The new Nanomicroscopy Center is a large microscopy cluster, which is housing various high resolution microscopy apparatus for soft, hard and biomaterial characterization - including ultrahigh-resolution transmission electron microscope (JEOL JEM-2200FS double Cs corrector), liquid helium cryo-TEM (JEOL JEM-3200FSC), high resolution scanning electron microscopes (JEOL JSM-7500FA, Zeiss Sigma VP), environmental scanning elecron microscopy (Zeiss EVO HD), scanning probe microscope (Veeco Dimension 5000), UHV STM, and X-ray scattering equipment.
Nanomicroscopy Center building
The new building has been designed to provide stable operating environment with minimal external disturbances. In order to prevent mechanical and acoustical vibrations the instrument rooms are completely isolated from the building exterior and each instrument has its own operator room and accessory room. Building is designed to minimize AC electromagnetic fields, mechanical vibrations, acoustical noise, minimize air flow at the instruments and to maintain stable room temperatures.
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On left: Cross-section view of the three vibration isolated electron microscopy rooms. The microscopes lie on eight meters high concrete beds, which are separate from the rest of the building. |