Talos Arctica™
by Thermo Fisher Scientific - highly automated transmission electron microscope designed for rapid screening and mid-resolution data collection of frozen-hydrated samples.
- The electron source - Schottky X-FEG - uses an accelerated voltage of 200 kV.
- Falcon 3EC detector operated through the EPU software for automated data collection.
- Robotic loading of up to 11 TEM grids per cassette for increased throughput.
- Automated data collection mode enabling long unattended operation.
Titan Krios™
by Thermo Fisher Scientific - a state-of-the-art automated transmission electron microscope for high-resolution data collection on frozen-hydrated samples.
- The electron source - Schottky X-FEG - uses an accelerated voltage of 300 kV.
- Falcon 3EC direct electron detector
- Falcon 4i direct electron detector after SelectrisX energy filter
- Sensor size 4,096 x 4,096 pixels
- Pixel size 14 µm x 14 µm
- Internal frame rate 240 fps
- File formats include EER mode (all frames accessible – fractionation not required)
- Imaging performance (counting) DQE (0) = 0.85 DQE (0.5 Nq) = 0.60 DQE (1.0 Nq) = 0.20
- Fringe Free Imaging (FFI) and Aberration Free Imaging System (AFIS) are present.
- Robotic loading of up to 11 TEM grids per cassette for increased throughput
- Data collection is operated through the EPU software collection, enabling long, unattended operation.
Vitrobots™
by Thermo Fisher Scientific. Enables a highly automated and reproducible vitrification process for sample preparation.
PELCO easiGlow™
by Ted Pella, Inc. glow discharge cleaning system, optimised for cleaning TEM support grids, making them hydrophilic using air.
