Re: Building electron microscope
- From: Gary G <see.signature@bottom>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:04:44 -0700
On 28 Jun 2006 16:27:44 -0700, mike4ty4@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi.
I heard that building an electron microscope would require "a lot of
money and the resources of a university engineering department". Now, a
few questions, just for curiosity:
1. Would the cost of all the equipment needed to build the thing far
exceed the cost of buying an already-made one (which is around $50,000
- $100,000 last time I checked)?
2. If I had $500,000,000, would getting access to the resources of a
university engineering department be trivial?
You can buy a used SEM for around $2,000. Better ones are more costly
but less than $20K. The catch is that you get what you pay for.
The issue is, do you want a SEM or a tool that will actually do what
you need to have done? Define the requirement and then search for a
tool to achieve this goal.
Gary Gaugler, Ph.D.
Microtechnics, Inc.
Granite Bay, CA 95746
916.791.8191
gary@microtechnics dot com
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