Sample Heating
Thermionics offers a variety of heating options to fit your application. A selection of UHV (Ultra High Vacuum) and oxygen or chemical vapor environment heaters can be adapted to the SMR sample mount.
Radiant Resistive Heater – HR Series
- Temperatures up to 1,000°C depending upon application
- 1″ O.D. sample
- Maintains electrical isolation
- With all necessary feedthroughs, atmosphere side connectors, internal wiring, temperature thermocouple, and spare filaments
- Requires LPS-800 power supply
Nude Filament Heater – HRN Series
- Temperatures up to 1,200°C depending upon application
- 1″ O.D. sample
- Maintains electrical isolation
- With all necessary feedthroughs, atmosphere side connectors, internal wiring, temperature thermocouples, and spare filaments
- Requires LPS-800 power supply
Electron Beam Enhanced Resistive Heater – ERH Series
- UHV heating to >1400 C
- Temperature stability <1 degree @ 1200 C
- 0.6″ O.D. sample size
- Exceptionally Rapid sample heating and cooling
- Plug in heater design for easy removal / exchange
- Can be used with a variety of sample platen styles
- Customization options
- O2 option for use in oxygen enriched environment up to 1x10e-5 Torr.
- Low power filament (approx. 40 watts)
- Suitable for 500 VDC biasing
- With all necessary atmosphere side connectors, internal wiring, temperature thermocouples and spare filaments
- Requires EPS-500 power supply
EPS-500 Heater Power Supply
- 120 and 240 volt versions
- Three modes of operation:
- MANUAL, full manual control of both filament current and High Voltage.
- AUTO FILAMENT, full PID automatic control of filament current with manual H.V. adjust
- AUTO H.V., full PID automatic control of H.V. with manual filament adjust
- Two temperature indicators (three with multi control input option)
- Type K, thermocouple input for temperature indication and control
- Type C, Optical Pyrometer, and multi input options available
- Provides up to 200 mA emission current (higher output models available)
- Filament current, Bias Voltage and emission current meters
- Ramp and Soak capability
- Multiple program storage options
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Electron Beam Heater – HEB Series
- Temperatures up to 2,000°C depending upon application
- 0.6″ O.D. sample
- Electrically-grounded sample plate
- With all necessary feedthroughs, atmosphere side connectors, internal wiring, temperature thermocouples, and spare filaments
- Requires EPS-3000 power supply
Radiant Quartz Lamp Heater* – SHQ Series
- Maximum temperature: 700°C continuous heating with 1,000°C peak
- For 2″ O.D. (standard) maximum sample size (optional sizes to 5″ O.D.)
- Best temperature uniformity: 1″ O.D.
- Electrically-isolated sample
- Includes dual bakeable electrical feedthroughs, re-entrant metal seal dual cooling feedthrough, temperature thermocouples, and all necessary atmosphere side connectors
- Requires LPS-800 or LPS-1500 power supply
Options
Gas Shower Ring Option
- For chemical vapor (CV) applications
- Extends thermal shield above sample plane
- Single gas shower ring, stainless steel construction
- Gas ring clamped to heat shield
Shutter Assembly Option
- For evaporation or sputter applications
Heating and Cooling Accessories
ACS-CR Copper Rope
- Approximately 1/8″ O.D.
- OFE copper
- Suitable for UHV cooling transfer
- Available in custom lengths
ACS-TS Tantalum Screws
- Manufactured from tantalum
- 0-80 screw size
- 3/16″ tip to head base
- Filister head
SMRHR-HS Heater Spares Kit
- Two replacement tungsten filaments
- Replacement ceramic insulators