbauer drive unit that forms a complete drive system with any WissEl velocity transducer. It accepts any waveform from a WissEl digital function generator and sets maximum velocity from a front panel ten turn potentiometer. (datasheet)
MR-260A Mossbauer Drive Unit: A Mossbauer drive unit with an error minimisation facility, so the velocity transducer can be run away from its resonance frequency across roughly 1 to 100 Hz. A logarithmic LED bar shows the deviation of the motion from its ideal value. (datasheet)
MR-360 Mossbauer Drive Unit: A Mossbauer drive unit with error minimisation and a three and a half digit display of maximum velocity. The display is calibrated against a Mossbauer calibration measurement using a front panel adjustment screw, and an LED bar shows the relative error. (datasheet)
MDU-1200 Mossbauer Drive Unit: The top drive unit in the WissEl range, with laser based calibration. Connected to the MVC-450 calibrator it displays the velocity and channel number for each channel, and an internal microcomputer performs the channel to velocity conversion. (datasheet)
MRG-500 Mossbauer Drive Unit: A Mossbauer drive unit with a built-in digital function generator, designed for the MA-260 and MVT-1000 transducers. It supplies sine and triangle reference waveforms and digital start and channel advance pulses to synchronise a multichannel analyser. (datasheet)
DFG-500 Digital Function Generator: The entry level digital function generator for a Mossbauer drive system. It stores the reference waveform digitally and converts it with a DAC, and provides start and channel advance pulses to synchronise a multichannel analyser. (datasheet)
DFG-1000 Digital Function Generator: A digital function generator that provides eight waveforms including constant velocity modes with sinusoidal slopes, which reduce vibration disturbance. Digital generation keeps the source motion synchronous with the channel sweep of the multichannel analyser. (datasheet)
DFG-1200 Digital Function Generator: The top digital function generator in the WissEl range. In addition to the standard waveforms it provides a region of interest waveform that can be varied continuously from constant velocity to constant acceleration, concentrating counting time on the lines of interest. (datasheet)
MVC-450 Mossbauer Velocity Calibrator: A laser interferometer calibrator that assigns a velocity value to each channel of a Mossbauer spectrum. It generates a pulse train whose frequency is proportional to the instantaneous velocity, and a NIM module powers the interferometer and digitises its output. (datasheet)
LND-45431 Proportional Counter: A gas filled proportional counter used as the transmission detector in a Mossbauer spectrometer. The beryllium entrance window and argon, krypton or xenon filling give good efficiency at the low gamma energies used in Mossbauer spectroscopy. (datasheet)
AMP-1000 Spectroscopy Main Amplifier: A single width NIM spectroscopy main amplifier for Mossbauer work. It accepts positive and negative preamplifier pulses, delivers bipolar output pulses, and can supply power to a preamplifier through a rear panel connector. (datasheet)
PEA-6 Preamplifier: A charge sensitive preamplifier for proportional counters used in Mossbauer spectroscopy. It accepts positive or negative charge pulses and delivers an inverted output pulse into 50 ohm for the main amplifier. (datasheet)
PEA-6A Preamplifier and Amplifier: A combined charge sensitive preamplifier and main amplifier in one compact housing, designed for proportional counters. The bipolar output connects directly to the analogue input of a CMCA-550 or CMCA-650 data acquisition module. (datasheet)
CMCA-550 Data Acquisition Module: A data acquisition module for Mossbauer spectroscopy that runs with a personal computer. It combines multichannel scaling for spectrum collection with pulse height analysis, so an energy window set in PHA mode can be applied while Mossbauer data is acquired. (datasheet)
HVS-2 High Voltage Power Supply: A compact single width NIM high voltage supply for radiation detectors, available in 3 kV and 6 kV versions. It is short circuit and overload protected, and warns by flashing LED and tone if the overvoltage limit or the NIM bin supply fails. (datasheet)
MBBC-HE0106 Mossbauer He/N2 Bath Cryostat: A top loading stainless steel bath cryostat for low temperature Mossbauer spectroscopy with the source at ambient temperature. It runs on liquid helium or liquid nitrogen and allows the sample to be changed while cold. (datasheet)
MBBC-N20106 Mossbauer N2 Bath Cryostat: A liquid nitrogen top loading bath cryostat for Mossbauer spectroscopy with the source at ambient temperature. The stainless steel body and low consumption give long stand times, and samples can be exchanged in cold condition. (datasheet)
TR-50 Temperature Controller: A temperature controller for the WissEl Mossbauer bath cryostats. It reads a DT-670 silicon diode inside the cryostat through a four wire connection and drives the cryostat heater from a built-in Eurotherm 3216 control module. (datasheet)
MBF-1100 Mossbauer Furnace: A furnace for Mossbauer effect measurements in vacuum or gas from room temperature upwards. A quartz tube holds the sample holder and inner heat screens, and two pipe connections allow evacuation, gas filling or a continuous gas flow without dismantling the furnace. (datasheet)
TR-55 Temperature Controller: A temperature controller designed for the MBF-1100 Mossbauer furnace, with an output stage sized to heat that furnace. It reads a type K thermocouple inside the furnace and has an auto-tune facility for the control loop. (datasheet)
RiKon-5 CEMS Detector: A three wire gas flow proportional backscatter detector for conversion electron Mossbauer spectroscopy. It examines thin films and near surface layers without high vacuum, and can also detect re-emitted x-rays to probe deeper regions of the sample. (datasheet)
MB-500 Mossbauer Bench: The basic Mossbauer bench, consisting of an optical track with sliders, clamps and mounting elements for the velocity transducer, absorber and detector. The rigid design suppresses vibration that would otherwise broaden the Mossbauer lines. (datasheet)
MB-500 VT Vertical Track: A vertical track that mounts on the MB-500 base track for Mossbauer experiments in vertical geometry. It is supplied with source screening for vertical geometry and a holder that carries the velocity transducer upright. (datasheet)
MB-600 Mossbauer Bench with Cryostat Stand: A Mossbauer bench that adds a cryostat stand to the optical track, so a bath cryostat, velocity transducer and detector can be aligned together. The sectional aluminium frame can be filled with sand or lead shot to add mass and damp vibration. (datasheet)
57Co Mossbauer Sources in Rh Matrix: Cobalt 57 Mossbauer sources in a rhodium matrix, supplied in several holder types. The cryogenic holder has a laser welded aluminium window for use from liquid helium temperature upwards, and a low absorption holder uses a Kapton window. (datasheet)
119mSn Mossbauer Sources in Ca-stannate Matrix: Tin 119m Mossbauer sources in a calcium stannate matrix for tin Mossbauer spectroscopy. The holder body is made from titanium alloy and the beryllium window is brazed in place to seal the source. Several standard activities are offered as stock items. (datasheet)
WAEMI-T1 Radiation Protection Safe: A lockable safe for storing Mossbauer sources. The steel housing carries fire protection insulation and a 30 mm lead shield, and the front door is lockable. Other dimensions or shielding thicknesses are available on request. (datasheet)
MA-260 Mossbauer Velocity Transducer: Mossbauer velocity transducer from WissEl's transducer line, listed on the company's instrument list and named in the minimum, economy and standard spectrometer configurations. WissEl's drive unit pages give it as one of the transducers the MRG-500 drive unit is designed to control. The manufacturer publishes no separate data sheet page for this model. (datasheet)
MBC-1L Mossbauer Bath Cryostat: Bath cryostat for Mossbauer measurements, carried on WissEl's instrument list. The manufacturer publishes no separate data sheet page for this model, so no dimensions or temperature figures are quoted for it. (datasheet)
MBF-1100TR Mossbauer Furnace with Temperature Controller TR-55: WissEl's instrument list gives MBF-1100TR as the MBF-1100 Mossbauer furnace supplied together with the TR-55 temperature controller. The furnace is built for Mossbauer effect measurements in vacuum or gas from room temperature upwards, around a quartz tube holding the sample holder and two inner heat screens, with kaolin cotton insulation and air cooling. Its construction allows the operating gas to be changed without taking the furnace apart or removing the sample, and the sample holder is made of steel with a high nickel content to resist aggressive gases at high temperature. The TR-55 adds a EUROTHERM 3216 control module with auto-tune, a pulse width controlled heater output and RS 232C remote control. (datasheet)
MDAS-1 Data Acquisition System with Combined Preamplifier and Main Amplifier: Complete counting and data acquisition chain for a Mossbauer spectrometer, built around a proportional counter and a combined preamplifier and main amplifier. The CMCA-550 module handles pulse height analysis and the MCS mode used to record Mossbauer spectra, and the set of cables to link the chain is included. (datasheet)
MDAS-2 Data Acquisition System with Separate Main Amplifier: Data acquisition system in which the preamplifier and the main amplifier are separate units, giving more freedom in setting up the pulse chain. It combines the LND-45431 proportional counter with the PEA-6 preamplifier and AMP-1000 spectroscopy amplifier, feeding the CMCA-550 acquisition module. (datasheet)
MDAS-3N Data Acquisition System with CEMS Detector: Version of WissEl's data acquisition system built around the RiKon-5 CEMS detector rather than a transmission proportional counter, so that conversion electron Mossbauer spectra can be recorded. The chain runs from the detector through the PEA-6A preamplifier and amplifier and the AMP-1000 main amplifier into the CMCA-550 acquisition module. (datasheet)
MDAS-3TT Data Acquisition System with CEMS Detector and Low Temperature Equipment: Low temperature CEMS acquisition system supplied with the RiKon-5TT detector assembly, which brings a polyethylene foam cryostat and a temperature controller with it. The vertical geometry needed for low temperature CEMS work is provided by the MB-500 VT vertical track included in the package. Signal processing runs through the PEA-6 preamplifier and AMP-1000 main amplifier into the CMCA-550 acquisition module. (datasheet)
RiKon-5-LNC Liquid Nitrogen Cryostat: Liquid nitrogen cryostat that surrounds the RiKon-5 CEMS detector with a nitrogen chamber walled in cellular material. If the detector is not heated the nitrogen charge lasts several hours, and a level sensor can be fitted for automatic refilling. Gamma radiation enters through a window in the bottom and reaches the detector after passing only a short distance of foam plastic, while gas and high voltage are fed in through openings in the top cover. (datasheet)
RiKon-5-LNC Controller 772 Temperature and Liquid Nitrogen Controller: Controller that governs the nitrogen level in the RiKon-5-LNC liquid nitrogen cryostat and manages the supply of liquid nitrogen to it. An AA118 germanium diode serves as level sensor and a PT100 thermo resistor inside the RiKon-5 CEMS detector as temperature sensor, giving a working span from close to liquid nitrogen temperature up to roughly room temperature. A built-in EUROTHERM 3216 module carries the temperature control functions, set from push buttons on the front panel or read and adjusted remotely over the RS 232C serial interface with optional software. Filling status is shown on a three colour LED and an adjusting screw sets the maximum permitted nitrogen transfer time before the alarm trips. (datasheet)
RiKon-5TT CEMS Detector with Polyethylene Foam Cryostat and Accessories: Low temperature CEMS detector assembly listed on WissEl's instrument list as the RiKon-5 detector together with a polyethylene foam cryostat and accessories. WissEl's MDAS-3TT entry adds that the RiKon-5TT package includes the foam cryostat and a temperature controller. It is the detector supplied with the MDAS-3TT low temperature data acquisition system. (datasheet)
CryoComplete Mossbauer: CryoComplete Mossbauer is an integrated cryogenic Mossbauer spectroscopy system from Lake Shore and Iron Analytics. Lake Shore supply the CCS-800-205 cryostat, Model 335 controller and MeasureLINK software. Iron Analytics supply the VT5 velocity drive and TMS5 detector. (datasheet)
MA-260SH High Velocity Mossbauer Velocity Transducer: The high velocity version of the MA-260S velocity transducer. It carries 1.5 mm multilayer guide springs in place of the standard 0.8 mm epoxy springs, which raises the resonance frequency and allows much higher source velocities with a high velocity drive unit. (datasheet)
MVT-1000H High Velocity Mossbauer Velocity Transducer: The high velocity version of the MVT-1000 velocity transducer, fitted with 1.5 mm multilayer guide springs. The stiffer springs keep the mechanical amplitude small, which is what allows source velocities above 1000 mm/s when driven by a high velocity drive unit. (datasheet)
MR-260AH High Velocity Mossbauer Drive Unit: The high velocity version of the MR-260A Mossbauer drive unit. It is built as a wider NIM module with four front panel potentiometers for the feedback loop and a rear panel fan that cools the power stage during high velocity operation. (datasheet)
MR-360H High Velocity Mossbauer Drive Unit: The high velocity version of the MR-360 Mossbauer drive unit, the model that adds a maximum velocity display. WissEl publishes it only in the list of high velocity drive units, with the shared features common to that range and no separate specification table. (datasheet)
MDU-1200H High Velocity Mossbauer Drive Unit: The high velocity version of the MDU-1200 Mossbauer drive unit, the model that supports laser calibration through the MVC-450. WissEl publishes it only in the list of high velocity drive units, with the shared features common to that range. (datasheet)
Plasma Etching & Deposition
Oxford Instruments plasma process systems for reactive ion etching, ICP etching, PECVD, ICPCVD and atomic layer deposition.
Infinity Ion Beam Etch: A production wafer etch system for ion beam etching, thin film profile milling and glancing angle milling. A built-in tilting chuck allows etching at an angle, and an optional SIMS endpoint detector terminates the etch on the chosen layer. (datasheet)
Phoenix PIB-CVD: An in-line large area coating system built around Denton's patented linear ion source, running the tunable Plasma Ion Beam CVD process. Ion energy and gas ratio can be adjusted to give anything from a soft flowable encapsulation layer to a hard, hydrophobic and optically clear coating. (datasheet)
Voyager PE-CVD: A plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition system focused on diamond-like carbon, able to coat flat wafers and three dimensional parts such as optical lenses. An optional chamber configuration allows metals to be co-sputtered during deposition to give metal doped DLC films. (datasheet)
Voyager PIB-CVD: A plasma ion beam chemical vapour deposition system built around the filament-free Endeavor RF ion source, aimed at diamond-like nanocomposite films. Deposition runs below 100 degrees C, so polycarbonate and PMMA substrates can be coated directly. (datasheet)
Plasma Emission Monitoring (PEM): A closed loop control system for transition mode, high rate reactive sputtering of metal oxides and nitrides. It reads a plasma emission line in real time and adjusts the reactive gas setpoint to hold intensity constant, which avoids target poisoning and keeps deposition rates near metal mode. (datasheet)
WSR50 and WSR160 Fluidized Bed CVD Reactors: Fluidised bed reactors that coat powders by chemical vapour deposition, building mixed oxides, supported metal islands, core-shell structures and Janus particles. WSR50 covers laboratory work and WSR160 covers pilot scale production. (datasheet)
Spark Plasma Sintering Furnace Type HP D: A directly heated spark plasma sintering system for the field assisted sintering technique. Pulsed direct current passes through the tool and the component, so cycle times fall to a few minutes and nanomaterials, graded materials and hardmetals can be densified at lower temperatures. (datasheet)
Spark Plasma Sintering Furnace Type HHP D hybrid: A hybrid heated FAST/SPS system that combines direct pulsed current heating with one or more external heating systems acting on the press tool. The added external heat balances thermal gradients in large parts and in materials with poor thermal conductivity. (datasheet)
nanoCVD-8G: A benchtop chemical vapour deposition system for graphene, carbon nanomaterials and advanced materials growth. It gives research groups local CVD process development without the footprint of a production derived CVD tool. (datasheet)
nanoETCH: A compact plasma etching and surface modification system for low damage process development. It is used on 2D materials, graphene, silicon and oxide layers, and for substrate cleaning and surface activation before deposition. (datasheet)
nanoANNEAL: A benchtop thermal processing and annealing system for post deposition treatment. It is used for contact formation, crystallisation and interface work in photovoltaic, semiconductor and coatings research. (datasheet)
Atomfab: Atomfab is a plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition system built for volume production of GaN power and RF devices. A remote plasma source designed for atomic scale processing gives low damage passivation and gate dielectric films, with clusterable automated wafer handling. (datasheet)
PlasmaPro ASP: PlasmaPro ASP is a remote plasma enhanced ALD system sharing the Atomfab platform. It deposits conformal oxides and nitrides across 200 mm wafers at high rate, using a low volume chamber for rapid gas exchange and a biased electrode for tuning film properties. (datasheet)
PlasmaPro 100 ALE: The PlasmaPro 100 ALE applies a cyclical, digital etch process for precise depth control on nanoscale layers. Built on the Cobra ICP platform, it removes material with low damage and smooth surfaces for GaN HEMT recess etching and 2D material patterning. (datasheet)
PlasmaPro 100 ALE with Etchpoint: This configuration pairs the PlasmaPro 100 ALE with the Etchpoint UV reflectance etch depth monitor developed with LayTec. It measures remaining AlGaN thickness during processing, so p-GaN HEMT and recessed gate MISHEMT structures can be etched to a set depth. (datasheet)
PlasmaPro 100 Cobra ICP RIE: The PlasmaPro 100 Cobra ICP RIE uses a high density inductively coupled plasma for fast etch rates with independent control of substrate bias. It handles wafers up to 200 mm and serves GaAs and InP optoelectronics, microLEDs, SiC and GaN power devices and MEMS. (datasheet)
PlasmaPro 100 Cobra GaAs VCSEL: A PlasmaPro 100 Cobra configuration set up for volume VCSEL manufacture. The process gives a clean mesa sidewall finish, controlled profile angle for critical dimension control and very low footing, working with either photoresist or a hard mask. (datasheet)
PlasmaPro 100 RIE: The PlasmaPro 100 RIE delivers isotropic and anisotropic dry etching across a wide process range. A single RF plasma source sets both ion density and energy, with load lock and cassette to cassette options for repeatable research and production work up to 200 mm. (datasheet)
PlasmaPro 100 Estrelas DRIE: The PlasmaPro 100 Estrelas creates deep, steep sided trenches and vias in silicon. It runs both Bosch and cryogenic processes in the same chamber, covering high rate cavity etches, high aspect ratio features and tapered vias for MEMS and advanced packaging. (datasheet)
PlasmaPro 100 PECVD: The PlasmaPro 100 PECVD deposits dielectric and silicon based films with control of refractive index, stress, electrical properties and wet chemical etch rate. Dual frequency power applied to the showerhead electrode allows stress control and film densification. (datasheet)
PlasmaPro 100 ICPCVD: The PlasmaPro 100 ICPCVD uses a high density remote plasma to grow dielectric films at low temperature with little substrate damage. Typical materials include silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, silicon and silicon carbide on wafers up to 200 mm. (datasheet)
PlasmaPro 100 Nano CVD: The PlasmaPro 100 Nano, formerly Nanofab, is a high temperature CVD and PECVD system for growing 1D and 2D nanomaterials and heterostructures. A cold wall chamber with showerhead delivery supports graphene, hBN, transition metal dichalcogenide and nanotube growth. (datasheet)
Ionfab: Ionfab systems perform ion beam etching, milling and ion beam deposition in a single chamber, with beam energy and ion flux controlled independently. Platen tilt sets the sidewall profile, and handling options run from open load to cassette to cassette. (datasheet)
CVD Coating System Type CVD: A thermally induced chemical vapour deposition system for depositing uniform dielectric, semiconducting and metallic layers. Multi-zone heating with a rotating turntable and a bottom loader design suit pyrolytic carbon, silicon carbide and boron nitride coatings. (datasheet)
CVI Coating System Type CVI: A chemical vapour infiltration system that infiltrates matrix material into porous or fibrous preforms to produce composite components. Switching between multiple gas inlets allows multilayer interfacial coatings on complex shapes. (datasheet)
Lithography & Patterning
Lithography & Patterning from SUSS MicroTec and Durham Magneto Optics, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
MA/BA Gen4 Series Mask and Bond Aligner: A semi-automated mask aligner and imprint platform for contact and proximity lithography. It exposes photoresist through a physical mask and also runs UV nanoimprint, serving MEMS and NEMS, advanced packaging, micro-optics and compound semiconductor work in research and pilot production. (datasheet)
MJB4 Manual Mask Aligner: A compact manual mask aligner for research and small volume production. It takes pieces from 5 by 5 mm up to 100 mm wafers, prints in soft, hard and vacuum contact, and also supports UV nanoimprint lithography on fragile materials. (datasheet)
MA300 Gen3 Mask Aligner: An automated mask aligner for 200 mm and 300 mm wafers in advanced packaging. It patterns through silicon vias, redistribution layers and bumping levels by proximity lithography, and copes with thick resist films that fall outside stepper capability. (datasheet)
MA200 Gen3 Mask Aligner: A fully automated mask aligner for high volume production of wafers and square substrates up to 200 mm. It pairs DirectAlign alignment with MO Exposure Optics illumination and ThermAlign thermal compensation for MEMS, radio frequency and power device manufacturing. (datasheet)
NIL-SFT12 Series Stamp Fabrication Tool: A stamp fabrication tool that replicates working stamps for nanoimprint lithography on 300 mm substrates. UV and thermal stamp making sit in one frame, and the high UV irradiance shortens replication from hours to minutes with tight critical dimension control. (datasheet)
NIL-SFT8 Series Stamp Fabrication Tool: A table-top tool that makes working stamps for micro and nanoimprint lithography, sized to match the 8 inch MA/BA Gen4 mask aligners. UV-LED curing cuts stamp replication from hours to minutes for LED, MEMS, micro-optics and augmented reality applications. (datasheet)
DSC300 Gen3 Projection Scanner: An automated projection lithography scanner for advanced packaging on 300 mm and 200 mm wafers. Wynne-Dyson optics print 2 µm lines and spaces with a large depth of focus, and the stitchless full field scan removes step field size limits on the layout. (datasheet)
LabSpin Series Spin Coater and Developer: A manual bench-top spin coater and developer for photolithography in laboratories. It spreads resist and other chemicals evenly over round or square substrates, and can be fitted with dispense, edge bead removal, puddle developer and nitrogen drying options. (datasheet)
RCD8 Semi-Automated Coater and Developer: A semi-automated resist coating and developing module for wafers up to 200 mm. It suits research and small scale production, handling everything from very thin films to highly viscous thick resists, and runs alone or inside a SUSS LabCluster. (datasheet)
HP8 Hot Plate for Manual Coating: A compact manual hot plate for the soft bake, post exposure bake and hard bake steps of a research coating line. It takes round substrates up to 200 mm or 6 inch squares and uses coil heating with three lifting pins for handling. (datasheet)
ECD8 Semi-Automated Coater or Developer: A compact semi-automated spin coater or developer for substrates up to 200 mm. It has an integrated media cabinet, a transparent hood that keeps the process in view and one-hand wafer centring, and is configured either as a coater or as a developer. (datasheet)
AS8 Manual Spray Coater for High Topographies: A manual spray coater that lays resist over deep three dimensional structures where spin coating cannot reach. Programmable spray and cleaning paths give even edge coverage without resist pooling in trenches, on substrates up to 200 mm. (datasheet)
ACS300 Gen2 Automated Coater and Developer: A fully automated cluster coater and developer for 200 mm and 300 mm wafers. Coating, baking and developing modules share one frame, so both wafer sizes run without mechanical changeover, from pilot lines through to high volume manufacturing. (datasheet)
ACS200 Gen3 Automated Coater and Developer: An automated cluster coater and developer for wafers from 100 mm to 200 mm. Modular frames scale from research use up to high volume manufacturing, and the GYRSET closed cover method holds a solvent rich layer over the wafer for stable film thickness. (datasheet)
ACS200 Gen3 TE Automated Coater and Developer: A throughput enhanced version of the ACS200 Gen3 cluster coater and developer for wafers from 100 mm to 200 mm. Up to six spinner modules can be fitted, and special tooling handles warped, ultra-thin and stacked wafers used in advanced packaging. (datasheet)
ASx Series Photomask Processing Platform: An automated photomask processing platform that carries out advanced bake, resist strip, clean and develop steps in one system. A 25 zone hotplate holds the bake temperature closely, which is what sets critical dimension uniformity on advanced masks. (datasheet)
MaskTrack Pro Series Photomask Cleaning Platform: A photomask cleaning and processing platform built for extreme ultraviolet lithography, 193i immersion work at 1x nm half-pitch and nanoimprint masks. The modular frame can be clustered with third party tools so storage, handling and processing stay in one controlled environment. (datasheet)
MicroWriter ML3 Baby: An entry level desktop direct write optical lithography machine. It exposes photoresist patterns straight from a design file without a mask, and is aimed at university and industrial research groups working on microelectronics, MEMS and microfluidics. (datasheet)
MicroWriter ML3 Baby Plus: A desktop direct write lithography machine with two software selectable resolutions, so critical and non-critical areas of a pattern can be exposed in one run. It adds an optical surface profiler and automatic wafer inspection to the Baby platform. (datasheet)
MicroWriter ML3 Mesa: A desktop direct write lithography machine offering three software selectable resolutions down to 0.6 um. It is used for microelectronics, spintronics, MEMS, sensors and microfluidics work where sub-micron critical features sit alongside coarse structures. (datasheet)
MicroWriter ML3 Pro: The top model in the MicroWriter ML3 family, supplied on a passive vibration isolation optical table. It writes over a 195 mm square area at four selectable resolutions and includes a virtual mask aligner mode and multiple wafer handling for overnight runs. (datasheet)
MA12 Gen3 Semi-Automated Mask Aligner and Imprint System: A semi-automated mask aligner and imprint tool for wafers up to 300 mm. It combines full field UV exposure with SMILE imprint technology and a levelling system that measures the exposure gap in real time, covering MEMS, advanced packaging and research work. (datasheet)
MCS8 Manual Coating and Developing System: A modular manual coating and aqueous developing platform for start-ups, research groups and low volume production. Frames build up from a single module to twelve, mixing spin coating, spray coating, baking and developing on one supply and waste system. (datasheet)
LP50 R&D Inkjet Printer: A desktop inkjet printer for developing printed material processes in the laboratory. Printheads are exchangeable and it jets solvents, photosensitive and environmentally sensitive inks for electronics, biomedical, energy and photovoltaic research. (datasheet)
JETx Automated Inkjet Printer: An automated inkjet platform for production deposition of functional materials on wafers up to 300 mm and panels up to 24 by 30 inches. It prints up to four materials in one system and places material only where it is needed, which cuts waste. (datasheet)
MaskTrack Smart BD Automated Photomask System: An automated bake and develop platform for photomask production down to sub 32 nm masks. Dry flip handling, a feedback loop driven by measured critical dimension data and megasonic assisted development keep results consistent across long production runs. (datasheet)
HMx Series Photomask Cleaning System: A compact manually loaded cleaning platform for photomasks and other delicate substrates, aimed at research and small series work. It brings develop, etch and cleaning steps into one cabinet, and also serves opto-electronics, OLED and semiconductor back end applications. (datasheet)
Thin Film Deposition
Denton Vacuum and Moorfield deposition systems covering electron beam and thermal evaporation, sputtering and ion beam processes, in benchtop and production configurations.
Integrity: A production evaporation system that runs both thermal and electron beam sources, configured for semiconductor, compound semiconductor and optical coating work. A temperature management system feeds a fluid cooled substrate stage, which supports small grain and textured films. (datasheet)
Explorer: A floor mounted high vacuum platform for research and pilot production that can be configured for electron beam evaporation, resistance evaporation or magnetron sputtering. Ion assisted deposition is available as an option in all three configurations. (datasheet)
Discovery Isoflux: A sputtering system built around Denton's patented inverted cylindrical magnetron cathode. The substrate sits inside the cylinder and is coated from all directions at once, which gives even coverage on curved and three dimensional parts without planetary rotation. (datasheet)
Discovery V: A planar cathode magnetron sputtering module designed to run on the Versa cluster platform. The cathode sits directly above the substrate, which gives tight uniformity in film thickness, sheet resistance and refractive index across one side of the wafer. (datasheet)
Infinity Ion Beam Deposition: An ion beam sputtering system that deposits dense films with tight thickness control, using a monoenergetic ion beam directed at a target. The Biased Target Sputter module keeps high energy ions near the target, which removes beam overspill and allows stress to be controlled. (datasheet)
Infinity RM: A pre-configured ion beam deposition system for research on demanding films such as optical interference coatings and x-ray mirror optics. Independent control of ion beam energy and flux sets film microstructure, stoichiometry and stress. (datasheet)
Phoenix LC: An in-line magnetron sputtering system for large area production, built around rectangular or round linear cathodes. An automated palletised conveyor carries substrates through the linear chambers, and both planar and three dimensional components can be processed. (datasheet)
Versa Cluster Platform: An automated cluster front end for high volume manufacturing that can carry up to two cassette load locks and six coating chambers. A semiconductor grade robotic handler moves substrates between load lock and modules, so multiple layers can be deposited without breaking vacuum. (datasheet)
DV-502: A cabinet sized thermal evaporation system that deposits the metals and compounds used in optical coatings, metallisation and electron microscope specimen preparation. It reaches the 10-6 torr range within three minutes and works with no discernible contamination. (datasheet)
DV-502B High Vacuum Evaporator: The current diffusion pumped model in the DV-502 evaporator line, supplied with a 12 inch Pyrex bell jar and a colour touch screen control. The 1 kVA evaporation supply covers carbon, gold, gold palladium and platinum for electron microscope specimen preparation. (datasheet)
DV-502B Turbo High Vacuum Evaporator: The turbo pumped model in the DV-502 evaporator line, supplied with a 12 inch Pyrex bell jar and a colour touch screen control. It cycles from atmosphere to high vacuum quickly and evaporates carbon, gold, gold palladium and platinum without discernible contamination. (datasheet)
Desktop Pro: A compact high vacuum DC and RF sputtering system that occupies less than 36 inches of bench space. It takes one or two cathodes in a confocal arrangement for co-sputtering of metal and dielectric materials, and holds film uniformity over a 4 inch diameter. (datasheet)
LambdaPro OMS: An optical monitoring system that measures the optical thickness of a coating while it is being deposited, using reflection from or transmission through a substrate or witness chip. The deposition is then stopped at the target optical thickness rather than at a physical thickness. (datasheet)
Endeavor RF Ion Source: A filament-free radio frequency ion source with a single extraction grid, used for ion assisted deposition and pre-clean. The electron flux from the source neutralises the ion beam space charge, so no separate hot filament or hollow cathode neutraliser is required. (datasheet)
PTV 10 Pulsation Free Laboratory Evaporator: An evaporator that delivers a steady vapour flow for laboratory and pilot scale reaction work, with very low pulsation across its flow range. It has been run with water, silanes, ethanol and mixtures, in reaction engineering and membrane technology. (datasheet)
MC1000 Ion Sputter Coater: The MC1000 is a magnetron ion sputter coater that deposits a thin conductive metal layer on samples before SEM observation. Platinum, gold and their palladium alloys can be applied, with the coating thickness set from the touch screen control. (datasheet)
CC-106 Ion Source: Denton describe the CC-106 as their internally developed ion source, a broad beam cold cathode DC source. It is designed for ion assisted deposition and pre-clean processes and runs on oxygen or argon. Denton publish no numerical data for it on the ion sources page, where it is listed alongside their newer filament-free Endeavor RF ion source, which the page notes is currently available on new systems. (datasheet)
nanoPVD-S10A Benchtop PVD System: A compact benchtop RF and DC magnetron sputtering system for research laboratories and cleanrooms. It deposits metals, oxides, nitrides and multilayers on substrates up to 4 inches, with reactive and co-deposition options. (datasheet)
nanoPVD-S10A-WA Wide-Area PVD System: A wide area version of the benchtop nanoPVD sputtering platform for larger research substrates. It keeps RF and DC magnetron process flexibility while extending coverage to 8 inch substrates for photovoltaic, sensor and transparent conductive oxide work. (datasheet)
nanoPVD-T15A Thermal Evaporation System: A benchtop thermal and low temperature evaporation system for metals, organics and sensitive materials. It gives research groups local evaporation capability for electrodes, contact layers, organic electronics and optical films. (datasheet)
nanoPVD-ST15A Hybrid PVD System: A hybrid benchtop system that combines magnetron sputtering with thermal and low temperature evaporation in a single chamber. It suits multilayer thin films, hybrid device stacks, contacts and seed layers where the process route is not yet fixed. (datasheet)
MiniLab 026: The most compact MiniLab modular PVD platform, designed to be glovebox compatible. It supports sputtering plus thermal and low temperature evaporation on substrates up to 6 inches, with HiPIMS and pulsed DC available by configuration. (datasheet)
MiniLab 030 Compact Modular PVD System: A compact front loading modular vacuum deposition system built on a single rack. It covers magnetron sputtering, thermal, low temperature and e-beam evaporation for metals, dielectrics and organics, and offers a glovebox mating interface. (datasheet)
MiniLab 070: A modular PVD platform for advanced sputtering and multi-technique research. It takes up to four 3 inch sputter sources, e-beam and thermal evaporation, and supports load lock and dual chamber configurations on substrates up to 8 inches. (datasheet)
MiniLab 080: A modular PVD system built around e-beam evaporation capability with sputtering available by configuration. It is used for solar cell, sensing and imaging research on substrates up to 8 inches, with RF and DC substrate bias. (datasheet)
MiniLab 090: A glovebox compatible modular PVD system with front and rear door configuration, aimed at air sensitive materials and protected transfer. It is used for perovskite, OLED and organic optoelectronic thin film research. (datasheet)
MiniLab 125: The highest capability MiniLab modular PVD platform, taking substrates up to 12 inches and up to five sputter sources. It adds nanoparticle sources, residual gas analysis, ion beam and beam assisted deposition for demanding research programmes. (datasheet)
Small Batch Coater: A small batch modular PVD configuration that bridges research work and pilot scale coating. It runs thermal evaporation, e-beam evaporation and magnetron sputtering with recipe driven operation and optional mask or substrate automation. (datasheet)
Glovebox PVD Systems: Glovebox integrated PVD systems for air sensitive materials and protected device workflows. Samples move between the glovebox and the deposition chamber without exposure to air, which suits perovskites, OLEDs and organic electronics. (datasheet)
Metrology & Position Measurement
Metrology & Position Measurement from Renishaw, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
XM-60 multi-axis calibrator: A laser system that measures errors in six degrees of freedom along a linear axis from a single set-up. It captures linear, horizontal and vertical straightness, pitch, yaw and roll together, so all geometric errors in an axis come from one measurement run. (datasheet)
XM-600 multi-axis calibrator: The XM-600 delivers the full six degrees of freedom capability of the XM-60 system when used with CARTO software, and adds communication with Renishaw UCC controllers. It suits facilities that run both machine tools and coordinate measuring machines. (datasheet)
XR20 rotary axis calibrator: A wireless calibrator for rotary axes on machine tools, stages and jigs. An integrated angular retroreflector sits on a servo controlled axis whose position is read by a high accuracy encoder machined directly onto the main bearing, and it works with XL-80 and XM-60 lasers. (datasheet)
QC20 ballbar: A telescoping ballbar with precision balls at each end that measures small changes in radius while a machine tool follows a programmed circular path. It shows up geometric, dynamic and play related positioning errors in a test that takes ten to twenty minutes. (datasheet)
RESOLUTE optical absolute encoder series: A true absolute optical encoder for linear, partial arc and rotary axes. Position is known at switch-on without any movement, and low sub-divisional error with very low jitter gives smooth velocity control in demanding motion systems and nano-positioning stages. (datasheet)
EVOLUTE optical absolute encoder series: A true absolute optical encoder built on RESOLUTE technology but using a 50 um scale period, which gives wider installation tolerances and better resistance to contamination. Position is available immediately at start-up without any axis movement. (datasheet)
QUANTiC optical incremental encoder series: A compact incremental open optical encoder with digital or analogue output. It has wide installation and operating tolerances, built-in calibration functions and linear or rotary scale options, which makes it straightforward to fit on production machinery. (datasheet)
TONiC optical incremental encoder series: A compact non-contact incremental encoder for highly dynamic precision motion. Filtering optics in the readhead give very low jitter and low sub-divisional error, and the external Ti interface takes the resolution down to 1 nm for linear, partial arc and rotary axes. (datasheet)
VIONiC optical incremental encoder series: Renishaw's highest performing incremental open optical encoder, giving digital position feedback direct from the readhead. Filtering optics and on-board interpolation produce very low sub-divisional error without needing an adaptor or separate interface unit. (datasheet)
ATOM DX optical incremental encoder series: Renishaw's smallest incremental optical encoder with digital output taken straight from the readhead. Filtering optics and interpolation are built into the miniature body, which suits space constrained instruments and stages where performance cannot be reduced. (datasheet)
ATOM optical incremental encoder series: A miniature non-contact optical incremental encoder for linear and rotary applications where space is tight. Digital output comes from a choice of high-speed interpolator interfaces, and an integrated LED shows signal integrity during installation. (datasheet)
FORTiS enclosed optical absolute encoder series: A sealed linear absolute encoder that puts RESOLUTE technology inside a rigid extrusion for use in harsh environments such as machine tools. Tuned mass dampers in the readhead raise vibration resistance, and the non-contact design avoids mechanical wear. (datasheet)
ASTRiA inductive rotary absolute encoder series: An inductive rotary absolute encoder that reads a multi-track scale on a passive rotor using electromagnetic induction. Because it needs no line of sight it tolerates dirt and oil, and built-in alignment flexures self-centre the rotor so no calibration is required. (datasheet)
HS20 long range laser encoder: A laser head that works with an external linear optics kit to form a non-contact interferometric encoder for long axes. It gives sub-micron position feedback on large machine tools and removes the hysteresis, backlash and cyclic errors of rack and pinion or ballscrew feedback. (datasheet)
RMAP multi-axis periscope: A periscope that lets three RLD10-X3-DI differential interferometer heads measure linear position, pitch and yaw along one axis of a high performance XY stage. The small beam footprint keeps the target mirrors light, and it bolts to a vacuum chamber or metrology frame. (datasheet)
RLD10 laser encoder detector heads: Every RLE laser interferometer encoder system is built from an RLU laser unit together with one or two RLD10 detector heads, chosen to suit the application. The detector head is the core of the optical measuring system and holds the interferometer optics, a unique multichannel fringe detection system and beam steering mechanisms. Renishaw offers three interferometer configurations, RLD10 plane mirror, RLD10 retroreflector and RLD10 differential, plus an RLD10 with no internal interferometer. Beam output orientation is chosen for each axis, except on the differential interferometer head. (datasheet)
RLI20-P laser encoder interface for Panasonic: The RLI20-P links a Renishaw laser encoder system to a Panasonic MINAS A5 series controller. It takes the 1 Vpp analogue quadrature signals from the laser encoder and passes them through a high speed interpolator before outputting an incremental position reading in RS485 format. The internal position update rate is 100 MHz and the sub divisional error contribution is quoted as ±0.5 nm. (datasheet)
RLU compact laser unit with fibre optic delivery (RLU10 / RLU20): Renishaw's RLU laser units bring the performance of a displacement interferometer together with the installation ease normally associated with tape and glass scale encoders. Supplied in single or dual axis form, an RLU contains a class 2 helium neon (HeNe) laser source, stabilisation electronics, a fibre optic launch and axis position feedback electronics, and it is combined with one or two RLD detector heads to make up an RLE system. The RLU10 holds laser frequency stability within ±50 ppb over any one hour period, which suits the majority of in air applications, while the RLU20 holds ±2 ppb over the same period for the majority of vacuum applications. Both units support velocities up to 2 m/s and a vacuum wavelength stability of ±0.1 ppm over three years. (datasheet)
RPI30 parallel interface: The RPI30 accepts differential analogue 1 Vpp sine and cosine signals, interpolates by 4096 and provides an output in parallel format with up to 36 bits of position data. Used with a double pass plane mirror interferometer system, whose sinusoid fundamental period is nominally 158 nm, this yields a least significant bit of 38.6 picometres at velocities up to 2 m/s. Active lissajous correction can be enabled to compensate for DC offset and AC mismatch coming from the laser encoder, improving the sub divisional error to ±0.1 nm at low velocities. Two axis position and status are carried over an LVTTL (3.0 V) compatible bus, and a diagnostics connection allows remote download and analysis. (datasheet)
RSU10 USB interface: The RSU10 accepts a 1 Vpp sine and cosine signal from an RLE system, interpolates by 16,384 and delivers a position reading through a USB port. That interpolation gives signal resolution down to 9.64 picometres at a velocity of 1 m/s. Measurement data works with Renishaw's established LaserXL and QuickViewXL calibration software, which suits users who need to view and analyse real time dynamic measurement data. A software development kit with a maximum update rate of 20 Hz is supplied with each unit, and a TPin trigger input lets data capture begin on receipt of an externally generated signal. (datasheet)
XC-80 compensator and sensors: Air temperature, air pressure and relative humidity all shift the wavelength of light from a laser interferometer, and the XC-80 compensator corrects for that automatically. Its intelligent sensors process readings at source, and the compensator uses them to convert the nominal laser wavelength into a true value against which the interferometer read-out is adjusted, with no user intervention needed. Updates can happen automatically every seven seconds, shown by LED status lights, and the integral USB connection supplies power so no separate PC interface or power supply is required. Up to three material temperature sensors can be attached so linear measurements are normalised to a standard material temperature of 20 °C, and the standard 5 m sensor cables are detachable and can be screwed together for longer machines. (datasheet)
XL-80 laser interferometer system: A laser interferometer for measuring and calibrating motion systems, machine tools and coordinate measuring machines. It measures linear, angular, rotary, straightness and squareness errors directly, giving traceable data that can be used to set machine compensation. (datasheet)
