The TFS Helios Hydra PFIB with cryo-stage combines a multi-source plasma column (Xe, N, O, Ar) with a high-resolution electron column with insertable backscatter and STEM detectors.
The high current plasma source allows high-volume milling at rates orders of magnitude greater than that of conventional gallium sources, giving significant improvements in throughput. The system is equipped with a cryo-capable stage and cryo manipulator, which will allow the lift out of materials that require a constant cryogenic temperature, such as frozen liquid/solid interfaces.
The Hydra is fitted with a FerroVac cryo/vacuum transfer suitcase, which can dock directly with the LEAP 5000XR and the glovebox for the movement of environmentally sensitive samples.