IMS 7fR

High Performance SIMS Instrument for the Analysis of Radioactive Samples

The IMS 7fR is a shielded magnetic sector SIMS instrument specifically developed for the analysis of highly radioactive materials. Derived from the IMS 7f, it offers all necessary protections against radiation and alpha contamination during sample transfer and analysis while ensuring ultimate SIMS analytical performances: fast detection and imaging of all elements of the periodic table, high sensitivity for the detection of very low concentrations, excellent depth resolution, accurate measurement of isotopic ratios, etc...

A transfer cask allows the safe transportation of the radioactive sample to the instrument site. The sample is then introduced in a glove box via an Alpha-tight door. It is opened with a manipulator and the sample is placed in the entry air lock. Instrument venting and sample transfer into the specimen chamber are fully automated. A lead shielding surrounding the glove box, the entry air lock and the specimen chamber provides a safe protection against radiation. All sample manipulations and maintenance operations can be viewed through a lead window.