Dear all,
Our electron microscopy lab at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (EMiL lab: https://emil.sites.unlv.edu/ https://emil.sites.unlv.edu/) is looking to purchase a new carbon coater to conduct geological electron microscopic analyses (using SEM, FE-SEM, and EPMA, for EDS, EBSD, etc analyses).
We would like to know your opinions regarding reliable carbon coaters (brands, rods or ropes, etc.) that you have used in your labs.
Thank you very much,
Best regards
Arya
Arya Udry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Department of Geoscience
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010
(702) 895-1239
arya.udry@unlv.edu
https://aryaudry.com/
(she/her)
Arya,
We have a Leica EM ACE600
https://www.leica-microsystems.com/c/am/lsr-n/sputter-coater-ppc/?nlc=20231229-SFDC-019285&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=23-AM-LSR-L3-NAPF-GOOG-PP-Sputter-Coater-Search&utm_content=text_ad&utm_term=leica%20sputter%20coater&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw9p24BhB_EiwA8ID5BopnYZO3buyGWkFN2DOCpajGpnIRbuOuAvwAJJd0q1Vr32eTHw9ljRoCCnIQAvD_BwE
configured for carbon thread sputter coating and glow discharge. We have
been very pleased with the ability to deposit very fine and consistent
carbon coats. You can set the desired coating thickness, and the result
delivered is very accurate. The coater is easy to use, and you can program
different recipes for different sample requirements -- making it easy to
use for users of any level. The coater can handle three geological thin
sections or about 25 standard sem stubs in a single session.
We coat about 1-2x a month on average. The carbon thread is expensive but
in the 17 months that the coater has been installed, we have only used ~1/2
a spool of carbon thread. We have heard from multiple sources not to try
and use third-party carbon thread, as the resulting coat will be worse and
you will use more thread per session.
All that said... It is an expensive option. But we have found the expense
worthwhile.
Cheers,
Hanna
Hanna L. Brooks https://icecores.dev/aboutme/(she/her/hers)
Scientific and Instructional Support Technician
Amherst College Department of Geology
804-305-4994 (cell)
I work a schedule from 7:30am to 3:30pm EST. Thank you for your patience.
On Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 12:38 PM Arya Udry via MSA-talk <
msa-talk@minlists.org> wrote:
Dear all,
Our electron microscopy lab at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (EMiL
lab: https://emil.sites.unlv.edu/) is looking to purchase a new carbon
coater to conduct geological electron microscopic analyses (using SEM,
FE-SEM, and EPMA, for EDS, EBSD, etc analyses).
We would like to know your opinions regarding reliable carbon coaters
(brands, rods or ropes, etc.) that you have used in your labs.
Thank you very much,
Best regards
Arya
Arya Udry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Department of Geoscience
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010
(702) 895-1239
arya.udry@unlv.edu
https://aryaudry.com/
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Dear Arya,
We have the same coater as Hanna, and I completely agree with her
assessment. Easy to use, and relatively quick to pump down. We have a N2
tank connected to help with faster venting. Our unit sits on a standard lab
bench.
Cam
On Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 10:29 AM Hanna Brooks via MSA-talk <
msa-talk@minlists.org> wrote:
Arya,
We have a Leica EM ACE600
https://www.leica-microsystems.com/c/am/lsr-n/sputter-coater-ppc/?nlc=20231229-SFDC-019285&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=23-AM-LSR-L3-NAPF-GOOG-PP-Sputter-Coater-Search&utm_content=text_ad&utm_term=leica%20sputter%20coater&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw9p24BhB_EiwA8ID5BopnYZO3buyGWkFN2DOCpajGpnIRbuOuAvwAJJd0q1Vr32eTHw9ljRoCCnIQAvD_BwE
configured for carbon thread sputter coating and glow discharge. We have
been very pleased with the ability to deposit very fine and consistent
carbon coats. You can set the desired coating thickness, and the result
delivered is very accurate. The coater is easy to use, and you can program
different recipes for different sample requirements -- making it easy to
use for users of any level. The coater can handle three geological thin
sections or about 25 standard sem stubs in a single session.
We coat about 1-2x a month on average. The carbon thread is expensive but
in the 17 months that the coater has been installed, we have only used ~1/2
a spool of carbon thread. We have heard from multiple sources not to try
and use third-party carbon thread, as the resulting coat will be worse and
you will use more thread per session.
All that said... It is an expensive option. But we have found the expense
worthwhile.
Cheers,
Hanna
Hanna L. Brooks https://icecores.dev/aboutme/(she/her/hers)
Scientific and Instructional Support Technician
Amherst College Department of Geology
804-305-4994 (cell)
I work a schedule from 7:30am to 3:30pm EST. Thank you for your patience.
On Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 12:38 PM Arya Udry via MSA-talk <
msa-talk@minlists.org> wrote:
Dear all,
Our electron microscopy lab at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (EMiL
lab: https://emil.sites.unlv.edu/) is looking to purchase a new carbon
coater to conduct geological electron microscopic analyses (using SEM,
FE-SEM, and EPMA, for EDS, EBSD, etc analyses).
We would like to know your opinions regarding reliable carbon coaters
(brands, rods or ropes, etc.) that you have used in your labs.
Thank you very much,
Best regards
Arya
Arya Udry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Department of Geoscience
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010
(702) 895-1239
arya.udry@unlv.edu
https://aryaudry.com/
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Charles L. Denison Professor of Geology
Department of Geology, Carleton College
1 N College Street
Northfield, Minnesota 55057
507-222-4880
Dear Hanna and Cam,
Thanks for your recommendation. I am managing the Electron Microprobe at U
Hawaii Manoa. We are planning to purchase this product (Leica EM ACE600) as
well. It's great to hear good feedback on the consistent carbon coating
performance. We were wondering whether you have tried to coat other metal
sources as advertised in their product, such as Al, Ir, Au. I am curious
whether there is a contamination concern when switching the metal sources
and whether the process of switching and different metals coating is an
easy job. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Best,
Peng
--
Peng Jiang, Ph.D.
Assistant Specialist
Electron Microprobe Lab Manager
Department of Earth Sciences, SOEST
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
1680 East-West Road, POST 612B
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
+1 (808) 956-6193
https://www.peng-jiang.com/
On Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 5:32 AM Hanna Brooks via MSA-talk <
msa-talk@minlists.org> wrote:
Arya,
We have a Leica EM ACE600
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.leica-microsystems.com/c/am/lsr-n/sputter-coater-ppc/?nlc=20231229-SFDC-019285&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=23-AM-LSR-L3-NAPF-GOOG-PP-Sputter-Coater-Search&utm_content=text_ad&utm_term=leica*20sputter*20coater&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw9p24BhB_EiwA8ID5BopnYZO3buyGWkFN2DOCpajGpnIRbuOuAvwAJJd0q1Vr32eTHw9ljRoCCnIQAvD_BwE__;JSU!!PvDODwlR4mBZyAb0!XFkEj2eK3mTKo36cKdcEuoL4zWXKSGJIKsWbd9olD1185tqWCsnudMCg73K6uCw8e0u2OmH8C-wu9G2cOyZk$
configured for carbon thread sputter coating and glow discharge. We have
been very pleased with the ability to deposit very fine and consistent
carbon coats. You can set the desired coating thickness, and the result
delivered is very accurate. The coater is easy to use, and you can program
different recipes for different sample requirements -- making it easy to
use for users of any level. The coater can handle three geological thin
sections or about 25 standard sem stubs in a single session.
We coat about 1-2x a month on average. The carbon thread is expensive but
in the 17 months that the coater has been installed, we have only used ~1/2
a spool of carbon thread. We have heard from multiple sources not to try
and use third-party carbon thread, as the resulting coat will be worse and
you will use more thread per session.
All that said... It is an expensive option. But we have found the expense
worthwhile.
Cheers,
Hanna
Hanna L. Brooks
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://icecores.dev/aboutme/__;!!PvDODwlR4mBZyAb0!XFkEj2eK3mTKo36cKdcEuoL4zWXKSGJIKsWbd9olD1185tqWCsnudMCg73K6uCw8e0u2OmH8C-wu9Dg_Dhqa$
(she/her/hers)
Scientific and Instructional Support Technician
Amherst College Department of Geology
804-305-4994 (cell)
I work a schedule from 7:30am to 3:30pm EST. Thank you for your patience.
On Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 12:38 PM Arya Udry via MSA-talk <
msa-talk@minlists.org> wrote:
Dear all,
Our electron microscopy lab at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (EMiL
lab: https://emil.sites.unlv.edu/
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://emil.sites.unlv.edu/__;!!PvDODwlR4mBZyAb0!XFkEj2eK3mTKo36cKdcEuoL4zWXKSGJIKsWbd9olD1185tqWCsnudMCg73K6uCw8e0u2OmH8C-wu9JPR1yxF$)
is looking to purchase a new carbon coater to conduct geological electron
microscopic analyses (using SEM, FE-SEM, and EPMA, for EDS, EBSD, etc
analyses).
We would like to know your opinions regarding reliable carbon coaters
(brands, rods or ropes, etc.) that you have used in your labs.
