Based on the highly successful MM3A-EM micromanipulator, the MM3E exhibits the same compactness, precision, and stability combined with closed-loop positional feedback. This enhancement provides the means to improve the system’s ease of use (e.g. by defining parking and working positions that can be addressed at the click of a button).
The MM3E is fully compatible with virtually any SEM or FIB/SEM on the market. It comes with an intuitive, drag&drop-style control software which provides an easy means for positioning the tool tip in three dimensions inside your SEM or FIB/SEM tool.
The software performs coordinate transformations so that the MM3E behaves as a cartesian system with a reproducibility of a few micrometers. With the optional encoded axial rotation drive, the specimen can be rotated compucentrically in the vicinity of the sample.
Resolution A: 7 nrad (0.5 nm)
Resolution B: 7 nrad (0.2 nm)
Resolution C: 0.05 nm
Resolution R: < 60 nrad
Reproducibility XYZ: <2 µm
Drift: <1 nm/min
compucentric rotation field of view: ~30 µm
Probing current range: 10 nA to 100 mA
Maximum probing voltage: 100 V
Probing signal resistance: 7.0 Ω
Temperature range: 273 K to 353 K
Mounting: M4 tapped hole
A = left / right B = up / down C = in / out
All technical specifications are approximate. Due to continuous development, we reserve the right to change specifications without notice.
Small and practical
Plug-and-play system with modular components
Interfacing solutions for most SEM/FIB instruments
Fast setup and removal
Effortless work with multiple manipulators
Useful plug-in tools
Result-oriented operation and increased throughput
Intuitive control interfaces and software
User-friendly and easy to learn
Quick and easy probe tip exchange
Compact, stand-alone electronics with PC interface
Pioneering cabling technology
Compact construction delivers higher resonance frequencies
Excellent stability
Low drift (1 nm/min)
Reliable operation (one year endurance test)
Virtually insusceptible to vibrations
Fast pre-positioning by hand
No backlash or reversal play
Sub-nanometer resolution (0.25 nm)
Extensive working range (100 cm³)
No "blind axis" like with cartesian systems
Integrated coarse and fine displacement in one drive
High operating velocity (up to 10 mm/sec)
Coarse and fine displacement in one drive