Gold series SEM sample holders and pin stub adaptors

EM-Tec gold series of SEM sample holders all made from brass and plated with 1µm of pure gold.  Brass is chosen for greater strength and is fully non-magnetic, the gold plating helps to keep the sample holders clean during handling. The superior chemical resistance of gold plating facilitates the use of cleaning solutions or plasma cleaning. Clean sample holder surfaces will also greatly reduce contamination transfer to the samples. The gold series of SEM sample holders are intended for use with tabletop SEMs, laboratory grade SEMs and FE-SEMs.

Available holders are:

EM-Tec GR2.  Tube/needle holder for up to Ø2mm diameter. The needle is clamped with a small stainless steel side screw and is ideal for atom probe sample needles. Manufactured from brass and plated with 1µm of pure gold.

EM-Tec GS10.  A swivel vice which covers a full 180-degree angle which can also be rotated with the stub. This is the best holder for imaging cross sections at any desired angle.  The swivel head size without clamping screws is only 16 x 16 x 14mm. The sample is clamped with the two clamping screws and the swivel head can be locked in place with tilt clamping screw. Manufactured from brass and plated with 1µm of pure gold.

EM-Tec GB16. Rectangular-type bulk sample holder with two side brackets for sample thicknesses up to 16mm.  Sample are clamped with stainless steel set screws.  Manufactured from brass and plated with 1µm of pure gold. Ideal for smaller samples and smaller SEMs.

EM-Tec GR20.  Round-type bulk sample holder with three brackets for round and awkwardly shaped samples up to Ø20mm. Samples are held with stainless steel screws. Made from brass and plated with 1µm of pure gold. Ideal for smaller samples and smaller SEMs.

EM-Tec GZM4. Compact Zeiss pin stub adaptor with M4 threaded head to convert stubs and sample holders with an M4 threaded hole to a Zeiss pin stub. Pin is 3.2mm diameter and 6mm long. Made from brass and plated with 1µm of pure gold.

EM-Tec GSPM4.  Compact standard pin stub adaptor with M4 threaded head to convert stubs and samples holders with an M4 threaded hole to a standard pin stub. Pin is 3.2mm diameter and 9.5mm long. Made from brass and plated with 1µm of pure gold.

EM-Tec gold series sample holders are all available with pin stub and some with an M4 threaded hole.
For JEOL SEMs, SEM stub adaptors can be used to make the holders compatible with  Ø9.5, Ø12.2 or Ø25mm JEOL stub holders.