Thank you very much,
Best regards
Arya
Arya Udry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Department of Geoscience
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010
(702) 895-1239
arya.udry@unlv.edu
https://aryaudry.com/
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Hi Peng,
No, we do not run other metal coatings at Amherst College. We have a
separate gold sputter coater on campus, and carbon is adequate for samples
going into our SEM or to the UMass Amherst microprobe.
I have heard from our service tech that running other metals makes the
inside of the chamber harder to keep clean. I clean the inside of our Leica
EM ACE600 every 3-4 months to remove excess carbon. This is an important
step as it helps the machine achieve and maintain vacuum, as well as reduce
the risk of shorting the power supply.
Cheers,
Hanna
Hanna L. Brooks https://icecores.dev/aboutme/(she/her/hers)
Scientific and Instructional Support Technician
Amherst College Department of Geology
804-305-4994 (cell)
I work a schedule from 7:30am to 3:30pm EST. Thank you for your patience.
On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 3:18 PM Peng Jiang pjiang@hawaii.edu wrote:
Dear Hanna and Cam,
Thanks for your recommendation. I am managing the Electron Microprobe at U
Hawaii Manoa. We are planning to purchase this product (Leica EM ACE600) as
well. It's great to hear good feedback on the consistent carbon coating
performance. We were wondering whether you have tried to coat other metal
sources as advertised in their product, such as Al, Ir, Au. I am curious
whether there is a contamination concern when switching the metal sources
and whether the process of switching and different metals coating is an
easy job. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Best,
Peng
--
Peng Jiang, Ph.D.
Assistant Specialist
Electron Microprobe Lab Manager
Department of Earth Sciences, SOEST
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
1680 East-West Road, POST 612B
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
+1 (808) 956-6193
https://www.peng-jiang.com/
On Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 5:32 AM Hanna Brooks via MSA-talk <
msa-talk@minlists.org> wrote:
Arya,
We have a Leica EM ACE600
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.leica-microsystems.com/c/am/lsr-n/sputter-coater-ppc/?nlc=20231229-SFDC-019285&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=23-AM-LSR-L3-NAPF-GOOG-PP-Sputter-Coater-Search&utm_content=text_ad&utm_term=leica*20sputter*20coater&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw9p24BhB_EiwA8ID5BopnYZO3buyGWkFN2DOCpajGpnIRbuOuAvwAJJd0q1Vr32eTHw9ljRoCCnIQAvD_BwE__;JSU!!PvDODwlR4mBZyAb0!XFkEj2eK3mTKo36cKdcEuoL4zWXKSGJIKsWbd9olD1185tqWCsnudMCg73K6uCw8e0u2OmH8C-wu9G2cOyZk$
configured for carbon thread sputter coating and glow discharge. We have
been very pleased with the ability to deposit very fine and consistent
carbon coats. You can set the desired coating thickness, and the result
delivered is very accurate. The coater is easy to use, and you can program
different recipes for different sample requirements -- making it easy to
use for users of any level. The coater can handle three geological thin
sections or about 25 standard sem stubs in a single session.
We coat about 1-2x a month on average. The carbon thread is expensive but
in the 17 months that the coater has been installed, we have only used ~1/2
a spool of carbon thread. We have heard from multiple sources not to try
and use third-party carbon thread, as the resulting coat will be worse and
you will use more thread per session.
All that said... It is an expensive option. But we have found the expense
worthwhile.
Cheers,
Hanna
Hanna L. Brooks
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://icecores.dev/aboutme/__;!!PvDODwlR4mBZyAb0!XFkEj2eK3mTKo36cKdcEuoL4zWXKSGJIKsWbd9olD1185tqWCsnudMCg73K6uCw8e0u2OmH8C-wu9Dg_Dhqa$
(she/her/hers)
Scientific and Instructional Support Technician
Amherst College Department of Geology
804-305-4994 (cell)
I work a schedule from 7:30am to 3:30pm EST. Thank you for your
patience.
On Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 12:38 PM Arya Udry via MSA-talk <
msa-talk@minlists.org> wrote:
Dear all,
Our electron microscopy lab at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (EMiL
lab: https://emil.sites.unlv.edu/
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://emil.sites.unlv.edu/__;!!PvDODwlR4mBZyAb0!XFkEj2eK3mTKo36cKdcEuoL4zWXKSGJIKsWbd9olD1185tqWCsnudMCg73K6uCw8e0u2OmH8C-wu9JPR1yxF$)
is looking to purchase a new carbon coater to conduct geological electron
microscopic analyses (using SEM, FE-SEM, and EPMA, for EDS, EBSD, etc
analyses).
We would like to know your opinions regarding reliable carbon coaters
(brands, rods or ropes, etc.) that you have used in your labs.
