{"id":387,"date":"2026-08-06T12:43:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/dikin\/?page_id=387"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T19:22:38","slug":"helios-5-laser-hydra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/nic\/instruments\/helios-5-laser-hydra\/","title":{"rendered":"Helios 5 Laser Hydra"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Thermo Fisher Helios 5 Laser Hydra<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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SEM – PFIB(Xe\/Ar\/N\/O) – fs Laser (TriBeam)<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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It integrates high-resolution SEM, plasma FIB, and femtosecond laser ablation with Oxford EDS\/EBSD, TOFWERK ToF-SIMS, and cryogenic capabilities for rapid 3D characterization, site-specific milling, TEM sample preparation, and multimodal imaging and analysis from the millimeter to nanometer scale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This instrument was acquired through support from the U.S. National Science Foundation under MRI Grant No. 2511067.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Column<\/td>\nElstar electron column with UC+ technology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Source<\/td>\nSchottky field emitter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Objective lens<\/td>\nDual-mode magnetic immersion \/ field-free<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accelerating voltage<\/td>\n350 V \u2013 30 kV (20 V \u2013 30 kV with beam deceleration)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Accelerating voltage<\/td>\n500 V \u2013 30 kV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beam current<\/td>\n1 pA \u2013 2.5 \u00b5A in 14 steps at 30 kV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Wavelength<\/td>\n1030 nm (IR) \u00b7 515 nm (green)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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EDS<\/td>\nOxford Ultim Max, 100 mm\u00b2 SDD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EBSD<\/td>\nOxford Symmetry 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Automated prep<\/td>\nAutoTEM 5 for STEM\/TEM specimens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deposition<\/td>\nGIS \u2014 W, Pt <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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