Ion guns (sources) for surface physics, space physics, vacuum physics, charge neutralization, detection calibration, secondary ion mass spectrometry and ion injection for MBE.
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Range of Operation
- Energy Ranges: 10eV to 5 keV
- Beam Current Ranges: 1 nA to 2 μA
- Spot Size Ranges: 1 mm to 20 mm
Ion Sources
- Electron impact ionization sources
1) Inert gases (He, Ar, Xe, Ne) and active gases (such as N2 or O2).
2) Alkali metal compound (Cs+, Li+, Na+, K+ or Rb+ ions)
Performance
- Beam Current Stability: ±1.0% per hour with Emission Current Control or ±10% per hour after warm up without ECC for alkali metal sources.
- Energy Stability: ± 0.01% per hour, ± 0.02% per 8 hours at full output.
Versatility
- Flexible Controllers: Independent fiber optic control and metering of functions such as ion energy, source, electron energy, field control, extract, focus, X - Y deflection and electron current control.
- Gas feed ion sources allow for different ion species
Convenience
- Customer-replaceable source assemblies
- Storable control settings
- Computer remote control / metering
Operational Capabilities
- Fast capacitive beam or dual grid pulsing
- Deflection / Rastering
- Gun-mounted Faraday cups
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Important Considerations
- All guns UHV Bakeable
- Comprehensive manual with actual gun data included with every gun
- Precision mechanical designs crafted for reliability and longevity
- Complete factory rebuilding, cleaning, re-building and vacuum testing available
- Outstanding technical support – free of charge via telephone and email
- Computer aided simulations for customized designs
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