ACTINIS

Magnetic sector SIMS dedicated to high precision elemental and isotopic analyses of highly radioactive samples.

• Status: Active
• Country: France
• Isotopic: Yes
• Elemental: Yes
• Type of measurable elements: Most of elements, isotopes, and molecular species
• Measurable isotopes/elements: Isotopes of H, C, O, S, REE, and more
• Analyzer type : Magnetic Sector MS
• Ion source type: Duoplasmatron source and Cesium ion source for primary beam generation
• Inlet types: Automated sample stage with ultra-high vacuum sample handling
• Mass range : 1 to 360 amu
• High Resolution : Yes
• Mass resolution/ Mass resolving power : > 20 000 (10% definition, FWTM)
• Multicollector : Yes
• Collectors qty : One Electron Multiplier (EM) - Two Faraday Cups (FCs)
• Abundance sensitivity : < 5 x 10-9 at M±1 (M=28Si)
• Precision : < 0.2% in EM/EM mode; < 0.2% in FC/FC mode
• Detector type : one Electron Multiplier (EM) and two Faraday Cups (FCs)
• Depth profile : < 10e14 atom/cm3
• Geometry type : Double-focusing magnetic sector geometry
• Focusing type : Electrostatic and magnetic focusing for ion beams
• Vacuum system : Ultra-high vacuum system with turbo-molecular pumps
• Gas supply: High-purity oxygen and cesium for primary beam generation