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<div style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">In general the method to separate different sources of instability is frequency analysis. You need to measure the frequencies that affect the microscope, and then separately with specialized sensors the various disturbances. <span style="font-size: 10pt;">I
used in the past an analog-to-digital converter from National Instruments, a seismic-grade accelerometer (for vibrations), a Gauss meter (for EMI), a low-frequency microphone (for acoustics), and a pico-amp meter (for ground loops). </span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What we did to measure the frequencies that directly impact the microscope is to put the instrument into probe mode, and put the probe on a sharp edge (usually at the specimen plane,
but we also measured the </span>constituent <span style="font-size: 10pt;">frequencies of the gun alone with the SA aperture, for example). The harmonics affecting the microscope will precess the probe about the edge, so if you attach a DAQ directly to the
video out of your microscope, you can collect a long-run series of the measured intensity (we usually sampled at 10 - 40 kHz with about a million samples). Then you just take the Fourier transform of the data and you have your power spectrum. Because the
probe moves in 2-D and you have a 1-D object you do get a lot of frequency multi-modes, but this is relatively easy to see. In general we saw low-frequency peaks (< 10 Hz), the mains (60 Hz) and multi-modes of it up to 360 Hz, the turbo-pumps (at about 700
Hz), and the high-voltage tank (at ~20 kHz). </span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Some details are provided here:</span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260165368_Evaluating_Long-Term_Stability_and_Transient_Disturbances_of_a_TEM</div>
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<div style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">If you don't have a ResearchGate account send me an email off-list and I'll attach a copy. I also have further examples if desired. </span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">A word of warning: GIFs newer than the Tridiem cannot be run in Streak-mode anymore. Gatan appears to be doing some mains-frequency (50-60 Hz) compensation and the Quatums will not operate any faster than that through
the Gatan scripting or the Gatan API interfaces. </div>
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<div style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Ground vibration is very difficult to mitigate without moving the instrument, or at the very least installing pneumatic or pizeo-electric isolators. EMI can be reduced by enclosing the microscope in a mu-metal box
(mu-metal is a very high susceptability nickel alloy). <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Alternatively you can remove one frequency with Helmholtz coils. However, I would caution that ground-loops are usually a bigger problem than EMI. </span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Sincerely,</div>
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<div style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Robert<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Robert McLeod, Ph.D.<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 05, 2015 4:05 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [3dem] Possible influence of construction<br>
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<div>Our institution is going to start a construction which will last a few years. I would imagine that the construction will have a negative influence on TEM and SEM operations, but can not tell the magnitude of the impact since the construction has not started <span style="font-size: 13.33px;">yet</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.
In particular, one of the TEMs (Tecnai G2 120kV) is closer to the construction site within 100 feet (30m) and does not have electro-magnetic field or vibration cancellation system.</span>
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<div>I would like to get your opinion and experiences on the issue:</div>
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<div>1) What problems did you encounter on the SEM and TEM operation during a long term construction?</div>
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<div>2) Were you able to distinguish field and vibration issues?</div>
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<div>3) Were you able to mitigate the problems? If so, how?</div>
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<div>4) Could you recommend an independent consulting service company to assess the vibration and field problems before contacting companies specializing in the installation of anti-field and anti-vibration system for EMs?</div>
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<div>We appreciate your advice in advance.</div>
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<div>Kunihiro Uryu, Ph.D.,</div>
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Director of Electron Microscopy <br>
Resource Center (EMRC)<br>
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The Rockefeller University<br>
1230 York Ave., Box 230<br>
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Office: +41.061.387.3225<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 05, 2015 4:05 PM<br>
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<div>Our institution is going to start a construction which will last a few years. I would imagine that the construction will have a negative influence on TEM and SEM operations, but can not tell the magnitude of the impact since the construction has not started <span style="font-size:13.33px">yet</span><span style="font-size:10pt">.
In particular, one of the TEMs (Tecnai G2 120kV) is closer to the construction site within 100 feet (30m) and does not have electro-magnetic field or vibration cancellation system.</span>
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<div>I would like to get your opinion and experiences on the issue:</div>
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<div>1) What problems did you encounter on the SEM and TEM operation during a long term construction?</div>
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<div>2) Were you able to distinguish field and vibration issues?</div>
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<div>3) Were you able to mitigate the problems? If so, how?</div>
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<div>4) Could you recommend an independent consulting service company to assess the vibration and field problems before contacting companies specializing in the installation of anti-field and anti-vibration system for EMs?</div>
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<div>We appreciate your advice in advance.</div>
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<div>Kunihiro Uryu, Ph.D., </div>
<div>Research Assistant Professor<br>
Director of Electron Microscopy <br>
Resource Center (EMRC)<br>
RRB Rm120<br>
The Rockefeller University<br>
1230 York Ave., Box 230<br>
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