[Sem] Retaining the SEM and building a sputter coater

[John McMaster]

FWIW I am converting my vacuum system from diffusion to turbo pumped.  
Assuming it works (they are really expensive working so I had to piece 
it together from eBay after doing a bunch of research) I may have a 
Varian diffusion pump to donate to NB for SEM / sputter system use.  I 
will try to play around with coating on my setup in the near future.

Let me know if there is interest for people to discuss and plan things 
out.  I can usually only meet on weekends though.

On 07/09/2013 12:08 AM, Jeff Miller wrote:
> Well it's a bit of a catch-22. As long as there's ongoing interest in 
> the SEM and we can keep it and the space free from decay, the SEM can 
> stay. If it's underutilized and falls into disrepair, it should go 
> somewhere it might be better appreciated.
>
> I haven't seen the space lately but it sounds finished enough.
>
> I think we should put the priority on building a sputter coater. It 
> should be fairly simple to do. I've seen some pretty poor designs on 
> YouTube that still sort of work. I think we could build a pretty nice 
> one over 2 or 3 months of weekends, tops.
>
> Probably <$100 in parts that we can't scrounge or make for something 
> quite nice.
>
> I'll be looking at commercial designs this week and try to come up 
> with some plans this week and next.
>
> -Jeff
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