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Thanks to the filament voltage (Fil I), ZrO diffuses towards the cathode tip, reducing the electron workload from 4.6 eV to 2.8 eV. Depending on the cathode temperature and the field intensity measured at the cathode tip, generated by the emitter electrode potential, an equilibrium is established which stabilizes the operation of the field emission cathode source.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c133bce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c133bce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td width=\"267\"><p><strong>Resolution<\/strong><\/p><p>(measurements taken on a gold sample on Plano S1969 carbon with a scan speed of 3 and x60 line averaging)<\/p><\/td><td width=\"298\"><p>1.0 nm at 15 kV at optimum working distance<\/p><p>2.1 nm at 1 kV at optimum working distance<\/p><p>3.0 nm at 0.2 kV at optimum working distance<\/p><p>3.0 nm at 20 kV and 10 nA at working distance WD = 8.5 mm<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"267\"><p><strong>Acceleration voltage<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"298\"><p>0.02kV to 30 kV<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"267\"><p><strong>Probe current<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"298\"><p>10 pA to 300 nA<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"267\"><p><strong>Magnification<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"298\"><p>x12 to x 2,000,000 compared with a Polaroid reference<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"267\"><p><strong>Working distance<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"298\"><p>from 1.5 mm to 50 mm<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"267\"><p><strong>Chamber dimensions <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"298\"><p>inside diameter 330 mm<\/p><p>height 270 mm<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"267\"><p><strong>Platinum stage <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"298\"><p>X\/Y =130 mm<\/p><p>Z = 50 mm<\/p><p>T = -3\u00b0 to +70<\/p><p>360\u00b0 continuous rotation<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"267\"><p><strong>Maximum sample weight<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"298\"><p>500 g<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59888fa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"59888fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aaadaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aaadaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Merlin features three <strong>imaging detectors<\/strong>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f643566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f643566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td width=\"119\"><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"150\"><p><strong>Inlens<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"150\"><p><strong>SE2<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"148\"><p><strong>AsB<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"119\"><p><strong>Electron type<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"150\"><p>Secondary<\/p><\/td><td width=\"150\"><p>Secondary<\/p><\/td><td width=\"148\"><p>Backscattered<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"119\"><p><strong>Special features<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"150\"><p>Low magnification shadings (&lt;200);<\/p><p>Sensitive surface carbon pollution<\/p><\/td><td width=\"150\"><p>Suitable for low magnification;<\/p><p>Not suitable for low WD;<br>Not very sensitive to surface carbon pollution<\/p><\/td><td width=\"148\"><p>Features gain adjustment in addition to brightness and contrast;<\/p><p>Often requires a higher current and\/or lower sweep speed than the other two.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad607e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"aad607e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b47a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b47a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Merlin features an <strong>EDX probe<\/strong><em>(Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer<\/em>) with the following characteristics:<\/p><ul><li><p>Crystal Silicon Drift 50 mm\u00b2 nominal active surface;<\/p><\/li><li><p>SATW light element window for detection of elements from beryllium to uranium.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afff59 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2afff59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e3f3ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e3f3ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Merlin features a <strong>WDX spectrometer<\/strong><em>(Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer<\/em> ), which uses standards to quantify the elements present in the sample, particularly light elements or those in very low concentrations (&lt;1%). The spectrometer also features a 6-crystal turret, covering a wide range of wavelengths from 0.07 keV to 10.84 keV.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11064d1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"11064d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d34c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82d34c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Merlin allows <strong>EBSD acquisition<\/strong> thanks to its Nordlys II S camera, also from Oxford Instruments. It is located on the right side of the microscope chamber. This camera features front-mounted detectors for imaging, called FSDs (<em>ForeScatter Detectors<\/em>). They will reveal the grain and sub-grain structure of the inclined sample.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a4dfd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"00a4dfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f5a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40f5a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Merlin SEM can also be fitted with a <strong>heated microtraction stage<\/strong> to observe microstructures in real time during mechanical testing of samples.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba70a1e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ba70a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0c40cc elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"f0c40cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b8101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a8b8101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4442fb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4442fb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f72a6f2\" data-id=\"5f72a6f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2068dc89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2068dc89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-768944a6\" data-id=\"768944a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f0f78d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7f0f78d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42865bbb\" data-id=\"42865bbb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603a08a3 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"603a08a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-favicon.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3533\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-favicon.png 512w, https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-favicon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-favicon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-favicon-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-favicon-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-favicon-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-favicon-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9d84b0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b9d84b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other SEM &amp; FIB instruments<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4467b140 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4467b140\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c40f424 plateau-equip\" data-id=\"3c40f424\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b24ab32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b24ab32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Zeiss Crossbeam 550L FIB<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144ede1d elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"144ede1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/en\/techniques-and-equipment\/sem-fib-microscopies\/zeiss-crossbeam-550l-fib\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76b6ee11 plateau-equip\" data-id=\"76b6ee11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b0a370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37b0a370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FEG JEOL JSM 7600F SEM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d862b08 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"2d862b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/en\/techniques-and-equipment\/sem-fib-microscopies\/jeol-jsm-7600f\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54673cbc plateau-equip\" data-id=\"54673cbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de1bc9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5de1bc9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MEB JEOL IT 510<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c4ab05 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"78c4ab05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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