XK20 alignment laser system: Renishaw's second generation alignment laser system for machine build and service. It measures straightness, parallelism, squareness and level on linear and rotary axes, and reports to ISO 230-11 through the CARTO XK20 app, which also carries ISO 10791 and 3070 tolerances. (datasheet)
XK10 alignment laser system: A digital alignment laser system used to measure and adjust geometric and rotational errors while a machine is being built or serviced. It replaces dial gauges, autocollimators and metrology artefacts for checking that rails are straight, square, flat, parallel and level. (datasheet)
RLE fibre optic laser encoder system: A homodyne laser interferometer system for position feedback, made up of an RLU laser unit and one or two RLD10 detector heads. Fibre optic delivery keeps heat away from the axis, which suits semiconductor stages and other high precision positioning work. (datasheet)
Atomic Force & Scanning Probe Microscopy
Atomic Force & Scanning Probe Microscopy from Nanosurf and Hitachi High-Tech, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
DriveAFM: A tip-scanning research atomic force microscope for work in air and in liquid, from single molecules and virus capsids to 2D materials and semiconductors. CleanDrive photothermal cantilever excitation keeps operation stable in liquid and enables WaveMode off-resonance imaging. (datasheet)
FlexAFM: A mid-range tip-scanning research AFM that can be run stand-alone, on an inverted optical microscope or inside a glovebox. It handles large samples and takes a wide set of sample holders and add-ons, and its accessories carry over to the DriveAFM on upgrade. (datasheet)
CoreAFM: A compact all-in-one research AFM that brings the scanner, XYZ sample stage, camera, active vibration table and airflow shielding into a single unit. It runs in air and in liquid and can be extended with more than 30 optional modes and functions as the work changes. (datasheet)
Alphacen 300 Flex: An industrial AFM built around the Flex-Mount tip-scanning head for samples that are too large or too heavy for a normal microscope. A dedicated acoustic enclosure cuts external noise, and extra translation or rotation axes can be added for awkward geometries. (datasheet)
Alphacen 300 Drive: An AFM metrology system for 300 mm wafers, aimed at Angstrom level surface roughness and dimensional measurement in semiconductor quality control. WaveMode photothermal off-resonance imaging raises the line rate while holding tip sharpness, and wafer edge and sidewall inspection is supported. (datasheet)
LensAFM: An AFM that mounts on the objective turret of an upright optical microscope or 3D profilometer, so a region found optically can be measured at nanometre resolution by rotating the turret. It returns 3D topography and can also map electrical, magnetic and mechanical properties. (datasheet)
Nanite: One of the smallest AFM scan heads Nanosurf builds, made to be integrated into custom stages, production lines or existing setups. It measures sub-nanometre surface roughness on workpieces that cannot be cut down, including concave and curved surfaces. (datasheet)
Flex-Mount: The FlexAFM research scan head in a mountable form, made to be attached to a large motorised translation stage or to a customer stage. The tip-scanning design keeps performance on samples whose weight and size would defeat a sample-scanning instrument, including curved parts. (datasheet)
NaioAFM: An all-in-one entry level AFM for teaching and basic research on small samples, combining scan head, controller, XY table, airflow shielding and vibration isolation in one unit. No laser alignment is needed, so a first measurement can be made within minutes of unpacking. (datasheet)
NaioSTM: A tabletop scanning tunnelling microscope with scan head and controller in one instrument, widely used for teaching. The very short mechanical loop gives enough stability to reach atomic resolution on HOPG in an ordinary classroom, and tips are simply cut from Pt/Ir wire. (datasheet)
Industrial AFM Solutions: Bespoke AFM systems engineered around a customer sample and measurement requirement, using mountable FlexAFM or DriveAFM scan heads on purpose-built stages. They are used for sub-nanometre characterisation of polished concave and convex glass, large optics and production quality control. (datasheet)
AFM Glovebox Workstation: A turn-key package that integrates a FlexAFM or DriveAFM into a high performance glovebox for air sensitive samples. The table, frame and vibration damping are reinforced to hold AFM performance against glovebox pump noise, and the instrument is driven from software outside the box. (datasheet)
Multifunctional Probe Microscopy Platform AFM100 series: The AFM100 Series is the Hitachi probe microscopy platform, made up of the AFM100 and AFM100 Plus. It covers contact, dynamic force, phase, friction and sampling intelligent scan modes, and can operate in air, in liquid and at raised temperature. (datasheet)
Atomic Force Microscope AFM5500MII: The AFM5500MII is an atomic force microscope with a fully addressable 100 mm stage, aimed at medium sized samples. Automated stage addressing and cantilever exchange support unattended measurement and correlation of the same location between AFM and SEM. (datasheet)
Cypher S: Asylum Research's ultra high performance research AFM, built on the small, stiff Cypher scanner. Published deflection noise sits below 15 pm and scanning runs up to 40 times faster than conventional instruments. The full range of electrical, mechanical and functional imaging modes is available, which suits work on 2D materials and on piezoelectric and ferroelectric samples. (datasheet)
Cypher ES: Oxford Instruments describe the Cypher ES as the first AFM engineered specifically for exceptional environmental control. A fully sealed sample chamber sits at its centre, with modular options for operation in controlled gases or in liquid, sample heating and cooling, humidity control and electrochemistry. It shares the Cypher platform with the Cypher S, Cypher L and Cypher VRS1250. (datasheet)
Cypher L: The most accessible entry point into the Cypher platform, giving high resolution core imaging from the start. Oxford Instruments publish an upgrade path from the Cypher L to the more advanced Cypher models, so a laboratory can begin with core imaging and extend the instrument as the work grows. (datasheet)
Cypher VRS1250: Oxford Instruments publish the Cypher VRS1250 as the first and only full featured video rate AFM. Images are captured at up to 45 frames per second while the versatility of the Cypher platform is retained. (datasheet)
Vero S Interferometric AFM: The standard ambient configuration of Asylum Research's next generation Vero AFMs. Rather than inferring motion from cantilever angle, the Vero measures true tip displacement using Quadrature Phase Differential Interferometry, or QPDI. The Vero platform was named a 2024 R&D 100 award winner. (datasheet)
Vero ES Interferometric AFM: The environmental control configuration of the Vero AFM line, measuring true tip displacement by Quadrature Phase Differential Interferometry (QPDI). Detection noise falls by up to ten times on many cantilevers and imaging runs 10 to 100 times faster than typical AFMs. Sample temperature options cover 0 to 250 C where heating alone is needed, or 0 to 120 C where both heating and cooling are required. (datasheet)
Vero VRS1250 Interferometric AFM: This model carries all three of Asylum Research's most advanced AFM technologies at once: Quadrature Phase Differential Interferometry (QPDI), video rate speed imaging and blueDrive photothermal excitation. Line rates reach 1250 lines per second and imaging reaches 45 frames per second. Detection noise is cut by up to ten times or more on many cantilevers. (datasheet)
Jupiter Discovery AFM: A large sample research AFM that pairs best in class performance with a workflow built for everyday use. Ultra high resolution is held at scan rates 5 to 20 times faster than other AFMs. Pre-mounted probes, a side view camera and the exclusive FFM Topography imaging mode with Autopilot cut the setup work before a measurement, and the system is configurable across a wide range of research needs. (datasheet)
MFP-3D Origin AFM: The entry level member of the MFP-3D family, marking where Asylum Research performance and quality meet an accessible specification. XY scan range is 120 um with 15 um of Z travel, and a 40 um Z range is available as an option. Large samples, most imaging modes and many of the family accessories are supported, and samples can be heated to 275 C. (datasheet)
MFP-3D Origin+ AFM: The more capable member of the MFP-3D family, described by Oxford Instruments as an extremely versatile and high performance research AFM ready for almost any field of research. Published scan range is 120 um in XY with 15 um in Z, and a 40 um Z range is available as an option. (datasheet)
MFP-3D-BIO AFM: The MFP-3D built for bioscience, integrating AFM with optical microscopy on an inverted stand without compromising imaging resolution, force measurement performance or application versatility. Z range is 15 um as standard with a 40 um extended option, and deflection noise is typically below 8 pm against a guaranteed figure below 20 pm. It runs alongside brightfield, phase contrast, epifluorescence, confocal, TIRF, FRET, FCS and FRAP optical techniques. (datasheet)
Stage Solutions: Nanosurf lists Stage Solutions among its industrial AFM offerings as customised stage systems built around a customer's requirements. The published page names manual and motorised stages with up to five axes, safety integration, customised AE, software integration and automation. Applications given are production scale quality control and production scale research and development, sub-nanometre surface characterisation of highly polished concave and convex glass, and large optics for short wavelength applications and synchrotron mirrored surfaces. (datasheet)
Magnetic Measurement
Magnetic Measurement from Lake Shore and Durham Magneto Optics, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
Model 480 Fluxmeter: The Model 480 fluxmeter measures total magnetic flux, which can then be used to calculate flux density (B) and magnetic field strength (H). It is used with Helmholtz coils and search coils to characterise permanent magnets and magnet assemblies. (datasheet)
F71 and F41 Teslameters: The F71 and F41 teslameters measure DC and AC magnetic fields, the F41 on a single axis and the F71 on three axes with vector magnitude. Both accept Lake Shore probes and plug-and-play sensors. They are used for magnet mapping, field verification and quality control. (datasheet)
Model 425 Gaussmeter: The Model 425 is a desktop gaussmeter that measures DC and AC magnetic fields using Lake Shore Hall probes. It reads at 4-3/4 digit resolution with the filter on, and covers ranges up to 350 kG depending on the probe fitted. It is used for magnet testing and field mapping. (datasheet)
Model 475 DSP Gaussmeter: The Model 475 DSP gaussmeter uses digital signal processing to measure DC and AC magnetic fields with Hall probes. Resolution is selectable at 5-3/4, 4-3/4 or 3-3/4 digits, trading reading rate against bandwidth. It is used for precise field measurement and magnet characterisation. (datasheet)
Helmholtz Coils (Field Standards): These Helmholtz coils generate a known, uniform magnetic field from an applied current, so they can be used to calibrate and check magnetic field sensors. Single-axis coils are offered in 2.5 in, 6 in and 12 in inside diameters, along with a 2-axis model. Field accuracy is 0.75%. (datasheet)
Helmholtz Coils (Moment Measurement): These Helmholtz coils work with the Model 480 fluxmeter to measure the magnetic moment of permanent magnets and magnet assemblies. The sample sits at the centre of the coil pair and the flux change is integrated by the fluxmeter. Single and 2-axis configurations are available. (datasheet)
Search Coils: Lake Shore search coils are handheld coils used with the Model 480 fluxmeter to measure magnetic flux and flux density. They are optimised for magnets fixed in an assembly or mounted in a narrow gap, where a Helmholtz coil cannot be used. Two area-turn options are offered. (datasheet)
EM-4V and EM-7V Electromagnets: The EM-4V and EM-7V are laboratory electromagnets with indexed ExactGAP air gap settings and interchangeable pole caps. With the optional high-field 2 in pole face at a 7.5 mm gap they reach 2.76 T and 3.22 T. Field falls as the air gap or the pole face diameter increases. (datasheet)
Model 643 Electromagnet Power Supply: The Model 643 is a bipolar, 4-quadrant DC current source for driving laboratory electromagnets. It supplies up to +/-70 A at +/-35 V nominal, 2450 W, using fully linear regulation to keep current ripple low. The 4-quadrant output lets the field be swept through zero. (datasheet)
Model 648 Electromagnet Power Supply: The Model 648 is a 9 kW bipolar, 4-quadrant DC current source for large research electromagnets. It delivers up to +/-135 A at +/-75 V into a nominal 0.5 ohm, 0.5 H load, with 10 mA RMS current ripple. Protection covers short circuit, line faults and over temperature. (datasheet)
Model 625 Superconducting Magnet Power Supply: The Model 625 is a bipolar, 4-quadrant current source for small to medium superconducting magnets used in materials research. It supplies up to +/-60 A at +/-5 V with 0.1 mA setting resolution and quench protection. Two units can be paralleled for +/-120 A operation. (datasheet)
NanoMOKE3: A magneto-optical Kerr effect magnetometer for magnetic thin films, nanostructures, tunnel junctions and spintronic devices. A focused laser spot and video rate scanning laser microscope allow precise positioning on the sample and sensitive domain imaging. (datasheet)
NanoMOKE3 Wafer Mapper: A Kerr effect magnetometer built around a large travel wafer stage, so hysteresis loops can be mapped across a whole wafer. Coercivity, remanence and exchange bias are extracted automatically from the measured loops. (datasheet)
MagRS Magnetic Research System: MagRS is a customisable electromagnet platform for material characterisation, with measurement options including VSM, Hall effect and FMR. The 4 in magnet reaches 2.61 T and the 7 in magnet 3.05 T at the smallest indexed air gap. Temperature options run from 10 K to 1273 K. (datasheet)
Wafer Bonding
SUSS MicroTec permanent and temporary wafer bonding and debonding platforms for MEMS and advanced packaging.
SB8 Gen2 Wafer Bonder: A semi-automated universal wafer bonder for substrates up to 200 mm. It runs fusion, eutectic, diffusion, anodic and adhesive bonding under force and heat, and its sequential spacer removal withdraws each spacer separately before the wafers meet. (datasheet)
XB8 Wafer Bonder: A semi-automated wafer bonder with a closed process chamber for bond stacks up to 200 mm. Automatic loading with nitrogen purge, dual zone ceramic heating and three zone force control support anodic, fusion, eutectic, glass frit and metal diffusion bonding. (datasheet)
XBS200 Wafer Bonder: A fixture-less automated permanent bonder for wafer sizes up to 200 mm, aimed at volume production of MEMS, LED and 3D advanced packaging. Dropping mechanical fixtures gives flexible handling and lets spacing and vacuum conditions be logged digitally. (datasheet)
XBS300 W2W Hybrid Bonding Platform: An automated hybrid bonding platform for wafer to wafer and collective die to wafer stacking on 200 mm and 300 mm wafers. Surface activation, metrology and bonding sit in one cluster for 3D stacked memory and 3D system on chip devices. (datasheet)
XBC300 Gen2 SP Surface Preparation Cluster: A surface preparation cluster for hybrid bonding that cleans and activates wafers without an integrated bonder, so it can feed stand-alone bonding tools. It combines aqueous cleaning, vacuum plasma activation and in-line infrared void metrology. (datasheet)
XBC300 Gen2 D2W Wafer Bonder: An automated sequential die to wafer hybrid bonder that places and bonds individual dies onto a target wafer. Surface activation, die placement and metrology are integrated in one frame for high bandwidth memory and other 3D integrated circuit stacks. (datasheet)
XBC300 Gen2 D2W/W2W Hybrid Bonding Platform: A hybrid bonding cluster that covers wafer to wafer, collective die to wafer and sequential die to wafer processes on one platform. Built with SET Corporation SA, it targets research and pilot lines that later scale into volume production. (datasheet)
DB12T Debonder: A mechanical peel-off debonder that separates support carriers from tape mounted wafers at room temperature. A dedicated roller controls the debond wave front, and force, speed and blade insertion height are all set electronically. (datasheet)
XBS300 Temporary Bonding Platform: A temporary bonder for 200 mm and 300 mm wafers built for volume manufacturing. Its modular frame accepts commercially available temporary bonding adhesives on silicon or glass carriers, and an on-board metrology module checks alignment during the run. (datasheet)
XBC300 Gen2 Debonder and Cleaner: A modular debonding and cleaning cluster for tape mounted wafers and carriers at 200 mm, 300 mm and oversized formats. Mechanical peel-off and laser debonding modules can be combined with cleaning modules for thinned or full thickness wafers. (datasheet)
Raman Spectroscopy
Raman systems and accessories for materials characterisation, including Renishaw confocal microscopes and Coherent low-frequency Raman systems. Compare the sample, spectral range and measurement workflow when choosing an instrument.
