Hitachi

HF3300

Metrology & Inspection Hitachi HF3300 family

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The Hitachi HF3300 is a transmission electron microscope. The Hitachi HF3300 is also capable of scanning transmission electron microscopy. The Hitachi HF3300(S) Megascope is a 300 kV high-resolution analytical transmission electron microscope.^[1]^[2]

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Plate 01300 kV in situ SEM/STEM observation of Pt/C catalysts using a Hitachi HF-3300 microscope.
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Power

300 kV^[3]

Gas delivery

Air, O2, H2O vapor, CO2, and H2^[3]

Optics

0.13 nm^[3]

What is it?

The Hitachi HF3300(S) is a transmission electron microscope available as the TEM-14 instrument at the Harvard CNS facility.

What do the numbers mean?

Power & electrical1

Accelerating voltage: 300 kV^[3]

Gas & chemistry1

Gas flow injection: Air, O2, H2O vapor, CO2, and H2^[3]

Optics & imaging6

TEM resolution: 0.13 nm^[3]
STEM resolution: 0.1 nm^[3]
Detectors: Annular dark field (ADF) detector and bright field (BF) detector^[3]
EDS: Dual Oxford energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy detectors^[3]
EELS: Electron energy loss spectroscopy detector^[3]
Microscopy capabilities: High resolution Lorentz microscopy and electron holography^[3]

Configuration & options9

Instrument Type: Transmission electron microscope (TEM)^[2]
Instrument Code: TEM-14^[2]
Facility Section: Charge Beam Imaging^[2]
Tool designation: Hitachi HF3300(S) Megascope^[2]
Model: HF3300(S)^[3]
Manufacturer: Hitachi^[3]
Instrument type: Transmission electron microscope^[1]
Mode capability: Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM)^[3]
In-situ heating: Possible with a Norcada heating holder with biasing contacts^[3]

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Accelerating voltage300 kV^[3]
Gas flow injectionAir, O2, H2O vapor, CO2, and H2^[3]

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Frequently asked questions

What are the TEM and STEM resolutions specified for the HF3300?

The TEM resolution is 0.13 nm and the STEM resolution is 0.1 nm.^[4]

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No publicly documented production dates or lifecycle milestones (introduction, end of production, EOL) for the HF3300 are on record.
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No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the HF3300 are on record.
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The control-system platform and OS era of the HF3300 are not on record.
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No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the HF3300 are on record.
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The process node or technology generation of the HF3300 is not on record.
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Sources (4)Every fact above is drawn from these public sources

[1]osti.gov — osti.govosti.gov
[2]cns1.rc.fas.harvard.edu — cns1.rc.fas.harvard.educns1.rc.fas.harvard.edu
[3]bioz.combioz.com
[4]Transmission Electron Microscope Imaging Service—Hitachi HF3300(S) Megascope - CD BioSciences — laboratory.cd-biosciences.comlaboratory.cd-biosciences.com