PIE Scientific's vacuum station keeps up to six TEM specimen holders under vacuum, so they outgas, stay dry and clean, and can be leak-checked before use.
Key features
- Six holders
- Six storage cells, each pumped or vented on its own.
- Leak checking
- Check each holder before use.
- Shared pump
- Units can be chained on one pump, including the Tergeo-EM's.
- Clean vacuum
- All-metal tubing; runs slightly above room temperature to speed outgassing.
Specifications
From PIE Scientific's product page.
| Storage cells | 6, with a solenoid valve each |
|---|---|
| TEM brands | Thermo Fisher (FEI), JEOL, Hitachi, Zeiss |
| Pumping | Oil-free dry scroll pump, turbopump station or shared Tergeo-EM pump |
| Vacuum with turbo station | 10⁻⁷ Torr range |
| Pressure sensor | Full-range |



