<div dir="rtl"><div dir="rtl"><div dir="ltr">Hi Kristin,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We are very happy with the <a href="https://www.safematic.ch/e/index.php" target="_blank">SafeMatic coating unit</a> used in our multi user EM facility. </div><div dir="ltr">It has removable coating heads, one for metal sputter coating and one suitable for carbon evaporation using a carbon thread. We have two glass cylinders and sample stages in order to avoid contamination of metal with carbon and vice versa.</div><div dir="ltr">A very useful feature of this device is that the carbon thread spools during coating, thus providing "infinite" carbon source required for heavy coating. Of course, the device also allows for coating very thin layers of carbon or metal using a quartz crystal to monitor thickness. </div><div dir="ltr">The coater is very compact, having a small footprint compared with our older Edwards carbon coater (which is very useful for resistance coating with carbon rods). Pumping times are short and the coating profile is software controlled.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We do not have a glow discharge unit installed in the device, since we already have a separate unit, but the option is available. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Best,</div><div dir="ltr">Eyal</div><br class="m_-5691929044550525393gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="rtl">בתאריך יום ו׳, 7 בספט׳ 2018 ב-20:37 מאת Parent, Kristin <<a href="mailto:kparent@msu.edu" target="_blank">kparent@msu.edu</a>>:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I was hoping some of you might share good/bad experiences with a carbon coater & glow discharge device? We are planning to purchase one to support our growing facility and I would love to hear this groups’
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We have on hand a plasma cleaner that works really well, so what I am hoping for is ideally something to supplement our existing equipment (for those that prefer glow discharge) and also is capable of carbon
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you in advance, <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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