(NU/1884) RFQ for the Thermo ThetaProbe and KAlpha upgrade

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<p>The University currently owns and operates two Thermo Fisher Scientific X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometers: K-Alpha and Theta Probe.<br><br>These two instruments currently run on pre-Windows 10 computers, having not been upgraded since purchase. For each instrument we require:<br><br>i) Data system upgrade<br>ii) USB3 Camera upgrade <br><br>The system upgrade must be compatible with the existing instruments’ features: <br>K-Alpha:<br> • 180° hemispherical analyser<br>• 128-channel detector<br>• scanned and snapshot spectroscopy modes<br>• dual-beam charge neutralisation<br>• monoatomic Ar ion and Polyatomic Gas-Cluster Ion Beam (GCIB) source<br>• cluster sizes of 1000 and 2000 atoms<br>• depth profiling of metals and oxides as well as polymers and multi-layers<br><br>Theta Probe:<br>• 180° spherical sector analyser<br>• 60° Parallel ARXPS (no need to tilt the sample)<br>• scanned and snapshot spectroscopy modes<br>• dual-beam charge neutralisation<br>• monoatomic Ar ion and Polyatomic Gas-Cluster Ion Beam (GCIB) source<br>• cluster sizes of 1000 and 2000 atoms<br>• depth profiling of metals and oxides as well as polymers and multi-layers<br>• possibility to be linked with Raman spectrometer, for in situ measurements of XPS with Raman<br><br>This purchase is being funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)<br><br>Please review the available documentation and provide a fully detailed response to our requirements.</p> Keywords: thermo, fisher, spectrometers, K-Alpha, Theta Probe, Upgrade