Custom-build apparatus positions specimen in vacuum system in three translational and one rotational degree of freedom. Operates under manual control, local microprocessor control, or remote computer control via general-purpose interface bus (GPIB), specific control option being selectable by technician. Used to position and orient specimen for secondary-ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS). Apparatus made from relatively inexpensive parts.
Automated Positioner For A Specimen In A Vacuum Chamber
NASA Tech Briefs ; 19 , 9
1995-09-01
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