Thank you very much,
Best regards
Arya
Arya Udry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Department of Geoscience
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010
(702) 895-1239
arya.udry@unlv.edu
https://aryaudry.com/
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The Leica EM ACE600 is really good. 10/10 would recommend. The dual carbon
and sputter coated is amazing
On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 12:46 PM Peng Jiang via MSA-talk <
msa-talk@minlists.org> wrote:
Dear Hanna and Cam,
Thanks for your recommendation. I am managing the Electron Microprobe at U
Hawaii Manoa. We are planning to purchase this product (Leica EM ACE600) as
well. It's great to hear good feedback on the consistent carbon coating
performance. We were wondering whether you have tried to coat other metal
sources as advertised in their product, such as Al, Ir, Au. I am curious
whether there is a contamination concern when switching the metal sources
and whether the process of switching and different metals coating is an
easy job. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Best,
Peng
--
Peng Jiang, Ph.D.
Assistant Specialist
Electron Microprobe Lab Manager
Department of Earth Sciences, SOEST
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
1680 East-West Road
https://www.google.com/maps/search/1680+East-West+Road?entry=gmail&source=g,
POST 612B
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
+1 (808) 956-6193
https://www.peng-jiang.com/
On Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 5:32 AM Hanna Brooks via MSA-talk <
msa-talk@minlists.org> wrote:
Arya,
We have a Leica EM ACE600
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.leica-microsystems.com/c/am/lsr-n/sputter-coater-ppc/?nlc=20231229-SFDC-019285&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=23-AM-LSR-L3-NAPF-GOOG-PP-Sputter-Coater-Search&utm_content=text_ad&utm_term=leica*20sputter*20coater&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw9p24BhB_EiwA8ID5BopnYZO3buyGWkFN2DOCpajGpnIRbuOuAvwAJJd0q1Vr32eTHw9ljRoCCnIQAvD_BwE__;JSU!!PvDODwlR4mBZyAb0!XFkEj2eK3mTKo36cKdcEuoL4zWXKSGJIKsWbd9olD1185tqWCsnudMCg73K6uCw8e0u2OmH8C-wu9G2cOyZk$
configured for carbon thread sputter coating and glow discharge. We have
been very pleased with the ability to deposit very fine and consistent
carbon coats. You can set the desired coating thickness, and the result
delivered is very accurate. The coater is easy to use, and you can program
different recipes for different sample requirements -- making it easy to
use for users of any level. The coater can handle three geological thin
sections or about 25 standard sem stubs in a single session.
We coat about 1-2x a month on average. The carbon thread is expensive but
in the 17 months that the coater has been installed, we have only used ~1/2
a spool of carbon thread. We have heard from multiple sources not to try
and use third-party carbon thread, as the resulting coat will be worse and
you will use more thread per session.
All that said... It is an expensive option. But we have found the expense
worthwhile.
Cheers,
Hanna
Hanna L. Brooks
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://icecores.dev/aboutme/__;!!PvDODwlR4mBZyAb0!XFkEj2eK3mTKo36cKdcEuoL4zWXKSGJIKsWbd9olD1185tqWCsnudMCg73K6uCw8e0u2OmH8C-wu9Dg_Dhqa$
(she/her/hers)
Scientific and Instructional Support Technician
Amherst College Department of Geology
804-305-4994 (cell)
I work a schedule from 7:30am to 3:30pm EST. Thank you for your
patience.
On Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 12:38 PM Arya Udry via MSA-talk <
msa-talk@minlists.org> wrote:
Dear all,
Our electron microscopy lab at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (EMiL
lab: https://emil.sites.unlv.edu/
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://emil.sites.unlv.edu/__;!!PvDODwlR4mBZyAb0!XFkEj2eK3mTKo36cKdcEuoL4zWXKSGJIKsWbd9olD1185tqWCsnudMCg73K6uCw8e0u2OmH8C-wu9JPR1yxF$)
is looking to purchase a new carbon coater to conduct geological electron
microscopic analyses (using SEM, FE-SEM, and EPMA, for EDS, EBSD, etc
analyses).
We would like to know your opinions regarding reliable carbon coaters
(brands, rods or ropes, etc.) that you have used in your labs.
Thank you very much,
Best regards
Arya
Arya Udry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Department of Geoscience
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
https://www.google.com/maps/search/4505+S.+Maryland+Parkway+Las+Vegas,+NV+89154-4010?entry=gmail&source=g
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010
https://www.google.com/maps/search/4505+S.+Maryland+Parkway+Las+Vegas,+NV+89154-4010?entry=gmail&source=g
(702) 895-1239
arya.udry@unlv.edu
https://aryaudry.com/
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