Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory
The Hitachi HT7800 120KV Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), located in the Center for Integrated Science SMIC Laboratory, was purchased in 2020 by Skidmore College.
Specifications of the HITACHI HT7800 PREMIUM 120KV TEM:
Illumination System:
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W or LaB6 Filament |
Accelerating Voltage:
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120 kV maximum
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Magnification range: | x50 - x600,000 |
Special features: |
Hitachi's unique "Dual Mode" compound objective lens provides both high contrast High resolution and advanced optimization of contrast; Eucentric high performance stage 5-axis goniometer for ultra-stable operation and Software and control panel driven z-height adjustment for efficient eucentric; Microprocessor-controlled, differential turbo molecular pump evacuation system to Advanced image navigation and storage of positions, tilt angles and orientations; Microtrace function indicating examined and unexamined areas of the specimen; EMIP software to automatically archive all saved images and imaging data for ease EMIP-3D tomography system and FBP reconstruction method |
Sample holder: |
HT7800-MS2 Three Specimen One Touch Single Tilt Holder HT7800-SS Single Tilt Holder HT7800-RS Rotation Holder |
Digital camera: |
AMT BioSprint16 High Definition Camera - 16 Megapixel Scientific CCD |
Applications & Techniques Supported:
- Standard imaging of thin sections samples
- Darkfield mode for enhanced contrast
- Diffraction
- Tomography