{"id":54,"date":"2012-08-20T17:54:29","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T00:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/?p=54"},"modified":"2018-11-03T12:27:04","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T19:27:04","slug":"imaging-on-a-scanning-auger-electron-microprobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/imaging-on-a-scanning-auger-electron-microprobe\/","title":{"rendered":"Imaging on a PHI scanning auger electron microprobe"},"content":{"rendered":"

This topic is something that we still get regular requests for information about. I first wrote this tech tip back in 2004 to summarize the training that we perform when installing a PHI 660 scanning auger electron microprobe.\u00a0 It still comes in handy today, especially in university labs where the system operators change on a regular basis.\u00a0 AES Imaging Procedure<\/a><\/p>\n

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The most common source of trouble with imaging on a PHI scanning auger electron microprobe is simply that it is time to replace the Lab6 filament. If you need a new filament for your older PHI scanning auger electron microprobe, RBD provides the filaments for about 1\/2 of what they can cost elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Still need some help imaging?\u00a0\u00a0 Feel free to contact us <\/a>for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This topic is something that we still get regular requests for information about. 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