inVia confocal Raman microscope: A research grade confocal Raman microscope that pairs a research microscope with a high performance Raman spectrometer. It records point spectra and chemical images from solids, liquids and thin films, and is supplied in three models: inVia Basis, inVia Reflex and inVia Qontor. (datasheet)
inVia Qontor confocal Raman microscope: The flagship model of the inVia range. It adds LiveTrack focus tracking so that spectra and topography can be collected in real time from uneven, curved or rough surfaces without pre-scanning, together with full automation, internal calibration sources and a performance health check. (datasheet)
inVia InSpect confocal Raman microscope: A version of the inVia microscope set up for forensic laboratories. It identifies crystalline powders, ceramic shards, glass fragments, fibres and inks without contact and without destroying the sample, and offers brightfield, darkfield and polarisation contrast for particle work. (datasheet)
Strada Intelligent Raman Microscope: A high performance Raman microscope built for industrial laboratories, with full automation and workflow driven Raman Workspace software. It analyses sub-micrometre particles, weak scatterers, dilute solutions and trace contaminants, and supports 21 CFR Part 11 compliance. (datasheet)
Time-resolved Raman spectroscopy (TRRS): A configuration for the inVia confocal Raman microscope that uses a pulsed laser and an ultra-fast detector to separate Raman scattered photons from fluorescence by arrival time. It recovers usable spectra from strongly fluorescent samples and from samples at very high temperatures. (datasheet)
Virsa Raman analyser: A transportable Raman system with fibre optic coupled probes for microscopic and bulk analysis outside the laboratory. Automatic focus tracking lets it follow irregular, moving or changing samples in real time, and live white light viewing is used to target the measurement point. (datasheet)
Virsa Raman analyser for PAT bioprocess monitoring: The Virsa analyser supplied with dedicated optics for process analytical technology in biopharmaceutical production. It monitors metabolite concentrations in a bioreactor continuously, so upstream and downstream processes can be controlled without relying on offline HPLC checks. (datasheet)
RA802 Pharmaceutical analyser: A dedicated Raman imaging system for pharmaceutical formulation work. Using StreamLine rapid imaging and LiveTrack focus tracking it builds a chemical image of a tablet surface in as little as five minutes, showing how each component is distributed through the sample. (datasheet)
RA816 Biological Analyser: A compact benchtop Raman imaging system for biological and clinical research. It maps the distribution and amount of biochemical species in tissue biopsies, tissue sections and biofluids with little or no sample preparation and without stains, tags or contrast agents. (datasheet)
RM5: Confocal Raman Microscope: Fully automated confocal Raman microscope on a 225 mm asymmetric Czerny-Turner spectrograph, with up to three computer selected lasers, matching rejection filters and a five position grating turret. Internal wavelength, Raman shift and sensitivity standards are built in, together with automated laser alignment, so calibration does not depend on the operator. (datasheet)
RMS1000: Multimodal Confocal Raman Microscope: Research grade multimodal confocal microscope carrying up to five integrated lasers, combining Raman imaging with photoluminescence spectra and fluorescence lifetime imaging in one instrument. The confocal pinhole is fully computer controlled, and a low wavenumber attachment extends coverage down to 5 wavenumbers. (datasheet)
witec360 Raman Imaging Microscope: Oxford Instruments publish the witec360 as the new benchmark for Raman imaging and correlative microscopy, aimed at academic and industrial researchers who need comprehensive analysis at the nanoscale. The core system is broadband from 350 to 1100 nm, with options extending from 266 nm in the UV to 1064 nm in the NIR, and spectral resolution reaches 0.1 cm-1 at 633 nm excitation. Lateral resolution is below 300 nm and depth resolution below 950 nm depending on excitation wavelength, with acquisition below 1 ms per spectrum. Spectrometers are offered at 300 mm or 600 mm focal length carrying up to six gratings, the objective turret holds up to six objectives, and sample positioning travel ranges run from 25 mm by 25 mm to 350 mm by 300 mm. (datasheet)
witec360 access Entry-level Raman Microscope: A micro-Raman microscope for single spot analysis and mapping, engineered by Oxford Instruments for budget conscious customers who still hold high demands on instrument performance. It is built to be upgraded, so a laboratory can start at entry level and extend the system later. (datasheet)
witec360 Semiconductor Edition: A high end confocal Raman and photoluminescence microscope configured specifically for chemical imaging of semiconducting materials. Wafers up to 12 inch, that is 300 mm, are handled on a 300 by 350 mm scanning stage, and peak shifts below 0.01 cm-1 can be detected. Vibration damping, TrueSurface active focus stabilisation and fully automated microscope control are included, and various laser wavelengths are available. (datasheet)
cryoRaman Cryogenic Raman Imaging Microscope: The performance and modularity of the witec360 Raman microscopes combined with advanced cryostat and nanopositioner technology, which puts experiments down to 1.8 K in high magnetic fields within easy reach. Solenoid magnets up to 12 T are available, as are vector magnets, using low vibration closed cycle attoDRY cryostats. Excitation runs from the visible to the NIR through cryogenic compatible high numerical aperture objectives, with polarisation control on both excitation and detection, and options for time correlated single photon counting and low wavenumber Raman detection. (datasheet)
RISE Raman-SEM Microscope: Published by Oxford Instruments as the world's first fully integrated Raman imaging and scanning electron microscope, bringing every feature of a stand-alone SEM and of the confocal witec360 Raman microscope into one instrument. Switching between the Raman and SEM measurement positions is quick and the sample transfer between them is automated, so results correlate and images overlay directly. Diffraction limited lateral resolution is 200 to 300 nm, three dimensional images and depth profiles are supported, and an ultra-fast Raman imaging option brings integration time down to 0.76 ms per spectrum. A RISE-EDS configuration adds Raman-SEM-EDS in the same instrument. (datasheet)
alphaCART Mobile Raman System: A mobile confocal Raman system for the applications where the laboratory has to travel to the sample. The Raman probe is positioned flexibly in front of bulky, immovable or precious objects that cannot be transported to a microscope or that will not fit under one. The system ships in a flight case of roughly 100 by 60 by 60 cm, covers about 90 to 3500 cm-1 depending on excitation wavelength, and is offered with 532 nm, 633 nm or 785 nm lasers at output powers from 30 mW to more than 200 mW. Spatial resolution is diffraction limited and the system runs under Microsoft Windows 11. (datasheet)
inVia Basis confocal Raman microscope: inVia Basis is the entry level model in Renishaw's inVia confocal Raman microscope range, which also holds the inVia Reflex and the flagship inVia Qontor. Like the other models it couples a research grade microscope to a high performance Raman spectrometer on a custom honeycomb baseplate that is stable enough that an optical or anti-vibration table is not normally required. On the Basis model, automated measurement queuing, automated Raman calibration correction, laser auto-align and Raman signal auto-align are included, and stereo viewing through binocular eyepieces is an option. Software microscope control, automatic white light and Raman switching, the internal neon wavelength calibration source and LiveTrack focus tracking are not available on this model. (datasheet)
inVia Reflex confocal Raman microscope: inVia Reflex sits between the entry level inVia Basis and the fully automated inVia Qontor in Renishaw's confocal Raman microscope range. On top of the shared inVia spectrometer and research grade microscope it adds software microscope control, automatic switching between white light and Raman, automatic saving of the white light image with the data, combined white light and laser video viewing, and memorised automatic post collection viewing. An internal neon wavelength calibration source, internal reference standards for auto-calibration and a performance health check are included as well. LiveTrack automated focus tracking stays exclusive to the inVia Qontor model. (datasheet)
THz-Raman Integrated Systems: THz-Raman Integrated Systems are turnkey Raman platforms that record the low frequency and fingerprint regions in one measurement. The TR-WPS is a microplate reader with intra-well mapping and the TR-WALDO adds upright and inverted microscopy with translation stages. (datasheet)
THz-Raman Modular Systems: THz-Raman Modular Systems upgrade an existing spectrometer so it can collect the low frequency Raman region from about 5 to 150 cm-1. Each module includes the laser and the filters needed to produce a clean spectrum to within about 5 cm-1, with a fibre optic output to the spectrometer. (datasheet)
Ellipsometry & Thin Film Metrology
Ellipsometry & Thin Film Metrology from J.A. Woollam, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
alpha 2.0 Ellipsometer: The alpha 2.0 is the entry level benchtop spectroscopic ellipsometer for routine thickness and refractive index measurement. Place the sample, choose a model and press measure, and results follow in seconds. It suits single layer dielectrics, self assembled monolayers, organics and coatings on glass. (datasheet)
iSE Ellipsometer: The iSE is an in situ spectroscopic ellipsometer for real time monitoring of thin film deposition and etch. The source and receiver mount on the process chamber and measure through viewports, giving growth rate, thickness and optical constants with sub angstrom sensitivity for feedback control. (datasheet)
theta-SE Ellipsometer: The theta-SE is a benchtop mapping ellipsometer for checking thin film uniformity across wafers up to 300 mm. A patented dual theta rotation stage, focused beam and camera alignment keep the footprint close to the wafer size while producing thickness and optical constant maps. (datasheet)
M-2000 Ellipsometer: The M-2000 is a rotating compensator ellipsometer that collects hundreds of wavelengths at once with CCD detection. Modular optics let it sit on a table top base or attach to a process chamber, so the same instrument covers in situ monitoring, large area mapping and general thin film characterisation. (datasheet)
RC2 Ellipsometer: The RC2 uses two synchronously rotating compensators and was the first commercial spectroscopic ellipsometer to collect all 16 elements of the Mueller matrix. That makes it suited to anisotropic materials, liquid crystals and nanostructures as well as ordinary thin film work. (datasheet)
VASE Ellipsometer: The VASE is the established variable angle research ellipsometer, using a rotating analyser with the AutoRetarder and a custom scanning monochromator. A vertical sample mount supports reflection, transmission and scattering geometries on semiconductors, dielectrics, polymers, metals and multilayers. (datasheet)
IR-VASE Mark II Ellipsometer: The IR-VASE Mark II joins the chemical sensitivity of FTIR spectroscopy to spectroscopic ellipsometry across 1.7 to 30 microns. It gives n and k over the whole measured range without Kramers Kronig extrapolation, and needs no vacuum or reference sample, so liquid and solid interfaces can be studied. (datasheet)
VUV-VASE Ellipsometer: The VUV-VASE measures from the vacuum ultraviolet to the near infrared and is used for optical characterisation of lithography thin films, high bandgap materials and immersion fluids. Placing the monochromator before the sample limits exposure of photosensitive materials during measurement. (datasheet)
T-Solar Ellipsometer: The T-Solar is a photovoltaic measurement system designed specifically for textured samples. It is based on the established M-2000 rotating compensator spectroscopic ellipsometer and measures hundreds of wavelengths across the UV, visible and near infra-red. To cope with rough, textured surfaces that greatly reduce the reflected signal, it pairs a special high-intensity lamp source with an Intensity-Optimizer that adjusts the light source automatically to the ideal range for the sample. An adjustable tilt-rotation stage aligns the pyramid structures of alkaline-etched monocrystalline surfaces, which makes the system well suited to characterising AR coatings on etched silicon. (datasheet)
Additive Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing from Renishaw, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
RenAM 500 Flex: A laser powder bed fusion system aimed at research and development. An open loop gravity fed powder system allows quick powder changes and mid-build dosing adjustment, and parameters developed on it transfer directly to the other RenAM 500 series machines. (datasheet)
RenAM 500D: A dual laser laser powder bed fusion system in the RenAM 500 series. It is aimed at users moving up from single laser machines, and when fitted with TEMPUS technology as the RenAM 500D Ultra the lasers fire while the recoater is moving. (datasheet)
RenAM 500Q: A four laser powder bed fusion system for volume production of metal parts. All four lasers address the whole powder bed, and automatic powder recycling with vacuum atmosphere preparation keeps operator intervention and cost per part down. (datasheet)
RenAM 500 Ultra: The RenAM 500 series fitted with TEMPUS technology, which synchronises the lasers with the powder recoater so the lasers fire while the recoater moves. It is available with single, dual or quad lasers and includes an advanced process monitoring software package. (datasheet)
Nanomaterial Synthesis
Nanomaterial Synthesis from ParteQ, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
Particle Synthesis by FSP from Lab- to Pilot Scale: Flame spray pyrolysis reactors supplied as modular laboratory systems or as turnkey pilot plants. The third generation laboratory reactor keeps the original nozzle geometry so results stay comparable with published work, and two reactors can be paired. (datasheet)
Spark Synthesis: Metal Nanoparticles and Soot: A plasma based laboratory process that makes graphitic and metallic nanoparticles without chemical precursors. Spark discharge between electrodes vaporises the electrode material, which condenses into particles alloyed reliably at the nanometre scale. (datasheet)
nanoCVD-WGP: Moorfield name the nanoCVD-WGP as one of the two systems in their nanoCVD range, alongside the nanoCVD-8G. The CVD systems page states that these systems are designed for research scale graphene synthesis, that both models provide performance in graphene and 2D material production, and that with a focus on reliability and scalability they cover both small scale and wafer scale research. No specification is published for the WGP on the current site. (datasheet)
Bench-top Nanoparticle Synthesis System NPS-20: A turnkey bench-top flame spray pyrolysis unit for making nanoparticles at research and early development scale. Liquid precursor is sprayed into a methane and oxygen flame, and the product powder is caught on a glass microfibre filter behind the reactor. (datasheet)
Filter Systems for Nanopowder Collection: Scalable filter systems that collect the product aerosol leaving a nanoparticle synthesis reactor. Vacuum tight flange connections allow oxygen to be excluded from the process, and filter regeneration and clean in place options can be specified. (datasheet)
Nanoparticle System: A nanoparticle source integrated into a Moorfield modular PVD configuration. It adds gas phase nanoparticle deposition to a conventional thin film platform for functional coatings, nanostructured films and hybrid materials. (datasheet)
Accessories & Modules
Accessories & Modules from Nanosurf, CH Instruments, Jandel Engineering, Lake Shore, Linseis, Carbolite Gero, Oxford Instruments and Renishaw, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
150 um Z Petri Dish Holder: A Petri dish holder with a 150 um z actuator, used for long range force spectroscopy on cells and tissue in liquid. Dishes are held by magnetic clamping and the holder can be heated to 60 degrees C when paired with the CH1 temperature controller. (datasheet)
Acoustic Enclosure AE1100: A large acoustic enclosure sized to take an AFM together with a standard inverted optical microscope. Three window elements of acoustic isolation glass give access from three sides, while the back and top panels use an acoustic isolation sandwich. (datasheet)
Acoustic Enclosure AE350: A compact acoustic enclosure for the CoreAFM or for an Isostage 300 based FlexAFM or DriveAFM. A multilayer acoustic isolation sandwich and an acoustically isolating cable feed-through cut the airborne noise that reaches the instrument during a scan. (datasheet)
Acoustic Enclosure AE550: A large acoustic enclosure for standard Nanosurf AFM systems and small custom stage systems. It uses a multilayer acoustic isolation sandwich with an acoustically isolating cable feed-through, and can be upgraded with a temperature control system. (datasheet)
Advanced Humidifier: A water column with active flow rate and humidity control for measurements that need a set relative humidity. Humidified air is mixed with dry air to hold the target value, and the tubing feeding the experiment is heated to stop condensation forming. (datasheet)
Basic Humidifier: A washing bottle with a frit that humidifies gas passively before it reaches the AFM sample space. Gas is fed from a cylinder or wall connection through a flow rate valve, and the humidity reached is set by flow rate alone rather than by active control. (datasheet)
Cantislide Cantilever Holder with/without Alignment Chip: A cantilever holder for the FlexAFM and CoreAFM, supplied with or without an alignment chip. The alignment chip version places the cantilever in a fixed position so the laser does not have to be realigned after an exchange, which saves time between samples. (datasheet)
Conducting Atomic Force Microscopy (C-AFM) Sample Holder: A sample holder with a current amplifier built into it, for conductive atomic force microscopy. It reads tip currents over a fixed range of plus or minus 25 nA and can be combined with the Environmental Option for measurement under controlled atmosphere. (datasheet)
Conical Cantilever Holder: A conical cantilever holder for the DriveAFM, made from ceramic or PEEK. Conductive, non-conductive and HV-PFM versions are offered, the last giving direct electrical contact to the tip for piezoelectric force microscopy at raised voltage. (datasheet)
Digital Inverted Microscope Option (DIMO): A digital optical microscope built into the Isostage 300 vibration isolation platform, giving a view of the sample from below without a separate inverted microscope. It works in transmitted light and accepts a filter cube for basic fluorescence imaging. (datasheet)
DriveAFM Camera: A top view camera for the DriveAFM on a magnetic kinematic mount, used to find the area of interest and watch the cantilever during approach. It carries adjustable Koehler-like sample illumination and sends images over USB 3.0. (datasheet)
DriveAFM Signal IO Board: A breakout board that brings digital and analogue signals out of the DriveAFM controller on standard connectors. It is used for developing new measurement modes and for wiring the AFM to external instruments such as lock-in amplifiers or source meters. (datasheet)
EC Cell: An electrochemical cell for electrochemical AFM and scanning electrochemical microscopy. It provides electrical contact to the sample, two wire electrodes and two reference electrodes, and is supplied with a PEEK or PVDF insert and the Environmental Option. (datasheet)
Environmental Option: An environmental ring and sealing membrane that close off the sample space around a Nanosurf sample holder. This lets a measurement run under a chosen gas atmosphere or humidity while the scan head still reaches the sample. (datasheet)
FlexAFM / CoreAFM Signal IO Board: A breakout board that brings digital and analogue signals out of a FlexAFM with C3000i controller or a CoreAFM. It is used for developing measurement modes and for connecting external instruments into the AFM signal path. (datasheet)
FlexAFM Camera: A camera module giving both top and side views of the sample on FlexAFM systems, with adjustable illumination. Laser alignment is carried out through the module, and three digital zoom stages help when positioning the tip on a small feature. (datasheet)
FluidFM Add-on: A microfluidic add-on for hollow cantilevers that carry an opening at the tip, so fluid can be injected or drawn in at a chosen point. It is used to inject or extract material from single cells, for colloidal spectroscopy with interchangeable beads and for single-cell force spectroscopy. (datasheet)
FluidFM Cantilever Holder: A cantilever holder that carries Cytosurge FluidFM probes on the FlexAFM and CoreAFM. It routes the fluidic connection through to the hollow cantilever so the probe can be used for spotting, injection and extraction. (datasheet)
FluidFM Cantilever Holder for DriveAFM: A cantilever holder that carries Cytosurge FluidFM probes on the DriveAFM. It routes the fluidic connection through to the hollow cantilever for spotting, injection and extraction work on single cells. (datasheet)
Heater-Cooler Sample Holder: A sample holder that both heats and cools, covering minus 35 to 180 degrees C with the CH1 temperature controller and a separate pump unit. It stacks with the Environmental Option and the EC-Cell for work under controlled atmosphere or in electrolyte. (datasheet)
Heater Sample Holder: A resistively heated sample holder covering ambient temperature to 250 degrees C, driven by the CH1 temperature controller. It is used for studying phase changes, annealing and temperature dependent mechanical behaviour under the AFM tip. (datasheet)
High Voltage Amplifier and Sample Holder: A ten times voltage amplifier with a matching sample holder for piezoelectric force microscopy. It takes the fixed plus or minus 10 V output of the controller and delivers plus or minus 100 V to the sample, which is what stiff ferroelectric materials need to switch. (datasheet)
IMO Stage to Isostage300 Adapter: An adapter that allows an inverted microscope option stage to be mounted on the Isostage 300 vibration isolation platform. One stage then serves both the microscope setup and the stand-alone setup, which avoids buying a second stage. (datasheet)
Isostage 300: A compact vibration isolation platform sized to carry a Nanosurf scan head together with large accessories and sample holders. Spike-Guard detects scan lines affected by uncompensated vibration and rescans them, so a disturbance does not spoil the image. (datasheet)
Isostage 400: An active vibration isolation platform for inverted optical microscopes and small custom stage systems. Its 400 by 500 mm top plate leaves room for a microscope body with an AFM head above, and it carries loads up to 120 kg. (datasheet)
Manual XY IMO Stages: A manual sample stage for AFM systems coupled to an inverted optical microscope. Sample translation runs parallel to the optical path so the optical view stays centred, and objectives can still be mounted in every revolver position. (datasheet)
Manual XY Stage: A manual sample translation stage for stand-alone FlexAFM and DriveAFM systems. It gives 20 by 20 mm of travel on a 300 mm square base plate, so a region of interest can be brought under the tip by hand between scans. (datasheet)
Motorized XY IMO Stages: A motorised sample stage for AFM systems coupled to an inverted optical microscope, driven by a stick-slip piezo motor. Translation runs parallel to the optical path so the optical view stays centred, and positions can be revisited from the software. (datasheet)
Motorized XY Stage: A motorised sample translation stage for stand-alone FlexAFM and DriveAFM systems, giving 20 by 20 mm of travel. Measurement positions can be set and revisited from the control software, which is the basis for automated measurement series. (datasheet)
Non-Translating Stage: A fixed sample platform for FlexAFM systems where sample translation is not required. It replaces the XY stage with a rigid 300 mm square plate, which suits routine measurements that always sit at the same position on the holder. (datasheet)
Petri Dish Holder: A holder that takes 35 and 50 mm Petri dishes with magnetic clamping, for AFM work on cells and tissue in liquid. Heating to 60 degrees C is available with the CH1 controller, and the DriveAFM version also allows perfusion and environmental control. (datasheet)
Rigid Steel Table 750 mm x 750 mm: A stable steel table with a CleanBench tabletop, sized for the Acoustic Enclosure AE350. It is supplied as a disassembled frame with the tabletop separate, and carries a CoreAFM, FlexAFM or DriveAFM inside the enclosure. (datasheet)
Rigid Steel Table 900 mm x 1200 mm: A stable steel table with a CleanBench tabletop, sized for the Acoustic Enclosure AE1100. The larger top takes a FlexAFM or DriveAFM together with an inverted optical microscope, and it is delivered as a disassembled frame. (datasheet)
Scanning Microwave Microscopy (SMM): The radio frequency source and receiver that adds scanning microwave microscopy to a Nanosurf AFM. It works near 5 GHz and resolves capacitance changes below 0.5 aF, which is used for dopant profiling in semiconductors and for characterising dielectrics and metals. (datasheet)
Scanning Microwave Microscopy (SMM) Cantilever Holder: A cantilever holder that carries the radio frequency line through to the tip for scanning microwave microscopy on the FlexAFM and CoreAFM. It uses a 10 inch SMA to SMPM cable and works with the separate SMM source and receiver unit, which supplies the microwave signal. (datasheet)
Scanning Microwave Microscopy (SMM) Cantilever Holder for DriveAFM: A cantilever holder that carries the radio frequency line through to the tip for scanning microwave microscopy on the DriveAFM. It uses a 10 inch SMA to SMPM cable and works with the separate SMM source and receiver unit, which supplies the microwave signal. (datasheet)
Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy (SSRM) Module: A logarithmic transimpedance amplifier with matching sample holder for scanning spreading resistance microscopy. Its single logarithmic range covers 1 pA to 5 mA, which is what is needed to map carrier concentration across a doped semiconductor cross section. (datasheet)
Scanning Thermal Microscopy (SThM) Cantilever Holder: A cantilever holder for AppNano thermal probes, used for scanning thermal microscopy on the FlexAFM and CoreAFM. It brings the probe resistance out to the readout electronics so local temperature and thermal conductivity can be mapped. (datasheet)
Seismion Reactio: An active vibration isolation table for inverted optical microscopes and small custom stage systems. The 500 by 400 mm top plate suits a microscope body with an AFM head above, and it carries loads up to 80 kg. (datasheet)
Small Volume Cantilever Holder and Perfusion Chamber: A cantilever holder with an integrated perfusion chamber that allows AFM measurement in a liquid volume of 250 microlitres. Fluid is exchanged through the ceramic platform during the experiment, and the silicone sealing membrane tolerates acids used for cleaning. (datasheet)
VertiSense Scanning Thermal Microscopy (SThM): A readout unit for AppNano scanning thermal microscopy probes that adds thermal imaging to a Nanosurf AFM. It is used to map local temperature distribution and variations in thermal conductivity across a sample surface. (datasheet)
Temperature Controller CH1: A temperature controller for Nanosurf sample holders with variable temperature. It reads two sensors, a PT100 for control and an NTC for monitoring, and drives both resistive and Peltier based heating elements. (datasheet)
Tip Access Module: A module that brings a direct electrical connection out to the cantilever tip on the DriveAFM through an SMA connector. Either external ground or scan head ground can be selected, which matters when an external source or measuring instrument is wired in. (datasheet)
Tip Current Module: A linear current amplifier for the DriveAFM with three switchable gain stages, covering plus or minus 0.5 mA down to plus or minus 50 nA. It suits conductive AFM where the current range varies between samples, and offers external or scan head grounding. (datasheet)
Variable Magnetic Field Sample Holder (VMFSH) and Controller: A sample holder and controller that apply a variable magnetic field during measurement, used mainly for magnetic force microscopy. The in-plane field reaches about 780 mT at a 2 mm gap, and the field can be stepped in increments of 0.001 mT. (datasheet)
WaveMode Cantilever WM0.1Au-SS: A silicon nitride probe for photothermal off-resonance tapping in WaveMode, with a gold coating on the reflex side tuned for photothermal excitation. The paddle shape limits reflective interference from the sample and raises the sum signal. It works in air and in liquid. (datasheet)
WaveMode Cantilever WM0.8PTD: A silicon nitride probe for photothermal off-resonance tapping in WaveMode, coated with metal layers tuned for photothermal excitation and laser readout. The paddle shape limits reflective interference from the sample. Sold in boxes of ten. (datasheet)
WaveMode Cantilever WM20PTD: A triangular silicon nitride probe for faster WaveMode imaging and for CleanDrive dynamic mode, with a metal coating tuned for photothermal excitation. It reaches resolution down to atomic structure and suits nanomechanical work on stiffer samples such as soft metal alloys. (datasheet)
CHI200(B) Picoamp Booster and Faraday Cage: The CHI200(B) is a picoamp booster and Faraday cage that lets current down to a few picoamperes be measured. It places the preamplifier close to the electrode for lower bias current and noise, and the cage also suppresses mains frequency interference. Detection and switching are automatic. (datasheet)
CHI680D Amp Booster: The CHI680D amp booster extends current measurement to 2 A and stacks with the host instrument. It also allows low current measurement, though a Faraday cage may be needed above 50 mV per second. Cell control signals for purge, knock and stir are disabled while the booster is connected. (datasheet)
CHI684 Multiplexer: The CHI684 is a multi channel multiplexer that switches the working, sensing, reference and counter lines between cells so a sequence of experiments can be run unattended. Channels are chosen from the Control menu or by macro command, and data is saved to file after each run. (datasheet)
Jandel Stability Shroud: The stability shroud is a removable push fit collar for the probe head. Jandel advises against handling probe heads by hand because the tungsten carbide needles are thin, and the shroud is offered where handling cannot be avoided. (datasheet)
Jandel Light Shrouds: The light shroud is a press fit shield for measurements on photosensitive samples. The two piece design fits the Multiposition, Microposition and Multiheight probe stands, and a lined black cloth shroud is offered for larger items. (datasheet)
Jandel Reference Sample: The reference sample is indium tin oxide coated glass used to check that a four point probing system is set up correctly and giving sensible readings. Values are assigned in house rather than being NIST traceable, and are printed on the sample. (datasheet)
CryoComplete: Lake Shore’s announced CryoComplete package combines a liquid-nitrogen cryostat, electrical measurement instruments and software for a published 77–500 K range. The manufacturer currently describes it as coming soon. Confirm release status, final configuration and delivery availability before procurement. (datasheet)
Superconducting Magnet Systems: The DryMag is a cryogen-free superconducting magnet system that pairs a closed-cycle cryostat with a superconducting magnet for materials characterisation. It cools below 1.5 K and produces fields up to 12 T. Solenoid and split magnet builds give different sample chamber diameters. (datasheet)
Custom-Engineered Cryogenic Systems: Through the Janis product line, Lake Shore designs and builds cryogenic systems to customer requirements when a catalogue cryostat does not fit the experiment. Work ranges from modified standard designs to systems engineered from the start for a specific measurement or facility. (datasheet)
Accessories and Ancillary Equipment: Lake Shore supplies accessories and ancillary equipment for its Environment by Janis cryostats and cryogenic systems. These are the supporting items needed to install, operate and maintain a cryostat, and they are ordered alongside a system or added to one already in service. (datasheet)
Cryogenic Wire: Lake Shore cryogenic wire is chosen to limit heat leak into a cryostat while carrying sensor and heater signals. Phosphor bronze, manganin, nichrome heater wire and heavy-duty copper are offered in 32 AWG and 36 AWG, in single lead, duo-twist, quad-lead and quad-twist forms. (datasheet)
Cryogenic Cable: Lake Shore cryogenic coaxial cable carries high-frequency signals into a cryostat with low heat leak. Type SC uses a stranded copper centre conductor, Type SS uses 304 stainless steel and Type SR is semi-rigid carbon steel. Characteristic impedance is 35, 40 or 50 ohms by type. (datasheet)
Epoxy: Lake Shore supplies resin and conducting epoxies for installing and fastening sensors, providing thermal contact and electrical insulation. The conductive epoxy is rated to 573 K and the Stycast resin epoxy to 403 K. Stycast gives a dielectric strength of 14.4 kV/mm. (datasheet)
Grease: Lake Shore offers low-temperature and high-temperature grease for installing and fastening sensors where a removable joint is wanted. Apiezon type N melts at about 303 K and suits cryogenic work, while type H is rated to about 513 K. Both have very low vapour pressure for vacuum use. (datasheet)
Solder: Lake Shore supplies solder for mounting sensors, making electrical connections and heat sinking wire in cryogenic assemblies. Indium foil melts at 430 K and has the highest thermal conductivity of the three at 84 W/(m·K), while Ostalloy melts at 343.16 K for low-temperature joints. (datasheet)
Varnish: VGE-7031 insulating varnish and adhesive is used to bond and anchor sensors and wire at cryogenic temperatures. It is rated to 423 K, has a dry dielectric strength of 118 kV/mm and a volume resistivity above 1 x 10^15 ohm metres. It dries tack-free in 5 to 10 minutes at 298 K. (datasheet)
Miscellaneous Cryogenic Accessories: Lake Shore supplies assorted cryogenic accessories, including heat sinks, sample holders, cartridge heaters and vacuum feedthrough products. The HTR-50 cartridge heater is rated 50 W at 50 V into 50 ohms, and the HTR-25-100 is rated 100 W at 50 V into 25 ohms. (datasheet)
L40 Gas Dosing: The L40 Gas Dosing series supplies and switches the gases around a sample during a thermal analysis run. Versions are available for ultra high vacuum, atmospheric pressure and high pressure work, with two to four gas lines dosed by electromagnetic valves or mass flow controllers. (datasheet)
L40 GASSAFETY: The L40 GASSAFETY system monitors the gases around a thermal analysis instrument and reacts automatically. Its sensors can be prepared for hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, chlorine and other gases. An integrated 3-channel mass flow controller issues an emergency purge if a gas supply runs out. (datasheet)
L40 HUM: The L40 HUM is a relative humidity generator for Linseis thermal analysis instruments. It supplies a defined relative humidity to the sample atmosphere so that moisture uptake and related behaviour can be measured. Such generators are most often used for experiments around room temperature. (datasheet)
L40 VAPOR: The L40 VAPOR is a water vapour generator for Linseis thermal analysis instruments. Water heated to its boiling point or above changes from the liquid to the gaseous state, and the vapour produced is supplied to the sample atmosphere. It is used for measurements under defined water vapour conditions. (datasheet)
Work Tube Accessories: The range of work tube accessories offered with Carbolite Gero tube furnaces, covering ceramic insulation plugs, radiation shields and stainless steel end seals. End seals contain a modified atmosphere and allow work under vacuum. (datasheet)
Work Tube Packages: Pre-assembled work tube packages for Carbolite Gero tube furnaces, each comprising a work tube with the insulation plugs or heat shields suited to the operating atmosphere. Gas and vacuum packages also include a pair of end seals. (datasheet)
Inert Gas Packages: Gas control packages that work with the gas atmosphere work tube packages to hold an inert atmosphere inside the work tube. Multiple packages can be fixed together into a combined assembly when several gases are needed. (datasheet)
Vacuum Pump Packages: Vacuum pump packages for Carbolite Gero tube furnaces, supplied with a rotary vane or turbomolecular pump. Each package carries the gauge, valves, bypass and safety fittings needed to make a complete vacuum system with a work tube package. (datasheet)
Hydrogen Gas Safety System: A laboratory gas safety system required for safe hydrogen use in Carbolite Gero tube furnaces and metallic chamber retorts. It purges with nitrogen, admits hydrogen only above the safety temperature, and burns off the exhaust. (datasheet)
A105 and A107 Chamber Furnace Retorts: Sealed metallic retorts that give a chamber furnace a controlled inert or reactive atmosphere. The A105 uses a silicone rubber seal and reaches lower oxygen levels than the sand sealed A107, and can be run with the hydrogen safety system. (datasheet)
CMOS EBSD IR Screen: The CMOS EBSD IR Screen lets electron backscatter diffraction run during in situ heating experiments. It blocks the infrared radiation emitted by a hot sample that would otherwise saturate the detector, without the loss of sensitivity caused by coating the phosphor screen. (datasheet)
EDS IR Filter: The EDS IR Filter allows energy dispersive X-ray analysis during in situ heating in the SEM. It uses a light material to block infrared radiation from the hot sample while still passing low energy X-rays, and is fitted only for heating work so room temperature analysis is unaffected. (datasheet)
CMOS NA-TKD Screen: The Near Axis Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction screen is an angled screen positioned close to the axis of the transmitted beam. Used with the Oxford Instruments CMOS EBSD detectors it raises sensitivity, allowing lower probe current and better spatial resolution. (datasheet)
Centrus CCD detector: The thermoelectrically cooled CCD detector fitted to Renishaw Raman instruments. It has high quantum efficiency from the deep ultraviolet to the near infrared and ultra-low readout noise, so weak Raman and photoluminescence bands can be detected quickly. (datasheet)
Environmental cells for Raman microscopy: A range of sample cells and stages that hold a specimen under controlled conditions during Raman analysis. The range covers heating and cooling stages, live cell incubators, humidity cells, electrochemical cells and diamond anvil high pressure cells. (datasheet)
Light collection optics for Raman spectroscopy: Microscope objectives and collection optics selected and tested by Renishaw for use across multiple laser wavelengths. The range covers standard, high numerical aperture, long working distance, immersion and ultraviolet objectives, plus telescopic optics for stand-off analysis. (datasheet)
MB-AS-2-AP Absorber Holder for Quick Sample Exchange: Sliding absorber holder that lets the sample be changed within a few seconds. Moving the slider places either the absorber capsule or a lead shutter in the gamma beam, so that when the slider sits in the capsule removal position the radiation is blocked by the shutter. WissEl can also supply the unit without a shutter and with two absorber capsules instead. (datasheet)
MB-PAH-1 Acryl Capsule for the Mossbauer Absorber: Acrylic capsule that carries the Mossbauer absorber inside the absorber holder of the Mossbauer bench. It is a thin walled part dimensioned to fit the standard absorber holder of the MB-500 bench. (datasheet)
ADAPT-1 Adapter between Velocity Transducer and Interferometer: Mechanical adapter that couples a WissEl velocity transducer to an interferometer. It is listed among the optional components and accessories for the MB-500 Mossbauer bench. (datasheet)
MBF-MYWI-01 Aluminium Coated Mylar Window: Aluminium coated Mylar window supplied as a spare part for the MBF-1100 Mossbauer furnace. The MBF-1100 carries two windows on each side, the outer ones being made of Mylar foil. (datasheet)
APOLLO Dewar Vessel for Liquid Nitrogen: Dewar vessels of the APOLLO series are used for storing and transporting liquid nitrogen and suit the low temperature Mossbauer equipment WissEl offers. Vacuum super-insulation with long term vacuum protection keeps the evaporation rate low, and the vessels run on smooth rollers inside a transport protection frame. Fittings include a safety device at the vessel neck, a positive pressure relief and seal-off valve, a level indicator, a decanting head with waste gas and overflow valve, and integrated pressure build-up. APOLLO is a registered trademark of Cryotherm GmbH & Co. KG. (datasheet)
MBF-BND Boron Nitride Disk for Holding the Sample: Boron nitride disk that holds the powder sample inside the MBF-1100 Mossbauer furnace. It is listed among the spare parts for that furnace, where powder samples are placed between boron nitride plates inside the nickel rich steel sample housing. (datasheet)
Bubble Counter: Bubble counters are small glass containers filled with normal oil or silicon oil and fitted into the inlet and outlet pipes of the counting gas line. Gas passing through forms bubbles in the liquid, and counting those bubbles gives a measure of the gas flow. A typical flow produces a few bubbles per minute. (datasheet)
Dipstick for Measuring Helium Level: Dipstick used to read the liquid helium level, listed by WissEl among the accessories for its low temperature Mossbauer equipment. The manufacturer's page shows the dipstick but publishes no dimensions or other figures for it. (datasheet)
MB-DS-AP Enhanced Detector Shielding Option with 8 mm Lead Layer: Option that thickens the shield around the proportional counter on the MB-500 Mossbauer bench. The bench carries a 2.5 mm lead shield around the detector as standard, and the MB-DS-AP option raises that lead layer to 8 mm. (datasheet)
SLD-500A Enhanced Shielding Disk with up to 32 mm Lead Layer: Uprated shielding disk for the velocity transducer, offering a considerably heavier lead layer than the standard SLD-500 disk. WissEl publishes it as an enhanced shielding disk with a lead layer of up to 32 mm. (datasheet)
MB-EXT-01 Extension Tube, 50 mm: Extension tube fitted when the spacing between absorber and detector on the MB-500 bench has to be increased. Like the other shielding elements in the range it uses a sandwich construction with an 8 mm lead layer. (datasheet)
MB-EXT-02 Extension Tube, 80 mm: Longer version of the shielded extension tube for the MB-500 bench, used where a greater absorber to detector distance is required. Its sandwich shielding carries an 8 mm lead layer. (datasheet)
Gas Dehydration Unit: Glass bottle with a gas inlet and a gas outlet that the user fills with a drying agent. It is needed when the CEMS detector is operated at low temperature, where undried counting gas would otherwise lead to ice formation. (datasheet)
Gas Mixing Unit: Glass gas mixing unit with two valves for fine metering of the flow from two separate gas sources. It is used to blend the CEMS counting gas on site and is not required where a ready-for-use gas mixture is fed to the detector. (datasheet)
HELIOS Dewar Vessel for Liquid Helium: HELIOS series Dewar vessels store and transport liquid helium for the low temperature Mossbauer devices in WissEl's range. Vacuum super-insulation keeps evaporation low, and the vessel neck carries a vacuum seal with integral safety equipment, a port for a safety attachment and an overflow shut-off valve. Control can be set to manual or automatic, and the vessels run on smooth rollers. These vessels are licensed for indoor transport only; outdoor versions are made to order. HELIOS is a registered trademark of Cryotherm GmbH & Co. KG. (datasheet)
HETT-U1 Helium Transfer Tube: Helium transfer tube of type HETT-U1, used to move liquid helium from the storage Dewar into WissEl's low temperature Mossbauer equipment. Further rigid and flexible models are available alongside this type. (datasheet)
MB-H-RIKON Holder for RiKon-5 CEMS Detector on the Mossbauer Bench: Holder that mounts the RiKon-5 CEMS detector on the Mossbauer bench for room temperature work. In this arrangement the gamma beam runs horizontally, whereas a low temperature CEMS system uses a vertical geometry. (datasheet)
MBF-SH Holder for Sample or Heat Screen: Stainless steel holder used inside the MBF-1100 Mossbauer furnace to carry either the sample or a heat screen. It is built as an outer and an inner part, and is listed among the furnace's spare parts. (datasheet)
MBF-BN-0.1 Laser Perforated Boron Nitride Disk with 0.1 mm Holes: Boron nitride sample disk perforated by laser for in-situ measurements in the MBF-1100 furnace. Because the perforated disk lets gas pass through it, high temperature in-situ cells for Mossbauer spectroscopy can be built around it. This version carries 517 holes of 0.1 mm diameter. (datasheet)
MBF-BN-0.3 Laser Perforated Boron Nitride Disk with 0.3 mm Holes: Laser perforated boron nitride disk for in-situ Mossbauer measurements in the MBF-1100 furnace, supplied with the wider hole size. Gas permeability through the perforations allows high temperature in-situ cells to be assembled. The disk carries 517 holes of 0.3 mm diameter. (datasheet)
MA-MVT-NW-10 NW 10 Adapter for Velocity Transducer: NW 10 adapter that mounts on a WissEl velocity transducer, listed among the optional components and accessories for the MB-500 bench. WissEl's page shows the adapter both on its own and fitted to a transducer. (datasheet)
PCD-1 Perspex Cover Disk with Closable Opening: Perspex cover disk fitted with an opening that can be closed. With the opening shut the disk seals against an O-ring. (datasheet)
HSB 240-0,1-0,5 Pressure Regulator Valve for CEMS Counting Gas: Cylinder pressure regulator that WissEl specifies for setting the very weak counting gas flow required by the RiKon-5 CEMS detector. It screws onto the top of the counting gas cylinder and connects to the RiKon-5 through a flexible tube, which should be impermeable to water vapour where the detector is run at low temperature. The valve is made by Air Liquide. (datasheet)
PT 70 F Compact Vacuum Turbo Molecular Pump System: Turbomolecular pump system delivered fully assembled and ready to operate as a table top high vacuum unit. It runs entirely oil-free with air cooling, and control can be selected as manual or automatic, with operating parameters and pressure shown on the unit. WissEl highlights its high effective pumping speed, compact form and maintenance friendly design. (datasheet)
RiKon-5-AC Anode Wire Cassette: Cassette that makes replacing the anode wire of the RiKon-5 CEMS detector a job of a few minutes. It slots straight into the detector, so the sensitive anode wire never has to be touched and no adjustment work is needed. Delivery is in a sturdy plastic box with foam padding that doubles as storage. (datasheet)
S-7029 NIM Bin with Power Supply: NIM bin with an integral 180 watt power supply, used to house the NIM modules of a Mossbauer spectrometer. Line voltage is selected by internal wiring change across two ranges, and the supply carries current limiting of the fold back type together with overvoltage protection on the 6 V rail. A pilot lamp gives a temperature warning. (datasheet)
SA-1 Source Adapter: The SA-1 forms the link between a WissEl Mossbauer velocity transducer and the source holder attached to it. It matches the source mount of every WissEl transducer model, and its upper end carries an M4 thread so that all standard types of Mossbauer source can be screwed on. (datasheet)
SC-1 Set of Cables for Mossbauer Spectrometer: Cable set for interconnecting a WissEl Mossbauer spectrometer. It is listed as part of every spectrometer configuration on WissEl's instrument list, from the minimum configuration through to the advanced ones. (datasheet)
SC-2 Set of Cables for Data Acquisition Systems: Cable set supplied with WissEl's MDAS data acquisition systems. It appears in the parts list of the MDAS-1, MDAS-2, MDAS-3N and MDAS-3TT systems. (datasheet)
DISK-1 Sealing Disk between Velocity Transducer and Interferometer: Sealing disk fitted between the velocity transducer and the interferometer. It is offered alongside the ADAPT-1 adapter among the optional components for the MB-500 Mossbauer bench. (datasheet)
SLD-500 Shielding Disk for the Backside of the Velocity Transducer: Shielding disk mounted on the back face of the velocity transducer. It uses the sandwich construction WissEl applies across its shielding range, with an 8 mm thick lead layer. (datasheet)
SLD-501 Shielding Disk for the Frontside of the Velocity Transducer: Front face shielding disk for the velocity transducer, which stops the backwards directed radiation. A hole through the disk takes the source adapter with the source. Its sandwich shielding carries a lead layer 8 mm thick. (datasheet)
SLD-02 Shielding Disk for the Velocity Transducer: Shielding disk of sandwich construction for the velocity transducer, listed together with the SLD-500 as the pair covering the front and back faces. WissEl's accessories page for the MB-500 bench points to its Radiation Protection Devices section for the full survey of shielding components. (datasheet)
Shielding Materials: Lead Bricks, Lead Plates and Lead Granulate: Raw lead shielding materials for building source shields to an individual design. Lead bricks come in a range of forms, and lead plates are made in thicknesses from 0.5 mm up to 90 mm, usually 1000 mm by 1000 mm although other formats can be supplied. Lead granulate is used to fill stable metal or plastic boxes to form a shield, and can also be poured into the hollow parts of the Mossbauer benches to add weight and damp vibration. (datasheet)
MBF-SLD-500 Slider for Attaching the MBF-1100 Furnace to the MB-500 Bench: Aluminium slider that fixes the MBF-1100 Mossbauer furnace to the MB-500 Mossbauer bench. It is listed among the accessories to the furnace. (datasheet)
Source Depository: Insert for the lead source container, made of foamed plastic. It seats the Mossbauer source so that the source gripper can lift it out easily. (datasheet)
Source Gripper: Hand tool for lifting the Mossbauer source out of its lead container and screwing it onto the source adapter on the velocity transducer without touching the source. Three claws at the front end hold the source and an operating wheel at the rear works them, while a shield sits in front of the source once it is gripped. At roughly 380 mm the tool keeps the operator a safe distance from the source, and a shorter version is also made. (datasheet)
MB-AH-02 Source Shielding Version for Quick Sample Exchange: Alternative source shielding for the MB-500 bench, built for quick sample exchange. On this bench the source sits inside a cylinder made up of aluminium, brass and lead layers, a sandwich design that cuts scattered radiation compared with lead alone, and the lead layer is 8 mm thick. WissEl offers the source shielding in a standard version and in this quick exchange version. (datasheet)
Valve for Liquid Nitrogen: Valve mounted on top of a nitrogen Dewar and wired to the RiKon-5-LNC Controller 772. The controller opens and closes it so that the foam cryostat is refilled automatically. (datasheet)
CHI101 2 mm diameter Gold Working Electrode: CHI101 is a gold working electrode with a 2 mm diameter disc. CH Instruments group it with the CHI102, CHI103 and CHI104 working electrodes, all four sharing a single figure on the accessory list. Electrodes are supplied already polished and ready to use, and the CHI120 polishing kit is offered for renewing the surface before experiments. (datasheet)
CHI102 2 mm diameter Platinum Working Electrode: Platinum is the disc material in this 2 mm diameter working electrode. It sits in the CHI101 to CHI104 working electrode group on the CH Instruments accessory list and is illustrated in the figure published for that group. As with the other solid electrodes in the range, it arrives polished and can be resurfaced with the CHI120 polishing kit. (datasheet)
CHI103 2 mm diameter Silver Working Electrode: This working electrode carries a silver disc of 2 mm diameter and is catalogued as CHI103. CH Instruments list it in the same family as the CHI101, CHI102 and CHI104 working electrodes, which share one published figure. The CHI120 polishing kit is the listed accessory for renewing its surface. (datasheet)
CHI104 3 mm diameter Glassy Carbon Working Electrode: Glassy carbon forms the 3 mm diameter disc of the CHI104 working electrode, the largest of the four electrodes in the CHI101 to CHI104 group. All four are shown together in one figure on the CH Instruments accessory list. CH Instruments supply the electrode polished, and the CHI120 kit takes the surface back to a mirror finish with 1.0, 0.3 and 0.05 micron powders. (datasheet)
CHI105 12.5 micron diameter Gold Microelectrode: A gold microelectrode of 12.5 micron diameter, the finest gold microelectrode CH Instruments list. It belongs to the CHI105 to CHI108 group of gold and platinum microelectrodes that share a single published photograph. CH Instruments also list the CHI201 picoamp booster, which reads current down to 1 pA, in the same accessory range. (datasheet)
CHI106 25 micron diameter Gold Microelectrode: CHI106 is the 25 micron diameter gold member of the CH Instruments microelectrode set. The accessory list photographs it together with the CHI105, CHI107 and CHI108 as the Au/Pt microelectrode group. It is the larger of the two gold sizes offered. (datasheet)
CHI107 10 micron diameter Platinum Microelectrode: With a 10 micron diameter platinum disc, CHI107 is the smallest microelectrode on the CH Instruments accessory list. It is published as part of the CHI105 to CHI108 Au/Pt microelectrode group and shares that group's photograph. Gold equivalents of 12.5 micron and 25 micron are listed as CHI105 and CHI106. (datasheet)
CHI108 25 micron diameter Platinum Microelectrode: This platinum microelectrode is published with a 25 micron diameter and is the larger of the two platinum microelectrode sizes CH Instruments offer. It is listed alongside CHI105, CHI106 and CHI107 in the Au/Pt microelectrode group and appears in the shared group photograph. (datasheet)
CHI111 Ag/AgCl Reference Electrode with porous Teflon Tip: CHI111 is the silver / silver chloride reference electrode in the CH Instruments range, closed with a porous Teflon tip. The accessory list pairs it in one figure with the CHI112 non-aqueous reference electrode. It provides the reference half of a three electrode arrangement built from the working and counter electrodes on the same list. (datasheet)
CHI112 Non-Aqueous Ag/Ag+ Reference Electrode with porous Teflon Tip: For non-aqueous work CH Instruments list the CHI112, a silver / silver ion reference electrode fitted with a porous Teflon tip. The published note states that the Ag+ solution, typically 10 mM, has to be made up from the supporting electrolyte and AgNO3, neither of which is supplied, and then loaded into the reference compartment with a syringe that is also not supplied. Instructions are shipped with the components. It shares a figure with the CHI111 aqueous reference electrode. (datasheet)
CHI115 Platinum Wire Counter Electrode: CHI115 is a platinum wire counter electrode, published with its own figure on the CH Instruments accessory list. It supplies the counter electrode in cells assembled from the working and reference electrodes in the same range. (datasheet)
CHI116 10 micron diameter Platinum SECM Tip: This is the 10 micron diameter platinum tip CH Instruments supply for scanning electrochemical microscopy, captioned CHI116 Pt SECM Tip in the accessory photographs. It is the probe consumable for the 920D Scanning Electrochemical Microscope (SECM) in the CH Instruments instrument range. (datasheet)
CHI117 25 micron diameter Platinum SECM Tip: CHI117 is the 25 micron diameter platinum SECM tip, the coarser of the two sizes CH Instruments list. Like the CHI116 it serves as the scanning probe for the 920D Scanning Electrochemical Microscope (SECM). (datasheet)
CHI120 Electrode Polishing Kit: The CHI120 is the consumable kit CH Instruments supply for renewing the surface of their solid working electrodes. Its published instruction sheet lists 4 grams of 1.0 micron MicroPolish powder, 4 grams of 0.3 micron powder, 18 grams of 0.05 micron powder, two glass plates for the polishing pads, and three grades of 73 mm diameter disc and pad. The stated routine works down through 1.0, 0.3 and 0.05 micron alumina until the electrode surface is mirror shiny, starting at the 1200 grit Carbimet disc if scratches will not lift. (datasheet)
CHI125A Polished, Bounded, Mounded 100A Ti + 1000 A Gold Crystal for EQCM: CHI125A is the coated quartz crystal CH Instruments list for electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance work, published as polished, bounded and mounded with a 100 A titanium layer beneath 1000 A of gold. It is the consumable crystal for the CHI127 EQCM cell and the 400C Time-Resolved Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (EQCM) instrument series. (datasheet)
CHI127 EQCM Cell: The CHI127 is the electrochemical cell CH Instruments publish for quartz crystal microbalance measurements, shown in its own photograph on the accessory list. CH Instruments list a matching reference electrode as CHI128 and a platinum wire counter electrode as CHI129 for it, with the CHI125A gold coated crystal as the working surface. It supports the 400C Time-Resolved Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (EQCM) series. (datasheet)
CHI128 Reference Electrode for EQCM Cell: CHI128 is the reference electrode CH Instruments list specifically for the CHI127 EQCM cell. It completes that cell together with the CHI129 platinum wire counter electrode and a coated quartz crystal such as the CHI125A. (datasheet)
CHI129 Pt Wire Counter Electrode for EQCM Cell: This platinum wire counter electrode is published as the counter electrode for the CHI127 EQCM cell. CH Instruments pair it with the CHI128 reference electrode to give that cell its full electrode complement. (datasheet)
CHI130 Thin-Layer Flow Cell: CHI130 is the thin layer flow cell in the CH Instruments accessory range, photographed on the accessory list as the CHI130 Flow Cell. CH Instruments publish a set of parts that go with it: glassy carbon, gold and platinum working electrodes as CHI131, CHI132 and CHI133, a reference electrode as CHI134, and a 25 mm spacer as CHI135. (datasheet)
CHI131 GC Working Electrode for Flow Cell: A glassy carbon working electrode cut for the CHI130 thin layer flow cell. CH Instruments list it beside the CHI132 gold and CHI133 platinum versions as the three working electrode materials available for that cell. (datasheet)
CHI132 Au Working Electrode for Flow Cell: CHI132 is the gold working electrode option for the CHI130 thin layer flow cell. It is one of three flow cell working electrode materials CH Instruments publish, the others being glassy carbon as CHI131 and platinum as CHI133. (datasheet)
CHI133 Pt Working Electrode for Flow Cell: Platinum is the working surface of this flow cell electrode, listed as CHI133 for the CHI130 thin layer flow cell. CH Instruments offer it alongside the CHI131 glassy carbon and CHI132 gold electrodes for the same cell. (datasheet)
CHI134 Reference Electrode for Flow Cell: CHI134 is the reference electrode built for the CHI130 thin layer flow cell, with a polyacetal plastic body that CH Instruments describe as having good mechanical tolerance and chemical resistance. The centre wire is silver and the tip, 4 mm long and 3.4 mm in diameter, acts as the liquid junction through a VYCOR glass frit. The published specification states it is made for organic solvent and suits mild solvents such as acetonitrile, that the electrolyte may be changed for HPLC use, and that the plastic does not stand up to strong solvents such as THF. (datasheet)
CHI135 25 mm Spacer for Flow Cell: CHI135 is the 25 mm spacer CH Instruments publish for the CHI130 thin layer flow cell. It is the only accessory in this group listed in packs, the published unit being four per pack. (datasheet)
CHI140A Spectroelectrochemical Cell: CHI140A is the spectroelectrochemical cell kit in the CH Instruments range, built around a thin layer quartz glass cell. The published kit sheet lists a platinum gauze working electrode, a platinum counter electrode, a Teflon cap and a 10 cm ETFE purge tube alongside the cell body. No reference electrode is included: CH Instruments name 012167 for aqueous Ag/AgCl work and 012171 for non-aqueous Ag/Ag+ work as the options. (datasheet)
CHI150 Calomel Reference Electrode: Published in full as the CHI150 Saturated Calomel Electrode (SCE), this reference electrode works on Hg2Cl2 + 2e = 2Hg + 2Cl- and is quoted at 0.241 V against NHE at 25 C. Its saturated KCl filling solution meets the test solution through a ceramic liquid junction, and the published drawing gives a 9.0 mm diameter upper chamber 37 mm long over a 5.3 mm diameter lower stem 50 mm long. CH Instruments instruct users to top up with saturated KCl when the level falls and to store the electrode dipped in saturated KCl after use. (datasheet)
CHI151 Mercury/Mercurous Sulfate Reference Electrode: The CHI151 is the mercury / mercurous sulfate reference electrode in the CH Instruments range, running on Hg2SO4 + 2e = 2Hg + SO4 2- at a published 0.64 V against NHE at 25 C. Saturated K2SO4 is the filling solution and a ceramic liquid junction carries the contact, with the published drawing showing a 9.0 mm diameter chamber 37 mm long above a 5.3 mm diameter stem 50 mm long. CH Instruments direct users to refill with saturated K2SO4 and to store the electrode standing in the same solution. (datasheet)
CHI152 Alkaline/Mercury Oxide Reference Electrode: Built as Hg/HgO/1M NaOH, the CHI152 is the reference electrode CH Instruments publish for highly alkaline electrolytes, quoted at 0.098 V against NHE at 25 C for HgO + H2O + 2e = Hg + 2OH-. Its outer body is Teflon, which CH Instruments state keeps it strong in high alkaline solution, and users may swap the 1M NaOH for 6M NaOH or 6M KOH provided the concentration stays at or below 6M. The chamber ships filled with distilled water for transport safety and must be refilled before first use, and the published drawing gives an 11 to 15 mm diameter head 40 to 45 mm long over a 6.4 mm diameter stem 60 to 65 mm long ending in a white ceramic junction. (datasheet)
CHI172-xxx Electrode leads for model number xxx: CHI172-xxx is the generic ordering code for a set of electrode leads, where xxx is replaced by the instrument model number, for example 600 or 710B. CH Instruments publish one photograph for the CHI172 electrode leads covering the family. Separate part numbers exist where a particular series needs its own lead set. (datasheet)
CHI172-1000 Electrode leads for CHI1000 Series model number: This is the electrode lead set CH Instruments list for CHI1000 Series model numbers. It is one of four series specific variants of the CHI172 lead family, the others covering the CHI1000A, the CHI1000B and the CHI684 multiplexer. (datasheet)
CHI172-1000A Electrode leads for CHI1000A Series instrument model number: CH Instruments list CHI172-1000A as the electrode leads for CHI1000A series instrument model numbers. It replaces the general CHI172-xxx ordering code where the CHI1000A series calls for its own lead set. (datasheet)
CHI172-1000B Electrode leads for CHI1000B Series instrument model number: Electrode leads catalogued for CHI1000B series instrument model numbers. CH Instruments publish it as a distinct part from the CHI1000 and CHI1000A lead sets in the same CHI172 family. (datasheet)
CHI172-684 Electrode leads for CHI684 multiplexer: CHI172-684 is the electrode lead set for the CHI684 multiplexer. CH Instruments describe the CHI684 as a multi-channel multiplexer for the 400B/C, 600D/E/F, 700D/E/F, 800B/C/D, 900C/D and 1100B/C/D series that switches four lines and addresses up to 64 cells, one at a time. (datasheet)
CHI173-xxx Printed paper user manual for instrument model xxx: CHI173-xxx is how CH Instruments catalogue a printed paper user manual, with xxx standing for the instrument model number it covers. It is ordered as a separate accessory line item against a given instrument. (datasheet)
CHI201 Picoamp Booster: CHI201 is the picoamp booster on its own, the current measuring half of the CHI200(B) Picoamp Booster and Faraday Cage. CH Instruments state that current down to a few picoamperes can be read with it, that its sensitivity matches the 1x10^-12 A/V of the 600B/C/D/E series internal range but at a lower bias current, and that placing the preamplifier close to the electrode lowers noise. Detection and switching are automatic: the booster enables itself at sensitivity scales of 1e-8 A/V and below, stands down for automatic sensitivity switching techniques such as Tafel plots and bulk electrolysis and for galvanostatic techniques, and works with AC impedance. On a bipotentiostat it affects the primary channel only. (datasheet)
CHI202 Faraday Cage: The faraday cage is catalogued separately as CHI202 and forms the screening half of the CHI200(B) Picoamp Booster and Faraday Cage. CH Instruments state that it removes electrical interference, line frequency noise in particular, and that it also makes relatively fast measurements of small currents possible. Where an electrochemical cell is picking up noise from its surroundings, CH Instruments recommend adding the cage. (datasheet)
CHI220 Simple Cell Stand: CHI220 is the simple cell stand in the CH Instruments range, made of stainless steel and Teflon and shown in two published figures. Four glass cells are included with it. CH Instruments note that the stand is not remote-controllable. (datasheet)
CHI221 Cell Top: CHI221 is a cell top supplied with a platinum wire counter electrode already fitted. CH Instruments state explicitly that it is not a replacement part for the CHI220 Simple Cell Stand. (datasheet)
CHI222 Glass Cell: CHI222 is the glass cell listed singly on the CH Instruments accessory list. Four cells of this kind ship with the CHI220 Simple Cell Stand, so the part covers additional or replacement cells for that hardware. (datasheet)
CHI223 Teflon Cap: A Teflon cap catalogued as CHI223 within the CH Instruments cell hardware group. It carries the same published note as the CHI221 cell top: it is not a replacement part for the CHI220 Simple Cell Stand. (datasheet)
011066 Cable Kit for IDA electrode: Part 011066 is the cable kit CH Instruments list for connecting an IDA interdigitated array electrode. The IDA datasheet CH Instruments publish describes the cable kit as a substitute for the connecting part of an IDA electrode and names a connecting cable, an electrode fixer and a mini vice as its components. The same document warns that IDA electrodes are quartz glass and should be handled carefully when inserted and removed. (datasheet)
012125 IDA Gold Electrode: 012125 is the gold interdigitated array electrode in the CH Instruments accessory range. The published IDA datasheet gives 65 pairs of interdigitated generator and collector bands, each 10 micron wide, 2 mm long and separated by a 5 micron interval, which drive continuous redox cycling between the two sets of bands. CH Instruments state that this cycling raises the sensitivity of the electrode markedly and that dual mode preserves the sample compared with single mode. The 011066 cable kit is listed for connecting it. (datasheet)
012126 IDA Platinum Electrode: The platinum version of the interdigitated array electrode, catalogued by CH Instruments as 012126. Its published geometry matches the rest of the IDA family: 65 pairs of generator and collector bands of 10 micron width, 5 micron interval and 2 mm length. Redox cycling between the interdigitated bands is what raises the measured signal, and the 011066 cable kit provides the connection. (datasheet)
012127 IDA Carbon Electrode: 012127 is the carbon interdigitated array electrode CH Instruments list alongside the gold and platinum versions. The published datasheet quotes the same array for all materials, 65 pairs of bands 10 micron wide and 2 mm long at a 5 micron interval. It connects through the 011066 cable kit and is handled with the care the datasheet asks for quartz glass electrodes. (datasheet)
012167 Ag/AgCl Reference electrode for CHI140A: Part 012167 is the silver / silver chloride reference electrode CH Instruments list for the CHI140A spectroelectrochemical cell, published in the CHI140A kit sheet as the RE-1B reference electrode. The CHI140A ships without a reference electrode, so this part or the non-aqueous 012171 has to be ordered with it. (datasheet)
SE101 3 mm diameter Printed carbon electrode (single working electrode) for aqueous solutions: SE101 is a screen printed carbon electrode in the single working electrode configuration, published with a 3 mm working diameter and a working area of 0.071 cm2 for aqueous solutions. CH Instruments list it in packs of 40 and describe the screen printed range as disposable or reusable, needing no electrode polishing, open to chemical modification, and extendable in applicability after preanodisation. It sits between the 5 mm SE100 and the 1.5 mm SE102 in the published single electrode series. (datasheet)
TE100 Printed Electrodes (3-electrode configuration) for aqueous solutions: TE100 is the screen printed electrode with a built in three electrode configuration, carrying working, reference and counter electrodes plus an insulated layer and contacts on one strip. CH Instruments publish a 3 mm working diameter and a 0.071 cm2 working area for it and supply it in packs of 40 for aqueous solutions. It is the largest of the three built in three electrode sizes, ahead of the 2 mm TE101 and the 1.5 mm TE102. (datasheet)
002417 GCE Glassy carbon electrode OD:10mm ID:5.0mm: Part 002417 is a glassy carbon electrode published with an outside diameter of 10 mm and an inside diameter of 5.0 mm. CH Instruments list it as a separate glassy carbon electrode alongside the 3 mm CHI104 working electrode. (datasheet)
MS30 high speed encoded stage: The MS30 high speed encoded stage (HSES) moves a sample under the Raman microscope with step sizes down to 50 nm, driven by proprietary direct drive DC motors with novel control algorithms that stay quiet and controlled even over large distances. Its travel range of 112 mm × 76 mm allows several samples to be studied in one session, and it returns to the same XY position to within ±0.35 µm, which matters when revisiting particles smaller than 1 µm such as microplastics, pharmaceutical ingredients, cement powders and electrode powders. Renishaw's patented EasyMove stage system suspends motorisation when the stage is pulled forward for loading and resumes it when released, with the encoders tracking position throughout. The stage is offered with the inVia confocal Raman microscope, the RA802 pharmaceutical analyser and the RA816 biological analyser, and options include a sampling accessory kit and an ANSI/SLAS microplate holder. (datasheet)
MZ40 Z stage: The MZ40 Z stage handles precise vertical movement of large and heavy samples, with a load capacity of up to 25 kg and encoded step sizes down to 100 nm. It can be used with a Virsa Raman analyser or with a free-space inVia confocal Raman microscope, and Renishaw can configure it alongside a motorised XY stage for accurate positioning in all three dimensions. Typical samples include semiconductor wafers, geological material such as rock cores, artworks and cultural heritage items, and samples held in heavy environmental chambers including cryostats. (datasheet)
DriveAFM STM Tip Holder: An STM tip holder for the Nanosurf DriveAFM, listed under cantilever holder accessories. It measures Ø24 mm by 12.1 mm and weighs 3.1 g. The Tip Current Module is required alongside it. (datasheet)
Sample Holder for Electrical Measurements: A sample holder whose conducting sample pad is isolated from ground and connected to the central conductor of a coaxial SMA connector. It measures Ø100 mm by 8 mm and weighs 0.5 kg. Nanosurf lists it as compatible with the DriveAFM, FlexAFM and CoreAFM, integrating with the Environmental Option, and it is referenced by the Scanning Microwave Microscopy and Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy options. (datasheet)
CPC 1040 Pulse Compressor: Coherent list the CPC 1040 under pulse compressors on their ultrafast oscillator accessories page. Its stated job is to compress the 1040 nm output pulses of the oscillator. Chameleon Discovery is given as the laser it works with, and CARS/SRS microscopy and SHG microscopy are named as the typical applications. (datasheet)
Excimer Beam Delivery Optics: Coherent supply standard and custom beam delivery optics and optomechanical modules for excimer laser work, matched to the combination of high pulse energy, short UV wavelengths and high power. The range is grouped into attenuators, homogenisers and projection lenses, covering projecting, homogenising and attenuating the beam. The variable attenuator carries a compensator plate so that beam walk-off is eliminated. (datasheet)
Harmonic Generator: Coherent's harmonic generator sits among the accessories offered for their ultrafast oscillators. It creates second, third and fourth harmonics covering 190 to 540 nm. The page pairs it with the Chameleon and Vitara oscillators, and cites pump-probe spectroscopy and material sciences as the typical applications. (datasheet)
Harmonic Generator System (HGS): The HGS is the harmonic generation accessory for Coherent's ultrafast amplifiers. It creates both second (SHG) and third (THG) harmonics, with the fourth harmonic (FHG) available as an option. Astrella is named as the amplifier it works with, and the listed applications are pump-probe spectroscopy and FSRS. (datasheet)
SHBC/TOPAS-400 Tunable OPA: Coherent group the SHBC/TOPAS-400 with the tunable OPAs on their ultrafast amplifier accessories page. It creates narrow-band picosecond pulses tunable from 240 nm to 10 µm. Astrella is the amplifier it works with, and FSRS, pump-probe spectroscopy and SFG spectroscopy at surfaces are the applications given. (datasheet)
Single-Shot Autocorrelator (SSA): The SSA is listed as the autocorrelator accessory for Coherent's ultrafast amplifiers. Coherent describe it simply as a pulse width diagnostic tool. It works with Astrella, and pulse measurement is the stated application. No numerical data is published for it on the accessories page. (datasheet)
SynchroLock-AP Pulse Synchronizer: SynchroLock-AP appears under pulse synchronizers among Coherent's ultrafast oscillator accessories. It provides active synchronisation of the laser repetition rate to a second laser or to an rf clock. Vitara is the oscillator it works with, and pump-probe spectroscopy, CARS and SRS are the applications Coherent list. (datasheet)
THz-Raman Filter Components: Coherent supply three pre-mounted filter types for THz-Raman spectroscopy: SureBlock notch filters, NoiseBlock 90/10 beamsplitter filters and NoiseBlock ASE filters. They are described as compact and economical components that improve on thin film and gel filters, and all three are angle tunable, environmentally stable and do not degrade over time. The published wavelength set is 488, 514, 532, 633, 785, 830 and 1064 nm. Coherent note that the notch filters need a compatible wavelength stabilised, collimated, ASE-free laser for optimal performance. (datasheet)
Vitara-CEP Stabilizer: The Vitara-CEP Stabilizer is listed among Coherent's ultrafast oscillator accessories, where its function is given as locking the carrier offset phase. Coherent pair it with the Vitara oscillator. ATI studies and attosecond physics are the applications named on the page. (datasheet)
Mini 8 Controller: Carbolite Gero offer the Eurotherm Mini 8 as an advanced control and logging option for furnace systems. Up to 12 unique heat programmes can be stored, each with a maximum of 16 different segments, and a segment can be a temperature increase, a decrease, a dwell time or a ramp time. Pumps, mass flow controllers and valves can also be adjusted by the controller, and remote operation and programming is offered as an option. (datasheet)
Tube Furnace Mounting Configurations: Carbolite Gero supply a wide range of tube furnace mounting configurations to suit customer specification. TF, TS and TG range furnaces are supplied horizontally as standard, as are FHA, FHC, HTRH, HTRH-3, FST and FZS models, while HTRV and HTRV-A are supplied vertically; HTRH, HTRH-3, HTRV and HTRV-A cannot be tilted. Smaller models carry the furnace body on top of the control box, larger ones take a separate control box, and optional vertical packages, L-stands and stands are available depending on the range. (datasheet)
Instrument Software
Instrument Software from Hitachi High-Tech, Oxford Instruments and Renishaw, supplied, installed and supported in Bangladesh by Vvon Technologies.
