The E50 De-Contaminators available from Evactron are high-performance, compact, yet streamlined plasma cleaners developed for ion and electron beam instruments, like FIBs, TEMs and SEMs.
The E50 De-Contaminator enables high power cleaning for excellent imaging and resolution and also delivers improved probe and detector sensitivity that is generally affected by contamination.
The Evactron E50 Plasma Radical Source (PRS) has a compact design, which makes it a multipurpose solution for sample preparation chambers, either FIB or SEM chambers, or load locks.
The Evactron E50 De-Contaminator provides rapid, effective, and robust cleaning across a broad range of pressures, allowing artifact-free, high quality images, as well as improved efficiency of sample analysis.
System Features
- Energy-efficient radio frequency hollow cathode plasma (RFHC)
- Plasma and UV afterglow allow dual-action cleaning
- RF power—75 W peak, up to 50 W continuous
- Wired touchpad programming or Bluetooth Android tablet
- Programmable power, recipes, number of cycles and cleaning time
- High-vacuum 'pop' ignition
- TMP compatible and no advance venting is required
- External interlock connection (optional)
- A broad range of pressure operations—0.3 Pa/2 mTorr to 80 Pa/600 mTorr
- PRS can be set up on the load lock or the SEM chamber
- Does not damage sensitive components—no sputter etch
- Allows rapid cleaning that is more than 100 times faster than the previous generation of Evactron models
- Match or gas flow changes are not required for plasma ignition
- Push button cleaning operation
- Complies with NRTL, TUV, CE, and SEMI standards
Evactron E50
Integrated with wireless tablet programming, the Evactron E50 Plasma De-Contaminator has been developed to eliminate hydrocarbon contamination from high vacuum chambers, like FIBs and SEMs.
The compact design of the Evactron E50 Plasma De-Contaminator accommodates most models of load-locks and FIB and SEM chambers. The Evactron E50 also uses UV afterglow and air plasma to quickly reduce hydrocarbon contamination.
Specifications of Evactron E50 System
- Hardware interlock
- Bluetooth communication package/Android tablet
- Desktop controller equipped with push button operation
- Offers 100–240 VAC 50/60 Hz input
- RF power—35 to 75 W at 13.56 MHz RFHC
- Chassis dimensions—width × height × depth = 17.2″ × 3.5″ × 8.6″ (44 × 8.9 × 22 cm)
- RoHS-compliant
Evactron E50 E-TC
The Evactron E50 E-TC Plasma De-Contaminator was developed specifically for facilities that require a wired touchpad interface for programming purposes.
The touchpad, measuring (134 × 112 × 69 mm), is joined to the controller through an RS-232 cable. The streamlined PRS has a small footprint and uses UV afterglow and air plasma to decrease hydrocarbon contamination, and thus delivers instant results.
Specifications of Evactron E50 E-TC System
- Hardware interlock
- Tethered touchpad communication package
- Desktop controller fitted with pushbutton operation
- Offers 100–240 VAC 50/60 Hz input
- RF power—35 to 75 W at 13.56 MHz RFHC
- Chassis dimensions—width × height × depth: 17.2″ × 3.5″ × 8.6″ (44 × 8.9 × 22 cm)
- Plasma chemical etch plus UV active desorption
- External hollow cathode plasma radical source
- No sputter etch damage or debris
- Easy to use sample and chamber cleaning
- Plasma strikes at high vacuum, no venting required
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Plasma cleaning of the sample prior to TKD experiments affords many advantages. The improvement in pattern quality and enhanced measurement efficiency is needed for extended experiments, which can include fast and multiple scans at the same sample position (e.g., for repeated in-situ heating or straining experiments). The advantage of plasma cleaning is recommended for all high resolution TKD experiments. Plasma cleaning the sample inside the microscope chamber is recommended since the chamber, detectors and the holder are cleaned simultaneously.