Ametek Gatan Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., a global leader focused on enhancing and extending the operation and productivity of electron microscopes, launched the Metro, a cutting-edge counting camera for groundbreaking imaging, diffraction, and in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) below 200 kV.
In today’s “publish or perish” environment, many microscopists believe that a 300 kV TEM is a necessary piece of lab equipment and the only way a lab can acquire results worthy of publishing in high-impact journals. However, these 300 kV microscopes are expensive to purchase and maintain, which limits their accessibility to only major research institutions or large corporations.
“Our first concern, when creating the Metro camera, was for the everyday scientist. We wanted to ensure that a lab without a 300 kV microscope and a very large budget can get stunning results from their current microscopes,” says Cory Czarnik, Imaging and In-Situ product manager at Gatan. “By optimizing the Metro camera for 200 kV microscopes, we have extended counting in-situ capabilities to ensure that labs can successfully image the finest details from the most delicate of samples without a significant capital investment.”
Using a proprietary sensor, this novel in-situ counting camera has virtually no background noise, resulting in an increased signal-to-noise ratio at low doses for very sensitive samples. Additionally, the streamlined interface and unparalleled processing tools in DigitalMicrograph make the camera attractive for multi-user facilities and leading materials researchers.
“With this release of the Metro camera, we are now bringing this unique counting technology to every lab working in material science applications,” commented Narayan Vishwanathan, Vice President and Business Unit Manager of AMETEK Electron Microscopy Technologies. “We now bring an optimal low-dose solution to labs around the world for a wide range of material types and beam-sensitive samples such as 2D materials, battery materials, polymers, environmental TEM, and liquid-cell TEM.”
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