Vendor:   Scienta Omicron
Model:    Custom Multi-Module UHV Growth & Analysis System: Surface Analysis sub-system
Purpose: In-situ analysis of thin films

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Characteristics:

  • UHV chamber with base pressure better than 5e-10 Torr
  • 2" diameter substrate handling (and smaller)
  • Substrate heating to 500C
  • Capable of X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ultra-violet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and depth profiling
  • Electron energy analyser:
  • Mu-metal shielding
  • Kinetic energy range >1500 eV
  • High count rates for fast quantification
  • Multi-channel detector allows various acquisition modes including scanning and snapshot modes
  • X-ray source:
  • Al/Mg dual anodes
  • 15 kV, 1000 W
  • UV Source:
  • Source photon flux >1E16 photons/s.sr
  • Differential pumping
  • Electron beam source:
  • Energy range: 100 eV to 5keV
  • Max beam current: 10 uA
  • Includes flood gun for charge neutralization
  • Includes sputter etching gun with differential pumping
  • Includes fast-entry chamber for quickly introducing 1" (or smaller) test samples directly into this UHV chamber