Hitachi Scanning Electron Microscope SU3500-B

Brief description

Lay-person description of instrument (100 words limit)

The Hitachi SU3500 is a conventional tungsten emitter Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). It is a variable pressure (VP) SEM capable of both high and low vacuum modes of operation. It is fitted with two electron detectors (ET-Secondary and Backscatter for both Low Vacuum and High Vacuum) with a very flexible and user-friendly stage arrangement that holds multiple specimens.

Full description

Hardware specifications

Electron optics:

• electron gun: pre-centered cartridge tungsten filament
• accelerating voltage: 1.5 – 30 kV
• objective aperture: 5-position, click stop objective aperture

Motorized stage:

• Eucentric 5-axis autorized stage
• Rotation: 360 °
• Tilt: -20 – 90 °
• Observation area: 130 mm in diameters (with rotation)
• Maximum height: 70 mm (WD=10 mm)

Low vacuum mode:

• 6-650 Pa
• Imaging via conventional BSE detector

Software specifications

SEM

• SU3500 PC-SEM
• Ver.3.4

Supporting equipment

• SEM imaging
• BSE imaging
• VP-SEM imaging

Other information

SEM is owned by Vaxxas and generously shared with UQ.

Delivery method

To access CMM facilities, please could you create an account on PPMS using your UQ login details.

Once you have created an account, then you will need to submit an online project on PPMS for the work that you want to do with your sample on the microscopes.

When you have completed your instrument training and received a booking licence, as well as the relevant laboratory safety inductions, you can go ahead and book your instrument using the CMM booking database (PPMS).