Specifications:
- Source: X-FEG (extreme high-brightness field emission gun) Unit at 200 kV
- Cryo-autoloader: Automated and contamination-free loading of cassettes (up to 12 grids)
- Temperature management: software Includes liquid nitrogen autofill and cool-down scheduling
- Advanced performance monitoring: Self-assessment of optical microscope status, combined with automated alignments ensures ideal experimental conditions
- FFI (fringe-free imaging): Enhanced throughput with multiple image acquisitions per grid hole
- Detector: Falcon 4i direct electron detector
- Phase plate
- Software: Thermo Scientific Smart EPU Software for automated SPA sample screening and high-resolution data acquisition, TEM Tomography Data Acquisition Software
Hourly rate
- Internal users: $270
- Collaborators: $540
- External users: $1350
Staff-in-charge
Assistant Scientific Officer
- Z215
- 34008980
- sijeoi.li@polyu.edu.hk
Senior Scientific Officer
- Y208
- 34008788
- michael.yf.yuen@polyu.edu.hk