1 · SIMS principles
Ion sources and primary column, mass spectrometer and secondary column, visualization and detection system.
CAMECA IMS 7f-Auto operation manual
Operating manual for the CAMECA IMS 7f-Auto secondary ion mass spectrometer — from switching the instrument on to the alignment of the primary and secondary columns.
Chapters
Section titled “Chapters”The manual follows the instrument workflow: starting the machine, preparing and loading samples, tuning the sources and aligning the columns.
2 · Starting the instrument
Vacuum cabinet, HV and real-time cabinet, security checks, vacuum safety, water/gas flow meters, nitrogen and compressed air lines.
3 · Instruments bake out process
Preparatory steps, bake-out launching and operations at the end of baking.
4 · Sample preparation
Preparing the sample holder: back-plates, spring, window centring and screws.
5 · Introduction of sample holder
Automatic Multi-Storage Chamber, Navigator software, and the load/unload procedures.
6 · Tuning software
Tuning panels, preset boxes (standard, apertures and mass, detector) and beam position boxes.
7 · Starting Cesium source
Principle of the Cs source and start/stop from the Tuning software, including the Calib Cs Position panel.
8 · Alignment of Secondary Column
Projection, mass spectrometer, immersion lens and transfer lenses, energy slit and detectors.
9 · Alignment of Primary Column (Cs)
Varying the primary current, overall procedure and detailed alignment steps with the Cs source.
10 · Starting Duoplasmatron source
Principle of the Duoplasmatron source and its start/stop from the Tuning software.
11 · Alignment of Secondary Column (Repeat)
Repeating the secondary column alignment after the primary column has been aligned.
12 · Alignment of Primary Column (Duo)
Varying the primary current and the full alignment procedure with the oxygen (Duoplasmatron) source.
About this manual
Section titled “About this manual”Each chapter is available in English and 简体中文; switch language from the selector at the top of the page. Figures are taken from the original manual at full resolution and stay inline where they are printed inline.