Liquid Helium/Nitrogen Cryostats

Designed for compatibility with VAb XYZ manipulators, these flow cryostats can be used to provide sample cooling using either liquid helium or liquid nitrogen. Options exist for both DN40CF and DN63CF flange sizes and are primarily meant to work together with the VBPM12 and VBPM25 series manipulators with a DDF series rotation stage integrated as part of the package. A range of compatible sample stages are also available. There are options with integrated counterheating, integrated linear travel or integrated secondary rotation axis intended to provide a 5 axis solution (XYZ with 2 rotation axes)

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Liquid Helium/Nitrogen Cryostats

Designed for compatibility with VAb XYZ manipulators, these flow cryostats can be used to provide sample cooling using either liquid helium or liquid nitrogen. Options exist for both DN40CF and DN63CF flange sizes and are primarily meant to work together with the VBPM12 and VBPM25 series manipulators with a DDF series rotation stage integrated as part of the package. A range of compatible sample stages are also available. There are options with integrated counterheating, integrated linear travel or integrated secondary rotation axis intended to provide a 5 axis solution (XYZ with 2 rotation axes)

Key Features


  • Base temperature 5K with liquid helium
  • Base temperature 77K with liquid nitrogen

Liquid Helium/Nitrogen Cryostats

Designed for compatibility with VAb XYZ manipulators, these flow cryostats can be used to provide sample cooling using either liquid helium or liquid nitrogen. Options exist for both DN40CF and DN63CF flange sizes and are primarily meant to work together with the VBPM12 and VBPM25 series manipulators with a DDF series rotation stage integrated as part of the package. A range of compatible sample stages are also available. There are options with integrated counterheating, integrated linear travel or integrated secondary rotation axis intended to provide a 5 axis solution (XYZ with 2 rotation axes)

Key Features


  • Base temperature 5K with liquid helium
  • Base temperature 77K with liquid nitrogen

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.

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VBHVK Series Cryostats

The HVK series cryostats are primarily optimised for integration with our VBPM series dual bellows manipulators with a DDF63P rotation stage on top. For this reason they are supplied on a DN63CF flange. There are also two more compact options in the range for a smaller DN40CF flange, which due to their flange size offer less space for electrical feedthroughs. Finally two options include an additional motion axis within the cryostat which is usually used to actuate a secondary rotation within the sample stage.

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Siphon for VBHVK Helium Cryostats

These vacuum-insulated siphons are designed to tranfer liquid helium or nitrogen from the dewar to the VB-HVK series cryostats. They are available in U shape for vertically-mounted cryostats or L shape for horizontally-mounted.

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VBPHM series rotation / feedthrough assemblies with optional LN2 cooling

The PHM series feedthrough assemblies are designed to provide the motion axes to enable 4 or 5 axis motion on our VBPMK12, VBPM12 and VBPM25 series in applications where no cooling or liquid nitrogen cooling is required. If Helium cooling is required, please see our VBHVK series cryostats instead. They also include suitable feedthroughs to provide electrical connections to the sample stage, as well as optional liquid nitrogen cooling pipes and feedthroughs.

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