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Thermo Fisher Spectra Ultra

The Thermo Fisher Spectra Ultra is an aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscope.

Location: MRC room 122

Equipment Specifications

  • X-CFEG: Ultra-high brightness with an intrinsic energy resolution of <0.4 eV with 14nA of total beam current and <0.3eV with 2nA of total beam current
  • Information limit: <70 pm
  • STEM resolution: <50 pm 
  • Flexible high-tension range from 30 – 300 kV

Detectors

  • Electron Microscope Pixel Array Detector (EMPAD) for 4D-STEM applications
  • Ceta-S high speed CMOS camera
  • STEM detector (Bright-field and High Angle Annular Dark Field)

Spectrometers

  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Ultra-X EDS detector
  • Gatan Continuum ER 1065 for electron energy loss spectroscopy and energy filtered TEM

Software

  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Velox
  • Protochips Axon
  • Gatan Digital Micrograph
  • Thermo Fisher Inspect 3D Xpress tomography

Specialized Holders

  • Single Tilt TEM Holder
  • Ultra-X analytical double tilt holder
  • Fischione Tomography Holder
  • Protochips Atmosphere AX Gas Phase TEM holder
  • Protochips Triton AX Electrochemical Liquid Phase TEM holder
  • Protochips Poseiden Electrochemical Liquid Phase TEM holder
  • Protochips Double-Tilt Heating Holder (Aduro)
  • Gatan Cryo Holder