3D Visualization Software Hitachi map 3D: Hitachi map 3D builds a three dimensional model from the four signals of the segmented backscattered electron detector, with no sample tilting and no manual collection of consecutive images. It measures height, area, volume and ISO compliant surface roughness, and produces reports. (datasheet)
Automated Material Identification and Classification System (AMICS): AMICS automates mineral and material phase classification on Hitachi SEM platforms. It runs large area mapping and places energy dispersive spectrometry points automatically, then classifies the spectra to produce quantified mineral or material maps for mining and materials work. (datasheet)
AZtec Suite 6.3: AZtec Suite 6.3 is the current release of the Oxford Instruments acquisition and processing platform for EDS, EBSD, BEX and RISE systems. It adds batch export and HTML reporting, a RISE navigator, magic wand area selection, new AutoPhaseMap and further detector safety. (datasheet)
AZtecLiveOne: AZtecLiveOne is a simplified energy dispersive X-ray software platform for users without detailed training in the technique. It is aimed at multi user laboratories where operators need dependable results quickly and can be brought up to speed in minutes. (datasheet)
AZtecOne: AZtecOne is a complete energy dispersive X-ray system pairing the AZtecOne software with the Xplore detector. It is built for laboratories that need straightforward elemental analysis without substantial operator training, and suits shared multi user instruments. (datasheet)
AZtecHKL: AZtecHKL is the Oxford Instruments electron backscatter diffraction acquisition software. It carries out data collection and analysis in real time, drives the Symmetry S3 detector, and is set up for nanoscale orientation mapping by transmission Kikuchi diffraction. (datasheet)
AZtecCrystal 4.0: AZtecCrystal 4.0 is the Oxford Instruments electron backscatter diffraction data processing package, first released in 2019 and developed since for high speed detectors. It adds dislocation analysis, parent grain reconstruction and MapSweeper pattern matching reanalysis. (datasheet)
AZtecSynergy: AZtecSynergy collects energy dispersive X-ray and electron backscatter diffraction data at the same time. The tools for integrated acquisition sit in one place, so there is no switching between navigators during a run, and phase selection and calibration are handled together. (datasheet)
AZtecTEM: AZtecTEM is the Oxford Instruments energy dispersive X-ray software written for transmission electron microscopy. It takes a system level approach to characterising materials at the nanoscale, building on the company's long standing work in TEM detector technology. (datasheet)
AZtec LayerProbe: LayerProbe is a thin film analysis option for the AZtec energy dispersive X-ray system. It characterises multiple layers beneath the specimen surface without destroying the sample, offering higher resolution than dedicated thin film measurement tools at lower cost. (datasheet)
AZtecFeature: AZtecFeature is the Oxford Instruments particle analysis package for the SEM. The current release includes the FeatureExpress upgrade, which raises throughput while holding accuracy for the range of particle analysis applications the software is used for. (datasheet)
AZtec3D: AZtec3D provides an interface that starts simultaneous energy dispersive X-ray and electron backscatter diffraction acquisition and analysis from outside AZtec. This lets the analysis be driven by automated processes such as FIB-SEM milling through a 3D software module. (datasheet)
AZtecFlex: AZtecFlex is a personal copy of AZtec for offline work. It lets users open and process their own data away from the microscope, covering energy dispersive X-ray, wavelength dispersive X-ray and electron backscatter diffraction datasets, and try advanced features. (datasheet)
AZtecGSR: AZtecGSR is the Oxford Instruments gunshot residue analysis package for forensic laboratories. It runs SEM based particle analysis tuned to gunshot residue, with element identification handled by the Tru-Q IQ algorithms used across the AZtec range. (datasheet)
AZtecSteel: AZtecSteel is an automated steel inclusion analysis package for energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis in the SEM. It detects, measures and analyses inclusions, processes the results to published standard methods and plots complex ternary diagrams. (datasheet)
AZtecMineral: AZtecMineral is an automated mineral liberation analysis package for multipurpose SEMs. It supports ore characterisation, metal recovery data and process yield work, and is also used to automate rock characterisation that would otherwise be done optically. (datasheet)
AZtecClean: AZtecClean is the Oxford Instruments package for technical cleanliness monitoring, used mainly in the automotive and aerospace industries. It detects and analyses particles on filters and components, with element identification by the AZtec Tru-Q algorithms. (datasheet)
AZtecAM: AZtecAM is an automated package for analysing the metal powders used in additive manufacturing. Based on AZtecFeature, it detects contaminants, characterises powder grain morphology and allows individual grains to be examined in detail. (datasheet)
AZtecBattery: AZtecBattery is an automated package for analysing the powders used in battery manufacture. It identifies contaminants so their source can be traced, from the mining facility through to the battery plant, and characterises the powders in full at high throughput. (datasheet)
AZtecPharma: AZtecPharma adds electronic record controls to AZtec for pharmaceutical and biomedical laboratories. It provides individual user login, digital signatures and a data audit trail with a viewer, so that electronic records stand as the equivalent of paper records. (datasheet)
AZtecGeo: AZtecGeo is a geoscience user profile for the AZtecFeature particle analysis software. It guides automated quantification of mineral morphology and composition across large samples, and ships with a pre made classification scheme to turn chemistry into mineralogy. (datasheet)
AZtecAsbestos: AZtecAsbestos detects fibres in the SEM using a machine learning model, then analyses them by energy dispersive X-ray and classifies the result. It is built for fast screening of samples and for automated runs across multiple samples with little instrument downtime. (datasheet)
Relate: Relate is a correlative software package for multimodal microscopy datasets, covering electron microscopy, EDS, EBSD, Raman spectroscopy, light microscopy and atomic force microscopy. It correlates data from different instruments and renders it in 2D and 3D. (datasheet)
WiRE software: The Windows based Raman Environment software that runs Renishaw Raman instruments and processes the data they produce. It controls acquisition and provides tools for identifying unknown spectra, removing background interference and analysing megapixel sized Raman images. (datasheet)
CARTO software: The software suite used with Renishaw calibration lasers and ballbars. Capture collects laser measurement data, Explore analyses it to international standards and Compensate produces error correction tables for supported machine controls. (datasheet)
QuantAM build preparation software: Renishaw's build preparation software for its additive manufacturing systems. It takes a stage based workflow from parametric or triangulation CAD through orientation, support generation, build layout and slicing, with all print settings open and editable. (datasheet)
InfiniAM software suite: The process monitoring software suite for Renishaw additive manufacturing systems. It collects and visualises data from the LaserVIEW, MeltVIEW and CameraVIEW sensors so a build can be reviewed layer by layer and compared against earlier builds. (datasheet)
Ergo AFM Software: The advanced software platform included with Asylum Research Cypher and Jupiter atomic force microscopes. GetReal technology calibrates the cantilever automatically each time and the AUTOPILOT algorithm works out the optimal imaging settings, while AFM images can be analysed inside Ergo without moving to another package. Scanning Capacitance Microscopy and Conductive AFM are supported for high resolution, high sensitivity nanoelectrical data, and advanced modes hand over to Asylum's IGOR Pro based software. Ergo Advanced Automation and Ergo KPFM are available as extensions. (datasheet)
AR Maps: An analysis package for AFM data that reads both Ergo and Igor files from Jupiter family instruments. The standard level provides extensive tools to correct, normalise and denoise measured data, characterises surface and section data with ISO standard roughness, step height and distance measurement and histograms, and lets users build their own processing recipes. The advanced level adds batch processing and automation, statistics reports across datasets, critical dimension and trench analysis with cantilever tip deconvolution, image stitching and particle analysis. (datasheet)
Solis Software: Solis is Andor's control programme for its cameras and spectrographs, supplied as a 32-bit and fully 64-bit Windows application with extensive data acquisition and export options. AndorBasic adds a macro language for control of acquisition, processing, display and export. Three variants are published: Solis I for image capture and analysis, Solis S tailored to spectroscopy acquisition, and Solis T for time-resolved work with control of the iStar camera range. (datasheet)
Oi View: Oi View is the Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis digital platform that connects a laboratory's systems to a web service, so users can follow live analyses, system health and utilisation from anywhere. Health and utilisation reports compare system productivity and flag actions that keep a system in good condition, while Oi Library gives a curated view of the latest Oxford Instruments documentation. My Consultations records the outcome of discussions with Oxford Instruments application experts and shares them with other Oi View users. Connection needs AZtec version 6.1 or newer, an internet connection on the system, and agreement to the telemetry terms in Assist. (datasheet)
PTIQ: PTIQ is the next generation control software for Oxford Instruments plasma systems, built for the PlasmaPro, Atomfab and Ionfab platforms in both research laboratories and volume production. It logs process data at millisecond accuracy with 1,000-point logging, offers visual proactive readiness indicators, and provides calibration, fault finding and device fingerprinting tools alongside fully programmable multi-cassette load and unload scheduling. The interface is SEMI E95 compliant, touchscreen compatible for cleanroom and yellow-light areas, and supports multi-user profiles for operators, engineers and maintenance teams. Optional modules extend it further, including DiagnostIQs for advanced diagnostics, calibration and predictive maintenance, and a Web API with CSV recipe run data export. (datasheet)
WinNormos-for-Igor Software Package with WinSite and WinDist: WinNormos-for-Igor tackles almost all the common problems met in Mossbauer spectroscopy, bringing the old DOS Normos Site and Dist routines together in one package that runs inside the Igor graphing and analysis programme from WaveMetrics. All Mossbauer isotopes can be selected at run time, most of them predefined, and the static Hamiltonian is solved exactly for any isotope, with true transmission integral fits and automatic folding for triangular or sinusoidal velocity. WinSite treats a discrete set of subspectra while WinDist handles distributions in hyperfine field, quadrupole splitting or isomer shift, including correlation effects, Gaussian and Voigt distribution profiles and polarised source experiments with spin texture evaluation. Velocity calibration can be taken from WissEl laser drive files, workspaces are stored and recovered as Igor experiments with all numerical results, and reports can be generated automatically in Rich Text Format. (datasheet)
WiRE Correlate module: Correlate lets Raman results be compared against images from many other microscopy systems, among them scanning electron microscopy (SEM), fluorescence, atomic force microscopy (AFM), infra-red and optical microscopes. You record the coordinates of three or more reference points and data acquisition points on the sample, and the module then guides you back to the same regions of interest once the sample has been transferred between microscopes. A Coordinate Manager imports and transforms coordinates from commonly used microscopy systems, while an Image Alignment Tool gives translation, rotation, sizing and aspect ratio control for overlay at variable transparency. Batch measurements automate the same Raman measurement at different positions on a sample. (datasheet)
WiRE Cosmic Ray Removal tool: Cosmic rays are high energy particles from outer space, and over a long measurement they leave spurious spikes in Raman spectra. Renishaw's Cosmic Ray Remover (CRR) tool in WiRE software deals with them either as the data is collected or afterwards. Acquiring three accumulations and taking the median value at each frequency eliminates spikes during collection, while a simple zap function or the automated CRR processing tool handles files that already contain many features. Removing the spikes preserves spectral band shape, leaves images free of artefacts and gives more confidence when unsupervised chemometric methods such as PCA are applied. (datasheet)
WiRE Empty Modelling method: Empty Modelling is Renishaw's patented chemometric method for extracting chemical information from Raman data, and it is aimed at samples where you do not know which chemicals or species are present. It determines the spectra of the key components and generates high quality images of how those components are distributed. Because Renishaw developed it specifically for Raman data, the resulting images and spectra are easier to interpret than those from the more abstract principle component analysis (PCA). In short it tells you what is present, where it is and how big it is. (datasheet)
WiRE Intelligent Fitting background removal tool: Simple or complex backgrounds can be taken off spectral data with a single button click. Intelligent Fitting is Renishaw's proprietary approach and is one of four options provided in WiRE software for removing unwanted fluorescence background; it is completely automated and works consistently and repeatably. It can be applied to a single spectrum or to a multi spectra dataset, including time series, temperature series and maps. Cleaner spectra make database identification easier, keep similar spectra consistent with each other and simplify the analysis of data from fluorescent samples. (datasheet)
WiRE Particle Analysis module: Particle Analysis finds particles on microscope images, reports morphology parameters such as size and aspect ratio, and then guides the inVia Raman microscope to identify them chemically. Instead of processing every particle in a Raman image, you contrast, size and separate individual particles, generate a list that can be sorted and filtered, and select only those worth full chemical analysis; the approach is called morphologically directed Raman spectroscopy (MDRS). A six step automated workflow takes the user from image generation through to reporting results, with detailed colour thumbnails for viewing individual particles. Applications range from filtered environmental particles such as microplastics to deposited pharmaceutical sprays and inhalers, forensic trace materials, graphene and other 2D materials, and biological work such as cytology. (datasheet)
WiRE Spectrum Search tool: Spectrum Search identifies unknown Raman spectra quickly and accurately, using custom search algorithms that cope with pure chemical components as well as mixtures. It can draw on Renishaw's application specific Raman spectral libraries or on other commercially available libraries, and it scans multiple databases simultaneously to return the best match for an unknown spectrum. In interactive mode you pick the spectra of interest and run library scans yourself; in automatic mode you define the maximum number of components in the mixture, and the software matches the first component then searches automatically for the best matches to the residual spectra. Custom libraries, masked spectral regions and Intelligent Fitting background removal are also part of the tool. (datasheet)
C3000 Control Software: C3000 is the control platform used to run Nanosurf AFMs, built as an intuitive environment for carrying out measurements efficiently. Frequency tuning is automatic and parameter free: choose the cantilever in use and the system performs the frequency sweep itself before the sample is approached. A spectroscopy wizard, automated deflection calibration, separate interface layouts for beginners and advanced users, and a highly configurable graph area with mode dependent auto-layout are all included, together with file handling comforts such as naming conventions, Windows Explorer integration, an image gallery and bulk renaming. New and improved versions are published regularly and can be downloaded free of charge, and the software may be installed on as many computers as you wish for data analysis. (datasheet)
CoreAFM Control Software: This is the control software supplied for the Nanosurf CoreAFM, presented as a single intuitive platform for setting up and running measurements. Cantilever selection drives an automatic frequency sweep before approach, so no manual tuning parameters have to be entered. Measuring tools let you work directly on the acquired image to determine angles, the distance between two points or two parallel lines, and feature heights. All updates are free of charge, and the software can be installed on any number of computers for analysing data. (datasheet)
CX Control Software: CX is Nanosurf's control software for performing AFM measurements with efficiency and ease. Updated versions are published regularly, are free to download, and may be installed on as many computers as needed. Usability features include a spectroscopy wizard, automated deflection calibration, one user interface shared across all scan heads, layouts for beginners and for advanced users, and a configurable graph area whose auto-layout follows the selected mode. Distance measuring tools allow angles and distances to be measured directly on the acquired image. (datasheet)
Naio Control Software: Naio Control Software drives Nanosurf's Naio instruments through the same intuitive platform used across the company's AFM range. Selecting the cantilever triggers an automatic, parameter free frequency sweep before approach, removing the need to set tuning parameters by hand. Further usability features cover a spectroscopy wizard, automated deflection calibration, beginner and advanced layouts, a mode aware configurable graph area, and file handling with naming conventions, Windows Explorer integration, an image gallery and bulk renaming. Updates are released regularly at no cost and the software can be installed on any number of computers for analysis. (datasheet)
Nanosurf Python Scripting Interface: Nanosurf control software publishes its functionality through a COM interface by running an instance of a COM Automation Server, which COM Automation Clients can query at runtime and then call. Those functions are reachable from most modern programming languages, among them Python, C++, C#, VBS, Matlab, JS and LabView. Nanosurf has built a Python API on top of this so that routine tasks can be automated and custom experiments and workflows written as Python scripts. The Nanosurf Python package is installed from PyPI with pip install nanosurf, and a Programmers Manual and Python Library Overview are available as documentation. (datasheet)
Nanosurf Studio: Nanosurf Studio is the control and analysis software for the DriveAFM, and it reworks the look and feel of AFM control with a browser-like experience and scrollable tabs for multi-screen operation. It suits novice and expert scanning probe microscopy users alike, and quarterly releases add features, improved workflows and bugfixes. AutoAlign uses the DriveAFM's full motorisation to align the beam deflection and photothermal excitation optics with one click, while ViewPort handles visualisation and navigation across many orders of magnitude, covering AFM measurements, camera feeds and other image data, and allows AFM and optical images to be overlaid in a correlative workspace. User interface layouts can be set up individually, AFM setup is automated, and instrument control is fully scriptable. (datasheet)
EasyTau 2: EasyTau 2 brings hardware control, data acquisition and analysis for PicoQuant spectrometer systems into a single time-resolved fluorescence workflow. Three operating modes are offered: a Wizard mode with guided step by step workflows, a Customized mode giving full manual control of hardware and acquisition parameters, and a Scripting mode for automated measurement routines and remote execution. Analysis covers multi-exponential decay fitting up to 5th order, lifetime distribution models including Gaussian, Lorentzian and stretched exponential, anisotropy analysis from polarisation resolved studies, global and batch fitting across multiple datasets, bootstrap error analysis with confidence intervals, and IRF corrected reconvolution fitting. (datasheet)
NovaFLIM: NovaFLIM is PicoQuant's analysis software for fluorescence lifetime imaging, with GPU acceleration applied to FLIM, FLIM-FRET and anisotropy data. Analysis modes span fast lifetime determination, multi-exponential decay fitting, phasor plots and pattern matching for species separation and multiplexing, alongside FLIM-FRET analysis and anisotropy imaging. Batch analysis handles z-stacks, time-lapse series and stitched images, and ROI selection can be made reproducible using histograms of the fitted parameters. ISM-FLIM is supported in combination with PDA-23 SPAD detection. (datasheet)
NovaISM: NovaISM is image scanning microscopy and FLIM analysis software that is integrated with the Luminosa microscope and optimised for the PDA-23 SPAD array detector. Working from the summed signal of all 23 SPAD pixels, pixel reassignment alone raises resolution by roughly 30%, and combined with computational sectioning and deconvolution the software delivers up to 1.7 times higher resolution than conventional confocal imaging. Computational sectioning removes out of focus contributions to lift contrast, and it can run simultaneously with lifetime species separation. Raw time tags from all 23 PDA-23 pixels remain accessible, batch analysis covers series measurements and multi-ROI workflows, and results export as BMP, PNG, OME-TIFF and SVG. (datasheet)
QuCoA: QuCoA is an integrated acquisition and analysis package for PicoQuant time tagging and TCSPC electronics, aimed at experiments built around photon coincidences. It calculates g(2) antibunching correlations under continuous wave or pulsed excitation, with fitting models for single emitters with and without shelving states, pulsed excitation models and detector resolution corrections. Coincidence counting is defined through user set logical filters using AND, OR and NOT across detection channels and markers within configurable time gates. A scripting language allows custom analysis routines, and the software can be driven remotely over TCP/IP while acquiring and visualising data in real time. (datasheet)
snAPI: snAPI is a free Python wrapper for PicoQuant's time tagging and TCSPC electronics, backed by a high performance C++ core so that Python flexibility does not cost processing speed. Measurement classes cover Histogram for TCSPC distributions and lifetime analysis, Time Trace for count rate tracking, Correlation for auto and cross correlation such as g² and FCS, and Unfold and Raw for direct access to photon event streams. Real time manipulators handle coincidence detection across channels, herald based event filtering, channel merging, timestamp delays and sub-stream temporal filtering. It also supports White Rabbit multi-device synchronisation with sub-nanosecond precision, PTU file reading for offline work and photon number resolution, runs on Windows and Linux, and ships with ready to run quantum optics demonstration code including Bell states, GHZ, BB84 QKD and boson sampling. (datasheet)
SymPhoTime 64: SymPhoTime 64 is PicoQuant's integrated platform for time-resolved fluorescence imaging and analysis, pairing structured workflows with acquisition and processing tools. On the imaging side it unifies FLIM, FRET, anisotropy and multichannel imaging with decay fitting and IRF reconvolution. Its correlation engine covers FCS, FCCS, FLCS and antibunching analysis, and single molecule interfaces handle blinking, burst analysis, lifetime traces and PIE-FRET studies. The software controls PicoQuant microscope systems, the LSM Upgrade Kit, time tagging and TCSPC electronics and custom setups, with synchronised multi-mode imaging, real time previews and STUPSLANG scripting for tailored analysis routines and hardware extensions. (datasheet)
UniHarp: UniHarp is PicoQuant's free universal time-tagging data acquisition software for real time, high precision photon data acquisition, visualisation and first pass analysis. Complex measurements can be configured without scripting, and live results can be compared directly against previously recorded data. Auto-Tune adjusts key acquisition settings automatically from the detected signal, Curve Memory anchors or loads earlier curves for direct comparison with live data, and a customisable Scoreboard window keeps the essential acquisition metrics continuously in view. Built in filtering tools help clean measurement data. (datasheet)
CompleteEASE Software: CompleteEASE is J.A. Woollam's data acquisition and model development environment for ellipsometry, described by the company as the culmination of 35 years of ellipsometry experience and software development that began in the 1980s. It handles versatile measurements including automated sample mapping and spectroscopic ellipsometry, with recipe creation for automated collection and analysis and a scan pattern editor working in cartesian or polar coordinates. Modelling tools include a thickness pre-fit algorithm, standard grid and randomised global fitting, an alternate models test covering surface roughness, grading and anisotropy, a B-Spline layer for semi-absorbing materials and a General Oscillator (Gen-Osc) layer, with regression by an optimised Levenberg-Marquardt routine that works with multi-core processors. Pattern recognition and deskew, Mueller matrix measurement and decomposition, and in-situ real time monitoring with a multi-time-slice analysis mode are also provided. (datasheet)
WVASE Software: WVASE is J.A. Woollam's ellipsometric analysis programme, which the company describes as the most powerful and comprehensive available. Beyond ellipsometric data it also handles reflectance, transmission and neutron reflectivity data for thin film characterisation. Its generalised oscillator layer offers built in Lorentz, Gaussian, Harmonic, Drude, Tauc-Lorentz, Cody-Lorentz, Tanguy and PSEMI functions. The Meta-6 layer supports metamaterials with up to four constitutive functions, handles anisotropic structures requiring 3×3 tensors, and works with generalised ellipsometry and Mueller matrix ellipsometry measurements. (datasheet)
MeasureLINK software: MeasureLINK is Lake Shore's package for coordinating and automating characterisation systems. Experiments are assembled by dragging and dropping pre-written functional steps, so no programming knowledge is required, and the software sets the research platform environment while electrical measurements run. Data collection can be watched in real time, with time-stamped readings correlated to the measurement conditions, and custom scripting gives complete experimental control. Application packs extend it with instrument drivers, scripts, examples and documentation for Lake Shore and third party instruments. (datasheet)
Linseis L42 TA Acquisition Software: Acquisition is the measuring module of the Linseis L42 thermal analysis suite, and Linseis supply a matching measurement programme for every type of measuring device. It runs the measurement itself, taking care of temperature control, the recording of all relevant data and additional parameters such as force and position, and it can drive external devices including pressure regulators, mass flow controllers and vacuum pumps. For more complex applications the results are written to the database that all Linseis programmes share, while simpler procedures produce PDF or text reports. Measurement templates and device calibration are handled here as well. (datasheet)
Linseis L42 TA Administration Software: Administration is the set-up module of the Linseis L42 suite. Linseis state that it enables the basic setup of their measuring devices and programmes. Its scope covers configuring the instruments, creating users and user groups with authorisations, managing material parameters and reference tables, managing gases, and holding the basic settings for the whole software package. (datasheet)
Linseis L42 TA Evaluation Software: Evaluation is the analysis module of the Linseis L42 suite, offering functions for evaluating and managing measurement curves. A large number of plug-ins can be selected during installation, each adding analysis functions for a different kind of data. Linseis describe it as intended mainly for fast and uncomplicated evaluation, editing and display of measurement curves, including work on part of a measurement that is still running. A Python interface allows further evaluation functions to be added. (datasheet)
X-Ray Sources & Tubes
Oxford Instruments X-ray tubes, shielded tube assemblies, microfocus sources and high voltage supplies for XRF, coating thickness measurement and industrial inspection.
