PP3010 Cryo Sample Preparation System

• The PP3010 Cryo Preparation System can be used as part of a workflow solution for maintaining lamella preparation and reverse vitreous transfer
• Gas-cooled cryo stage and anti-contaminator for rapid thermal response
• Easy transfer between prep chamber and host instrument
• Ability to transfer vitreous frozen samples under vacuum
• Remote dewar for gas cooling
• Clear visibility of chamber
• Controlled automatic sublimation
• Automated sputter coating
• Turbo-molecular pumped cryo preparation chamber

• Material science such as Lithium battery and Semiconductors
• Biological and life sciences
• Food science
• Earth and planetary science
• Characterisation of samples with high moisture content including hydrogels, oleogels and bi-gels
• Beauty and Cosmetics research
• Characterisation of pre-frozen samples

SEM Cold Stage

• Nitrogen gas cooled cold stage, operating temperature, ambient to -190 °C
• Temperature stability: + /- 0.5 °C

Column mounted Cryo preparation chamber with

• Nitrogen gas cooled cold stage and anti-contaminator operating temperature, ambient to -190 °C
• Temperature stability: + /- 0.5 °C
• Multiple LED illumination and CCD camera
• Actively cooled fracturing tool
• Large front window (150 mm x 76 mm) plus two top viewing ports
• Automated, fine grain sputtering with Platinum (Pt) standard target
• Automated sublimation

Cryo Heat Exchange

• Off-column Cryo Heat Exchanger (CHE) when used with 30 litre LN2 dewar allows for maximum 24-hour operation (two gas lines) of the SEM stage (- 140 °C) and SEM anti-contaminator (- 175 °C)

Preparation Chamber Pumping System

• Floor-mounted turbo pumping with flexible stainless steel vacuum connection to the preparation chamber

Base vacuum:

• Ambient: 8 x 10^-5 mbar
• Cold: 8 x 10^-7 mbar
• Single 5 m³/hr or equivalent vacuum pump required

Prep-dek® Sample Preparation Station

• Slushed nitrogen freezing and sample handling system
• Compatible for handling pre-frozen samples
• Includes work area for sample preparation
• Flexible LED lighting
• Vacuum storage for sample transfer device and sample mounting fixture

aQuilo® Software control via 15’’ touch-screen panel PC

• User definable sublimation and coating recipes can be stored
• Remote factory support via TeamViewer subject to internet connection
• On-screen data logging, diagnostics and support video