Kratos AXIS Ultra XPS for Sale

[Mark Biesinger]

Surface Science Western (SSW) is selling our Kratos AXIS Ultra XPS.  This instrument, located in London, Ontario, Canada, is still in service and is available for demonstrations. It will be removed from service in the fall of 2018 or if sold earlier. This instrument has been a key contributor to our lab and is still in excellent working condition. More information can be obtained by contacting Dr. Mark Biesinger at this email or by calling 519-661-2173.  Asking $50,000 (CND) or best offer.

  Features:

• Monochromatic Al k(alpha) X-ray source
• Dual non-monochromatic Mg/Zr X-ray Source Patented magnetic charge neutralization system. 0.67 eV FWHM on ester functionality of PET at 10 eV pass energy.
• 8 channel detector with XPS imaging capabilities, ~10 micron XPS imaging resolution.
• Analysis area of 300x700 microns (oval), 400x400 microns (square), 220 microns, 110 microns, 55 microns and 27 micron (round) spots.
• Resolution of 0.47 eV (FWHM) for Ag 3d5/2 peak at 10 eV pass energy, 0.55 eV at 20 eV pass energy.
• Minibeam III Ar Ion Gun for surface sputtering/depth profiling
• Vision II Unix based operating and processing software (processed data compatible with CasaXPS).
• X,Y,Z and Rotating Stage (Rotation for Angle Resolved Analysis)
• Main stage cooling (to LN2) and heating to 600C
• Sample parking stage
• Ultraviolet (He) Source (equipped but presently not operational)
• Main ion pump and sublimation pump refurbished in 2015
• All fans on electronics replaced in 2015
• Fully maintenance logs available upon request
• Multiple sample holders (stub and bar styles), operating manuals, electronic schematics, a variety of spare parts are also included.
• Installed at SSW in 2002. 

Shipping of the instrument will be the responsibility of the purchaser. It is recommended that a Kratos engineer be contracted for this.

[Thomas.G...@csiro.au]

Hi Mark,

 

I almost felt a bit sentimental when I saw your message this morning; this instrument has made some really significant contributions to the XPS community. We are constantly referring to your reference website (xpsfitting.com) and copies of your papers on resolving different oxidation states of transition metals are actually sitting on my desk within easy reach because I need them so often. Whenever a student comes to us wanting to have metal oxides analysed, excitedly waving some publication they found (which invariably includes poor XPS data plus even poorer curve-fitting of transition metal peaks, usually in high-impact journals like Nature!), we calm them down, then pull out one of your papers and try to explain to them what’s actually possible and what’s notJ

We have an Ultra ourselves plus a Nova so don’t have a need for another instrument. What are you going to replace your Ultra with?

 

Good luck,

Thomas

 

Dr Thomas Gengenbach
Senior Research Scientist | Surface Analysis
Manufacturing 

E thomas.g...@csiro.au | surface-...@csiro.au P +61 3 9545 2593 (or 9545 2542)
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[Mark Biesinger]

Note that an offer has been accepted for this instrument and pending further notice this item is now off the market/sold.

Thanks to everyone who inquired.

My best,
Mark