Solarus 950 Owner’s Manual and User’s Guide
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4.
If necessary, the cycle time can be adjusted by highlighting the particular
timing digit and touching the plus or minus symbol to the right.
5.
Touch
START
to automatically run the recipe selected and stop on comple-
tion.
6.
At the end of the cycle the vacuum chamber will remain under vacuum until
manually vented. Samples can thus be stored under vacuum.
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OTE
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It is recommended that the system be left on when not in use.
Setting Up the Sample
1.
Turn on the mains power by pressing the upper portion of the power switch
located on the rear panel. This brings up the operating system and vacuum
pumps.The chamber will remain in the idle/vented state.
ƒigure 15
System in idle state
2.
Place a sample in the chamber using the appropriate SEM stand or TEM
holder. See the previous section “Loading Samples in the Solarus 950” on
page 22 for more information.
3.
Select the appropriate recipe for your sample type and available gas setup.
The programmed parameters include gas type, cycle time and sample type
(TEM, STEM, SEM or Carbon Film).
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OTE
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To reset the cycle time, highlight the particular timing digit and touch
the plus or minus symbol to the right. This change does not perma-
nently alter the preset recipe.
4.
Following are the preset gas flow parameters used:
O
H
2
/O
2
parameters:
