Specifications.pdf

Minimum required specification for an Ion Mill:

1. The ion mill shall enable preparation of cross-section specimens for SEM imaging with minimal thermal damage.

2. The ion mill shall utilize a broad Ar ion beam.

3. The ion mill shall be equipped with a specimen cooling stage capable of an ultimate cooling temperature of -120 °C or less.

4. The ion mill shall have a cooling tank capacity of approximately 1 L.

5. The ion mill shall be equipped with an air isolation system for preparation of air sensitive specimens.

6. The ion mill shall operate at a milling speed of 500 micrometers per hour at 8 kV.

7. The ion mill shall have a milling swing angle of ±30°.

8. The ion mill shall accommodate a maximum specimen size of 11 mm (W) by 8 mm (D) by 3 mm (H).

9. The ion mill shall have stage movement range values of: X-axis, ±6 mm and Y-axis, ±2.5 mm.

10. The ion mill shall have a monitoring camera system.

11. The ion mill shall have a touch panel of 6.5 inches.

12. The ion mill shall have a turbo molecular pump as the main evacuation pump and a rotary pump as the auxiliary evacuation pump.

13. Additional magnetic and non-magnetic masking plates shall also be included.

14. An additional non-air isolated magnetic shielding plate mounting base specimen holder shall also be included.