Cryo FIB-SEM

This Zeiss Crossbeam 550 FIB-SEM with cryogenic attachment from Quorum Technologies is one of only a few such instruments in the UK and offers a multitude of powerful techniques to extract as much information as possible from a large range of samples. The microscope offers resolution down to ~1nm, elemental contrast and identification, fast and accurate milling and patterning using the focussed ion beam (FIB), nanoscale tomography, TEM sample preparation and the ability to work on liquids, gels, polymers, biological matter and many other materials using the optional cryo mode. Find out more on their website

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Zeiss Crossbeam 550 SEMFIB, Cryo, STEM, EDS, stitching
  • ORS Dragonfly
  • Avizo
  • Assisted imaging sessions
  • Remote imaging by facility staff
  • Sample preparation