VB(U)HS Series Sample Stages
These VB(U)HS sample stages are designed to fit to our VBHVK Series cryostats, as well as directly to an XYZ manipulator or rotation stage when cooling is not required. Versions with cooling are constructed from gold-coated copper which facilitates excellent sample cooling due to a good thermal connection to the cryostat, and can be optionally configured for different sample entry directions. Cooling connection is either via direct contact to the cryostat or via VCR connectors and stainless steel tubing in the case of liquid nitrogen-only cooling. They can be equipped for 3 different types of sample heating – alumina heater, e-beam heating and direct current heating. The e-beam versions offer a higher maximum temperature than alumina but require a special sample holder with a hole for best performance.
Key Features
- These sample stages are designed to work with 18x15mm standard flag-style sample holders. These can be supplied on request in 316L stainless steel, molydenum, tantalum and tungsten.
- The stages can either have one or two sample stages to allow for higher throughput, sample storage or for different types of sample heating on the same manipulator
- Sample holder orientation / entry direction can be either 180º or 90º rotated compared to the images shown
- K type thermocouple integrated. Other thermocouple types on request (type S, type C)
| Part No. | Temperature range (K) | Heater type | Direct current heating | Number of sample positions | Cooling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBUHS-AL2O3-TC-DC-LN | 90-1100 | Al2O3 | Yes | 1 | LN2 via VCR connections & tubing | |
| VBUHS-AL2O3-TC-DC-LN | ||||||
| VBUHS-EB-TC-LN | 90-1500 | e-beam | No | 1 | LN2 via VCR connections & tubing | |
| VBUHS-EB-TC-LN | ||||||
| VBUHS-AL2O3-TC-LN | 90-1100 | Al2O3 | No | 1 | LN2 via VCR connections & tubing | |
| VBUHS-AL2O3-TC-LN | ||||||
| VBUHS-EB-TC-DC-LN | 90-1500 | e-beam | Yes | 1 | LN2 via VCR connections & tubing | |
| VBUHS-EB-TC-DC-LN | ||||||
| VBHS-AL2O3-TC | 230-1100 | Al2O3 | No | 1 | No cooling | |
| VBHS-AL2O3-TC | ||||||
| VBHS-AL2O3-TC-DC | 230-1100 | Al2O3 | Yes | 1 | No cooling | |
| VBHS-AL2O3-TC-DC | ||||||
| VBUHS-EB-AL2O3 | 10-1100 | Al2O3 | No | 1 | LHe & LN2 via VBHVK cryostat | |
| VBUHS-EB-AL2O3 | ||||||
| VBUHS-EB-TC | 10-1500 | e-beam | No | 1 | LHe & LN2 via VBHVK cryostat | |
| VBUHS-EB-TC | ||||||
| VBUHS-AL2O3-TC-DC | 10-1100 | Al2O3 | Yes | 1 | LHe & LN2 via VBHVK cryostat | |
| VBUHS-AL2O3-TC-DC | ||||||
| VBUHS-EB-TC-DC | 10-1500 | e-beam | Yes | 1 | LHe & LN2 via VBHVK cryostat | |
| VBUHS-EB-TC-DC | ||||||
| VBUHS-AL2O3-EB-TC-DC | 10-1500 | Both, 1 on each stage | Yes | 2 | LHe & LN2 via VBHVK cryostat | |
| VBUHS-AL2O3-EB-TC-DC |
