Table top scanning electron microscope equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy for imaging and analytical research.

直接观察和记录是所有科学努力的共同基本工具。无论是研究自然现象、实验结果还是制成品，对物体的准确表征和分析都是至关重要的。在这里，我们寻求购买一种创新的成像和分析仪器，称为日立TM 3000变压台式扫描电子显微镜（SEM）。该装置还将配备布鲁克Quantax 70能量色散x射线光谱仪（EDS）。该仪器能够对高达30,000X的样品进行成像，而无需像传统的SEM那样进行特殊的样品制备。如果一个人有兴趣对正在研究的对象进行进一步的工作，这是一个关键的优势。实际上，人们可以用比光学显微镜更大的倍率为活体标本成像。在分析方面，能谱仪将能够识别和量化元素周期表中从硼以上的任何元素。这两种技术在一台仪器中的结合意味着可以进行元素分析和成像的空间精度远远超过目前台式仪器的精度。

Direct observation and documentation are fundamental tools common to all scientific endeavour. Accurate representation and analysis of objects is critical, whether studying natural phenomena, experimental results, or manufactured products. Here, we seek to purchase an innovative imaging and analytical instrument called a Hitachi TM 3000 variable pressure benchtop scanning electron microscope (SEM). This unit will also be equipped with a Bruker Quantax 70 energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS). This instrument is capable of imaging specimens up to 30,000X without special sample preparation, as required for traditional SEM. This is a critical advantage if one is interested in conducting further work on the object under study. One can actually image living specimens at a level of magnification well beyond a light microscope. On the analytical side, the EDS will enable the identification and quantification of any element in the periodic table from Boron upwards. The combination of these two technologies in a single instrument means that the spatial precision with which elemental analysis can be performed and imaged well exceeds that currently available for a benchtop instrument.