Accession No
6739
Brief Description
Stereoscan 600 scanning electron microscope, by Cambridge Scientific Instruments Ltd., English, 1975 (c)
Origin
England; Cambridge
Maker
Cambridge Scientific Instruments Ltd.
Class
microscopes
Earliest Date
1975
Latest Date
1975
Inscription Date
Material
metal (aluminium alloy, stainless steel, wire, others); plastic (Bakelite, others); rubber
Dimensions
2000mm length, 800mm depth, 1500mm height (estimated)
Special Collection
Provenance
Donated by Sappi (UK) Ltd., Blackburn Paper Mill, in 2008.
Inscription
TYPE No.81111
SERIAL No.177
Description Notes
Stereoscan 600 scanning electron microscope, by Cambridge Scientific Instruments Ltd., English, 1975 (c).
Rectangular instrument with a greenish-grey frame and yellow desktop. The analysis chamber on the left-hand side consists of a thick stainless steel vacuum chamber, and the controls and screens are on the centre and right-hand side.
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Description
A scanning electron microscope is a high-resolution microscope that uses a beam of electrons to scan the surface of a sample and produce an image. Cambridge Instrument Company's Stereoscan was the first commercial version of the instrument and they were commonly used for materials research and failure analysis.
The 600 is a compact, budget model for general purpose research or industrial work. It examines specimens up to 50mm x 50mm x 25mm and magnifies them up to 50,000x. It sold for £8,250 in 1972, about half the price of the larger S4 model.
This one was used at Blackburn Paper Mill.
11/01/2022
Created by: Morgan Bell on 11/01/2022
FM:47516
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