1000 Series Glass X-ray Tube: Built as a glass envelope source for demanding duty cycles including continuous operation, the 1000 Series combines high flux with spot size stability. The 90507 and the other 1000 Series tubes carry a very small isostatically focused spot for high resolution work such as mini C-Arm fluoroscopy, while the robust electron gun assembly suits integrated X-ray sources where heat dissipation is a constraint. Long tube life comes from ultra-high vacuum held by the Oxford Instruments getter technology. The tube operates in bi-polar mode. (datasheet)
1500 Series Glass X-ray Tube: A 50kV, 50W glass envelope X-ray tube intended for work that needs high flux density and continuous running. Its high stability, high intensity tube technology suits medical imaging, XRF and most industrial inspection and non-destructive testing tasks that call for high resolution, including PCB assembly, battery, plastic, metal and mechanical parts inspection. The tube can also be supplied in a stainless steel, lead lined package filled with dielectric oil for maximum shielding and heat dissipation, effectively replicating the Jupiter 5000 Series packaged tube with its high voltage and filament connectors for plug and play use. Ultra-high vacuum maintained by the Oxford Instruments getter technology gives long tube life. (datasheet)
1501 Series Glass X-ray Tube: Rated at 50kV and 50-75W, the 1501 Series answers the need for higher current at lower operating potentials while keeping high flux density and continuous operation. It serves medical imaging, XRF and industrial inspection or non-destructive testing that demands high resolution, covering PCB assembly, battery, plastic, metal and mechanical parts. A stainless steel, lead lined package filled with dielectric oil is available for maximum X-ray shielding and heat dissipation, and the series comes in a range of spot sizes and targets. Ultra-high vacuum held by the Oxford Instruments getter technology supports long tube life. (datasheet)
1550 Series Glass X-ray Tube: This 50kV, 50W glass envelope tube pairs Oxford Instruments high stability, high intensity technology with grid controlled variable focus, so it produces very small focal spots. That makes the 1550 Series a good match for industrial inspection and non-destructive testing that needs high resolution, including PCB assembly, battery, plastic, metal and mechanical parts inspection, and it also works well with X-ray optics. Supplied in a stainless steel, lead lined package filled with dielectric oil, the same tube becomes the Apogee 5500 Series packaged assembly with high voltage and filament connectors for plug and play operation. Long tube life follows from ultra-high vacuum maintained with the company's getter technology. (datasheet)
OpenView Series Glass X-ray Tube: A 40 degree cone angle is what sets this tube apart, opening up a large field of view even when magnification is high. Oxford Instruments aims it at high resolution imaging in cabinet X-ray systems and other work that needs precision and clarity. An artifact-free beryllium window can be specified for low contrast imaging where background and subject densities sit close together, which brings soft tissue biopsy within reach. Ultra-high vacuum maintained with the company's getter technology supports long tube life. (datasheet)
3000 Series 30kV X-ray Tube: Developed for high flux stability and long life, the 3000 Series potted tube is suited to continuous operation. It is encapsulated in silicone rubber and features a grounded cathode together with a low attenuation beryllium window, giving a low cost route to high spectral purity radiation. Targets are offered in tungsten, titanium, molybdenum, gold, iron, palladium, rhodium and silver, at anode powers from 6W to 27.2W depending on part number. (datasheet)
Apogee 5500 Series Radiation Shielded X-ray Tube: Rated at 50kV and 50W, this packaged assembly targets duty where flux density stays high and the source runs continuously. Grid controlled variable focus layered on the high stability, high intensity tube technology yields very small focal spots, which serves high resolution industrial inspection and non-destructive testing across PCB assembly, battery, plastic, metal and mechanical parts, and also works well behind X-ray optics. Housing is a compact stainless steel, lead lined enclosure filled with dielectric oil for maximum shielding and heat dissipation, fitted with high voltage and filament connectors so the unit runs plug and play. (datasheet)
Jupiter 5000 Series Radiation Shielded X-ray Tube: This packaged tube is rated 50kV and 50W and is built for continuous running at high flux density. Highly stable, high intensity tube technology puts it to work in medical imaging and in most high resolution industrial inspection and non-destructive testing, covering PCB assembly, battery, plastic, metal and mechanical parts. Dielectric oil inside a stainless steel, lead lined package handles shielding and heat dissipation, while integral high voltage and filament connectors make the unit plug and play. A wide range of spot sizes and target materials is offered. (datasheet)
Pinnacles 50kV Microfocus X-ray Source: Developed for applications needing high resolution across a wide angle field of view, the Pinnacles 50kV microfocus source offers high flux output from a compact body. The package is fully radiation shielded and insulated, with an integrated high voltage cable on the side of the tube to simplify connection. The Shasta uF power supply has been optimised to drive this tube. (datasheet)
Shasta 2 Series X-ray Tube Power Supply: The Shasta 2 Series is a robust supply optimised to power grounded filament X-ray tubes from Oxford Instruments, and its versatility lets it drive virtually any grounded filament tube. Closed loop emission control circuitry with low ripple delivers a highly regulated beam current and high stability, and both local and remote analogue control are provided for setting voltage and emission current. Models with grid focus control are matched to the Apogee tubes. (datasheet)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where to buy Oxford Instruments equipment in Bangladesh? (Oxford Instruments বাংলাদেশে কোথায় পাওয়া যায়?)
Vvon's catalogue includes Oxford Instruments plasma etch and deposition equipment. Send the process, substrate size and film or etch targets to confirm the current model, manufacturer documentation, availability and support scope. Contact +8801805987890 or info@vvon.com.bd. (Oxford Instruments-এর উপযুক্ত মডেল ও কনফিগারেশন জানতে গবেষণার প্রয়োজনীয়তা পাঠান।)
Hitachi SEM microscope price and models in Bangladesh (Hitachi SEM মাইক্রোস্কোপ বাংলাদেশে)
Compare the Hitachi SEM configuration against specimen types, smallest features, landing energy, detectors and throughput. The catalogue includes tabletop, variable-pressure and field-emission families such as TM4000, SU3800/SU3900, SU5000, SU8600 and SU8700. Request the current datasheet and a quotation for the exact configuration; one price or resolution figure does not cover the range. Contact +8801805987890 or info@vvon.com.bd. (নমুনা ও পরিমাপের চাহিদা অনুযায়ী মডেল ও মূল্য নিশ্চিত করুন।)
Renishaw Raman spectrometer in Bangladesh: where to buy? (Renishaw রামান স্পেক্ট্রোমিটার বাংলাদেশে)
Vvon's catalogue includes Renishaw inVia Raman microscopy. Specify sample types, fluorescence, required spatial detail and intended wavelengths, then request representative-sample evaluation and the current configuration. Raman can investigate bonding and structure, but laser exposure can alter some samples. Contact +8801805987890 or info@vvon.com.bd. (নমুনার ধরন ও প্রয়োজনীয় বিশ্লেষণ অনুযায়ী রামান কনফিগারেশন নির্বাচন করুন।)
How to set up a nanotechnology lab in Bangladesh? (ন্যানোফ্যাব্রিকেশন ল্যাব বাংলাদেশে কীভাবে স্থাপন করবো?)
Begin with the research questions, sample list, expected use and existing shared facilities. Then define the minimum complete equipment workflow, site requirements, competent operators and operating budget. A characterisation laboratory does not automatically need plasma tools or a classified cleanroom. Ask Vvon to confirm the equipment and planning scope at +8801805987890 or info@vvon.com.bd. (গবেষণার লক্ষ্য অনুযায়ী যন্ত্র, অবকাঠামো ও পরিচালন ব্যয় নির্ধারণ করুন।)
What materials characterization equipment is available in Bangladesh? (ম্যাটেরিয়ালস ক্যারাক্টারাইজেশন সরঞ্জাম বাংলাদেশে)
The catalogue covers microscopy and microanalysis, Raman, Nanosurf AFM, thermal analysis, electrical and magnetic measurement and other characterisation methods. Select each technique for a defined question and confirm the quoted model. Gas detection or abatement is a separate facility requirement determined by the hazards; purchasing a detector alone does not establish a safe laboratory. (নির্দিষ্ট পরিমাপের জন্য উপযুক্ত পদ্ধতি ও মডেল নিশ্চিত করুন।)
How to set up a MEMS and semiconductor research lab in Bangladesh? (MEMS ও সেমিকন্ডাক্টর গবেষণা ল্যাব বাংলাদেশে)
A MEMS or semiconductor facility needs a complete process flow: substrate preparation, deposition, patterning, etch or release where applicable, and measurements that verify the device. Not every project requires every tool. Gas delivery, detection and exhaust treatment must match the actual chemistry and be assessed by competent teams. Contact +8801805987890 or info@vvon.com.bd. (প্রক্রিয়ার ধাপ ও উপকরণ অনুযায়ী যন্ত্র ও নিরাপত্তা ব্যবস্থা নির্ধারণ করতে হবে।)
Photonics and laser lab equipment in Bangladesh: Coherent and ThorLabs (ফোটোনিক্স ও লেজার ল্যাব বাংলাদেশে)
Vvon's catalogue includes Coherent laser equipment and Thorlabs photonics components. Define wavelength, pulse duration, power, beam quality, sample interaction and required accessories before choosing a system. Enclosure, interlocks and laser-safety arrangements depend on the configuration. Confirm current availability and integration responsibilities in the quotation. (লেজারের তরঙ্গদৈর্ঘ্য, পালস ও নমুনার চাহিদা জানিয়ে কনফিগারেশন নিন।)
Risø DA-20 TL/OSL luminescence dating and OSL dosimetry in Bangladesh (লুমিনেসেন্স ডেটিং ও OSL ডোসিমেট্রি বাংলাদেশে)
The Risø TL/OSL reader supports luminescence measurements used in dating and dosimetry research. An achievable age range depends on the mineral, dose history, saturation and validated method; it is not a universal 10-year-to-million-year specification. Include preparation, calibration and any BAERA requirements for a fitted radiation source in the project. Contact +8801805987890 or info@vvon.com.bd. (নমুনা ও পদ্ধতি অনুযায়ী পরিমাপের সীমা নির্ধারিত হয়।)
What is the difference between Oxford Instruments RIE and ICP-RIE etching systems? (RIE ও ICP-RIE এচিং সিস্টেমের পার্থক্য কী?)
ICP-RIE adds a separate plasma-generation source to provide more flexibility in controlling plasma density and platen bias than a conventional RIE arrangement. This can support demanding etches, but the controls are not perfectly independent and low bias does not guarantee damage-free processing. Compare etch rate, selectivity, profile and device damage on representative samples. Contact +8801805987890 or info@vvon.com.bd. (ICP-RIE-এ নিয়ন্ত্রণের সুযোগ বেশি, তবে ক্ষতিমুক্ত এচিং স্বয়ংক্রিয়ভাবে নিশ্চিত হয় না।)
What clean room and infrastructure does a nanofabrication lab need in Bangladesh? (ন্যানোফ্যাব্রিকেশন ল্যাবে ক্লিন রুম ও অবকাঠামো কী প্রয়োজন?)
Site requirements come from the selected tools and process. Assess particle cleanliness, temperature and humidity stability, vibration, magnetic fields, electrical protection, cooling, gas and exhaust. A lower ISO class number denotes a cleaner particle class; no single class suits every nano lab. Confirm design and sign-off responsibilities in the proposal. Contact +8801805987890. (সব ন্যানো ল্যাবের জন্য একই ক্লিনরুম শ্রেণি বা অবকাঠামো প্রযোজ্য নয়।)
What is the difference between SEM and AFM for nano research? (ন্যানো গবেষণায় SEM ও AFM-এর পার্থক্য কী?)
SEM uses electron signals to examine morphology and, with suitable EDS, elemental composition. AFM measures probe–surface interactions to obtain height and other properties with the appropriate mode. AFM height can be very sensitive, but tip shape, scan range, sample condition and calibration limit the result; atomic resolution is not guaranteed on every specimen. The techniques are complementary when their measurements answer different parts of the research question. (SEM ও AFM-এর সক্ষমতা নমুনা, কনফিগারেশন ও পরিমাপের ওপর নির্ভর করে।)
How do universities and research institutes procure nanotechnology equipment through tender in Bangladesh? (টেন্ডারের মাধ্যমে ন্যানোপ্রযুক্তি সরঞ্জাম কীভাবে কিনবে?)
Use the applicable procurement law, the PPR 2025 framework and the institution's approved funding agreement, including any transition provisions. Check current UGC/HEAT Academic Transformation Fund calls rather than treat the completed HEQEP project as an open funding route. Vvon can discuss product documentation and budget inputs; the institution must validate eligibility and compliance. Contact +8801805987890 or info@vvon.com.bd. (প্রযোজ্য বর্তমান বিধি ও অর্থায়নের শর্ত যাচাই করে ক্রয় পরিকল্পনা করুন।)
What after-sales service and training does Vvon provide for nano lab equipment? (ন্যানো ল্যাব সরঞ্জামের বিক্রয়োত্তর সেবা ও প্রশিক্ষণ)
Ask for a product-specific service proposal covering installation, acceptance tests, training, preventive maintenance, parts, response targets and warranty exclusions. Confirm which tasks are performed locally and which require manufacturer support. Coverage and availability differ between models and contracts. Contact +8801805987890 or info@vvon.com.bd. (সেবা ও ওয়ারেন্টির পরিধি প্রতিটি পণ্যের কোটেশনে লিখিতভাবে নিশ্চিত করুন।)
Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) বাংলাদেশে কোথায় পাওয়া যায়?
Vvon-এর ক্যাটালগে Nanosurf AFM প্ল্যাটফর্ম ও অ্যাক্সেসরিজ রয়েছে। টপোগ্রাফি, বৈদ্যুতিক বা যান্ত্রিক পরিমাপ, নমুনার আকার এবং তরল পরিবেশের চাহিদা জানিয়ে বর্তমান মডেল ও সমর্থিত মোড নিশ্চিত করুন। NaioSTM একটি scanning tunnelling microscope; সেটিকে AFM ধরে নির্বাচন করবেন না। যোগাযোগ: +8801805987890 বা info@vvon.com.bd।
Plasma etching ও thin film deposition সিস্টেম বাংলাদেশে (RIE, ICP, PECVD, ALD)
Oxford Instruments-এর প্লাজমা এচ ও ডিপোজিশন এবং Denton Vacuum/Moorfield-এর ভ্যাকুয়াম ডিপোজিশন পণ্য ক্যাটালগে রয়েছে। RIE, ICP-RIE, PECVD, ALD, sputtering ও evaporation আলাদা প্রক্রিয়া। উপকরণ, সাবস্ট্রেট, ফিল্মের বৈশিষ্ট্য ও গ্যাসের চাহিদা অনুযায়ী উপযুক্ত বর্তমান মডেল ও কনফিগারেশন নিশ্চিত করুন। ALD-এর প্রতিটি চক্রে সম্পূর্ণ এক পরমাণু স্তর জমে—এমনটি ধরে নেওয়া ঠিক নয়।
Photolithography ও mask aligner বাংলাদেশে কোথায় পাওয়া যায়?
SUSS MicroTec-এর lithography, coating/developing এবং wafer bonding পরিবার Vvon-এর ক্যাটালগে রয়েছে। Mask aligner, bond aligner ও wafer bonder-এর কাজ আলাদা। সাবস্ট্রেটের আকার, প্রয়োজনীয় resolution ও alignment, resist এবং ব্যবহারকারীর কাজ অনুযায়ী বর্তমান মডেল ও অপশন নিশ্চিত করুন। যোগাযোগ: +8801805987890 বা info@vvon.com.bd।
Thermal analysis (STA, TGA, DSC, dilatometry) সরঞ্জাম বাংলাদেশে
Linseis-এর STA, TGA, DSC, dilatometry ও thermophysical measurement পরিবার ক্যাটালগে রয়েছে। তাপমাত্রা সীমা, atmosphere, নমুনার পরিমাণ এবং প্রয়োজনীয় পরিমাপ অনুযায়ী বর্তমান মডেল নিশ্চিত করুন। Laser flash মূলত thermal diffusivity মাপে; thermal conductivity নির্ণয়ে উপযুক্ত density ও heat-capacity তথ্যও লাগে। পুরনো মডেলের বিকল্প সরাসরি একই কনফিগারেশন নাও হতে পারে।
Cryogenic ও magnetic measurement সিস্টেম বাংলাদেশে (Hall effect, VSM)
Lake Shore-এর magnetic ও cryogenic measurement পরিবার ক্যাটালগে রয়েছে। নতুন প্রকল্পে বর্তমান MagRS বা উপযুক্ত FastHall কনফিগারেশন সম্পর্কে জানতে চান। Field, temperature, sample geometry, resistance এবং পরিবহন মডেল অনুযায়ী Hall/VSM ও cryostat নির্বাচন করতে হবে। যোগাযোগ: +8801805987890 বা info@vvon.com.bd।
Cleanroom gas detection ও abatement বাংলাদেশে (semiconductor fab)
ক্যাটালগে Honeywell MIDAS gas detection, Semian abatement এবং Oxymat laboratory/industrial gas-generation পণ্য রয়েছে। Midas S2 একটি single-point detector; বহু স্থান পর্যবেক্ষণের জন্য প্রয়োজনীয় sampling architecture আলাদা করে নির্ধারণ করতে হয়। গ্যাসের তালিকা ও ঝুঁকি অনুযায়ী detection, isolation, ventilation ও treatment পরিকল্পনা করুন। VVON medical-gas system সরবরাহ করে না। যোগাযোগ: +8801805987890।
Mossbauer spectroscopy ও ellipsometry বাংলাদেশে
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High temperature furnace ও spark plasma sintering বাংলাদেশে
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Why Choose Vvon for Nanotechnology?
Application Engineering: We work directly with customers to understand their technical requirements and ensure each manufacturer's product fits the brief, supporting pre- and post-sale engineering for the best gains in quality and productivity.
Managed Service: We help plan maintenance and lifecycle support around the installed equipment, criticality and parts availability. The agreed service scope records responsibilities, planned visits, escalation routes and any response commitments.
Design: Our professional design team works to customer specs, delivering cost-effective and optimum solutions that consider durability and reliability for long-term value.
Project Development & Management: Our in-house team plans, organizes, leads and controls projects with proper stakeholder analysis, while always examining financial and environmental viability.
Clients across Vvon’s engineering services
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC)
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
Evercare Hospital
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET)
Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET)
Dhaka National Medical College
Northeast Cancer Hospital, Sylhet
National Institute of Biotechnology
Akij Agro Feed Mill
Lama Pourashava, Bandarban
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