Low-Cost TOF-SIMS Delivered to IFOS, Germany
SIMS instrumentation is notoriously expensive, and a full TOF-SIMS system from other commercial manufacturers can easily cost >$1 million. In this project Kore supplied a large number of components to IFOS at the University of Kaiserslautern, to permit them to assemble an imaging TOF-SIMS at a ‘sensible’ cost. The Kore components cost £82.1k, and included:
Main analytical chamber (‘bell jar’ style)
Load lock chamber and magnetically coupled introduction arm
UHV High stability X, Y, Z stage (manual)
Sample holders to permit back mounting of four samples
Variable magnification SIMS extraction optics
An R-500 reflectron
Flight tube
40mm diameter dual channelplate detector (DMCP)
High voltage power supplies
TOF-MS Logic Controller
TOF-MS Voltage Controller
Spectrometer controller
Time to Digital Converter (TDC)
PC with mass spectral and imaging software
