Our Microstat range of optical cryostats provides cryogenic sample environments with a variety of design and performance characteristics. Available as liquid Nitrogen and liquid Helium flow cryostats with sample-in-vacuum environment and sample temperatures from <2.2K to 500K. The Microstat range offers some of the most efficient and cost-effective cryostats for Optical Microscopy. They are equally suited to work in any orientation on an optical bench or integrated into a commercially available microscope. We also offer a range of optical cryostats for spectroscopy.
| Low Cryogen Consumption: | Brings significant benefits in terms of running cost |
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| Simple: | The experimental windows and sample holders can be easily changed |
| Versatile: | A range of window materials are available. |
| Software Control: | Our electronics products are controllable through the software using RS232, USB (serial emulation), TCP/IP or GPIB interfaces. LabVIEW function libraries and virtual instruments are provided for our electronics products to allow PC-based control and monitoring. These can be integrated into a complete LabVIEW data acquisition system. |
| System Configuration: |
A tpyical system is comprised of:
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| Low Cryogen Consumption: | Brings significant benefits in terms of running cost. |
|---|---|
| Simple: | The experimental windows and sample holders can be easily changed. |
| Easy to Use: | A range of window materials are available. |
| Versatile: | The MicrostatHe "cold unit" is interchangeable between the MicrostatHe-R and OptistatCF-V, enabling a modular set of optical cryostats for huge experimental flexibility. |
| Software Control: | Our electronics products are controllable through the software using RS232, USB (serial emulation), TCP/IP or GPIB interfaces. LabVIEW function libraries and virtual instruments are provided for our electronics products to allow PC-based control and monitoring. These can be integrated into a complete LabVIEW data acquisition system. |
| System Configuration: |
A tpyical system is comprised of:
|
| Low Cryogen Consumption: | Brings significant benefits in terms of running cost. |
|---|---|
| Simple: | The experimental windows and sample holders can be easily changed. |
| Easy to Use: | A range of window materials are available. |
| Versatile: | The MicrostatHiRes can be fitted with an interchangeable pillar for easy integration into a magnet bore. |
| Software Control: | Our electronics products are controllable through the software using RS232, USB (serial emulation), TCP/IP or GPIB interfaces. LabVIEW function libraries and virtual instruments are provided for our electronics products to allow PC-based control and monitoring. These can be integrated into a complete LabVIEW data acquisition system. |
| System Configuration: |
A tpyical system is comprised of:
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Contact Our Sales Team| Model | MicrostatN | MicrostatHe | MicrostatHiRes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cryogen | Nitrogen | Helium (or Nitrogen) | Helium (or Nitrogen) |
| Sample Environment | Vacuum | Vacuum | Vacuum |
| Base Temperature | 77 K | 3.2 K | 3.4 K |
| Minimum Temperature | 77 K | 2.2 K* | 2.7 K* |
| Maximum Temperature | 500 K | 500 K | 500 K |
| Temperature Stability (Period) | ± 0.5 K (10 mins) | ± 0.1 K (10 mins) | ± 0.1 K (10 mins) |
| Sample Space Diameter x height (mm) | 20 x 2 | 20 x 5 | 20 x 5 |
| Working Distance (mm) | 2 | 4.5 - 5.5 | 2.2 - 2.7 |
| Cooldown from Room Temperature | < 10 mins | < 10 mins | < 15 mins |
| Cryogenic Consumption (l/h) ~ 4.2K (80K for LN2) | < 0.5 l/h | < 0.45 l/h | < 0.7 l/h |
| Vibration | < 0.1 μm | < 0.1 μm | < 20 nm |
| Lateral Sample Drift at Constant Temperature | < 1 μm/h | < 1 μm/h | < 150 nm/h |
| Customer Wiring | 4 dc | 10 dc | 10 dc |
* With 40m3 Rotary Pump Option
** Typical, in conjunction with loca vibration mitigation practices.
Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy or UV/Vis refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflectance spectroscopy in the ultraviolet-visible spectral region.
Microstat systems are available with a wide range of window materials, including Spectrosil B/WF for UV/vis wavelengths.
Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect (MOKE) can be used to investigate the magnetization structure of materials.
Using the Microstat He coupled with a narrow rectangular tail-set, samples can be inserted between the poles of an electromagnet while maintaining optical access to the sample.
Raman Scattering or the Raman effect is the inelastic scattering of a photon by molecules which are excited to higher vibrational or rotational energy levels.
The Microstat range of cryostats allows for Raman spectro to be recorded using microscopy objectives in a temperature-controlled sample-in-vacuum environment. Windows, both top and bottom, allow for reflective and transmission measurements.
Micro-photoluminescence or Micro-PL spectroscopy is a powerful tool for investigating the optical and electronic properties of single nanostructures.
The Microstat range of cryostats allows for mapping of semiconductor microstructures with sub-micron spatial resolution and single photon counting across a wide range of temperatures.
FTIR spectroscopy, widely used for polymer research, inorganic chemistry, pharmaceutical or drug related research, as well as solid state and semiconductor physics.
The integration of the Microstat range of cryostats can allow for spectral mapping of samples across a wide range of temperatures, giving localized information about your samples. Window flanges are available to span the near to extreme IR.
Fluorescence spectroscopy, a type of electromagentic spectroscopy that analyses fluorescence from a sample, and can be applied to microscopy samples using the Microstat range of cryostats.
Cryostats using liquid nitrogen or liquid helium offer temperature to below 4 K with minimal distance between sample and objective.
Our cryostats are supplied with Spectrosil B windows as standard providing good transmission from UV to mid-IR wavelengths.
In addition. we can supply a range of window materials to suit applications from UV through the extreme IR and THz wavelengths.
All windows are user-changeable and allow you to configure your experiment with the best transmission characteristics for each of the available optical ports.
View our Optical Cryostats Windows Tool.
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