Custom SIMS Solutions

Custom SIMS Solutions

The low extraction field characteristics and modular nature of Hiden quadrupole SIMS spectrometers, coupled with an experienced custom design team, allow specialist surface analysis tools to be realized; whether adding SIMS to an existing system or designing a complete instrument from scratch.

🛑 Overview

The modular nature of Hiden products allows us to efficiently custom design instruments for specific applications and locations.

The Hi5 dual polarity FIB SIMS tool combines two EQS spectrometers, one collecting positive ions and the other negative ions, the DLS-20 high mass resolution quadrupole, and a third party plasma FIB, on a vibration isolated platform with five axis nanometer precision stage. In-situ micro-manipulator electrical connections, sample heating and cooling and an isotopically pure gas module (O18) allow diffusion studies in fuel cells, batteries and metals.

The modular SIMS is a complete SIMS instrument on a single flange (DN150mm and greater) combining an ion gun, EQS spectrometer, electron gun, light and camera module and retractable sample current monitor.

🛑 Features

• Custom systems use standard UHV components

• Software is the same as that used on the SIMS workstation

• 3D characterization

• Nanometer depth resolution

• Integration with third party ion guns, XPS, other instruments

• Full 3D CAD design and modeling

• Experience in both research and production integration

🛑 Applications

• Failure Analysis

• Optical and Engineering Coatings

• Fuel Cell and Battery Technology

• Metallurgy

• Semiconductors

• Corrosion and Tribology

• Materials Science