Also, here's a link to a 'quote' on a new source... I've heard how
much these usually cost before, but I can't remember exactly at the
moment. I think around $2-4k:
https://www.appliedbeams.com/product/gallium-lmis-refill-for-seiko-fib-systems/

Here's a good primer on FIB I just found when searching for the
average lifetime of the Gallium source:
(warning 159MB)
http://www.emal.engin.umich.edu/courses/FIB%20Workshop%202008/FIB%20Workshop%202008%20Handouts.pdf

On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 5:48 PM, Nathan McCorkle <nmz787@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 5:39 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd@gmail.com> wrote:
>> DOH! Thank Nathan - that would be a huge difference. I got fooled by the
>> fact that the several listings on caeonline.com all call it a FIB SEM
>> system:
>>
>> http://www.caeonline.com/listing/product/9095358/seiko-smi-3200
>> http://www.caeonline.com/listing/product/67711/seiko-smi-3200
>> http://www.caeonline.com/listing/product/9025735/seiko-smi-3200
>>
>> Don't these things usually allow some secondary electron imaging as well
>> though?
>
> Yes, the imaging electronics is the same as a scanning electron
> microscope, the beam scan electronics probably a bit different but
> mostly the same ideas (using electrical or magnetic fields to scan the
> beam).
>
>>
>> If it doesn't have any imaging capabilities, I doubt that we would want this
>> beast. Would be good to check this with the owner though...
>
> Yep, I'm guessing this has imaging... it would be pretty hard to focus
> to <5nm without some feedback to check edges for!

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-Nathan