Campus Moncloa
Campus of International Excellence
The Moncloa Campus has a new microscopy with outstanding features
The new microscope, acquired through the INNOCAMPUS programme of the MINECA and that has involved an investment of 1.5 M lent to the UCM, will mean the future transmission microscopy with unachievable technical specifications until now.
19/12/2012
The new microscope, acquired through the INNOCAMPUS programme of the MINECA and that has involved an investment of 1.5 M lent to the UCM, will mean the future transmission microscopy with unachievable technical specifications until now.
Technical improvements have been achieved thanks to the development of a new optical column, a new high voltage source and redesign of spherical aberration correctors (a feature that determines the resolution of optical systems).
The microscope installed in the UCM has a STEM–Corrector Cs setting, what means a spherical aberration corrector the condenser lens apart from being fitted with a field emission gun cold cathode what makes it unique in Spain. The microscope was installed with the following protectors: shielding for magnetic fields, isolation for temperature variations, a protector for changes in atmospheric pressure and a protector against air flows.
The values of structural and compositional resolution that can be achieved with this microscope are applicable to the field of ceramics, metal, electronic and ionic conductors, catalysts, biomaterials and other aspects of the health area (controlled release of drugs) and also related to the field of arts and heritage conservation.
The aim is not only the development of the most advanced techniques in microscopy for its application in materials science and life sciences but also for specialized personal training in the use of the equipments and the dissemination of the possibilities provided by the electronic microscopy in the business area.
Tag: Materials for the Future Source: Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Event date:
19/12/2012
