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Oxford Instruments is pleased to announce the launch of the unique SampleProtect measurement system. It is ideal for ESD protection and is optimised for opto-electrical measurement experiments, ensuring sensitive samples are protected throughout the whole experiment. It also minimises the time taken to obtain first experimental results.

Oxford Instruments announces the launch of the SampleProtect measurement system for sensitive samples used in spectroscopy experiments

Abingdon, UK | Posted on November 14th, 2016

The SampleProtect measurement system comes complete with Oxford Instruments’ Cryofree® bottom loading cryostat – the OptistatDry BLV, MFLI Lock-in Amplifier from Zurich Instruments, a specially designed ESD break-out box and high quality cables.

The SampleProtect measurement system ensures that the user’s sample is protected from the risk of electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage from the moment it is electrically connected to the patent pending pucks. ESD protection is designed into the system at every stage of the experiment. This means every time you load a sample into the cryostat you can be confident that it is electrically protected – no more waiting until the sample is cold to find out whether it has been damaged during the loading process. SampleProtect provides fully earthed signal management, eliminating the risk of earth loops that might interfere with your signal. Full measurement quality interconnecting cables for your low level signals are also provided.

The Cryofree® OptistatDry BLV model allows samples to be cooled to less than 3 K without the need for liquid cryogens. It has been designed with customers’ experiments in mind, making integration into spectroscopy experiments quick and easy. Sample change is done through the unique load port with the cryostat in-situ, eliminating the need for removal and re-aligning of the cryostat for each and every sample change. This minimises the time taken from setting up the new cryostat to obtaining the first experimental results, and in between subsequent experiments.

The MFLI Lock-in Amplifier provides superior performance in the low and medium frequency domain and is paired with the outstanding functionality of the LabOne® measurement toolset. Additionally, the differential voltage and current inputs of the MFLI are optimised for low noise operation. The high oversampling rate ensures an even better signal-to-noise ratio, which is essential for low temperature applications. Users can characterise their samples with a multitude of analysis tools like the oscilloscope, the spectrum analyser, the SW trigger or the parametric sweeper, all within the same user interface, which reduces complexity. The MFLI integrated with the OptistatDry BLV model comes equipped with 500 kHz frequency range and 4 demodulators for measurements at 4 frequencies simultaneously.

“The SampleProtect measurement capability brings the advantages of the OptistatDry family to opto-electrical measurements. ESD damage to samples is a major issue for researchers with sensitive samples, such as those working on quantum devices. This unique system ensures that the sample is protected at every stage of the experiment making these types of measurements much more efficient”, said David Clapton, Product Lifecycle Manager at Oxford Instruments NanoScience.

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About Oxford Instruments NanoScience
Oxford Instruments NanoScience designs, supplies and supports market-leading research tools that enable quantum technologies, new materials and device development in the physical sciences. Our tools support research down to the atomic scale through creation of high performance, cryogen free low temperature and magnetic environments, based upon our core technologies in low and ultra low temperatures, high magnetic fields and system integration, with ever-increasing levels of experimental and measurement readiness. Oxford Instruments NanoScience is a part of the Oxford Instruments plc group.

About Oxford Instruments plc
Oxford Instruments designs, supplies and supports high-technology tools and systems with a focus on research and industrial applications. Innovation has been the driving force behind Oxford Instruments' growth and success for over 50 years, and its strategy is to effect the successful commercialisation of these ideas by bringing them to market in a timely and customer-focused fashion.

The first technology business to be spun out from Oxford University, Oxford Instruments is now a global company and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (OXIG). Its objective is to be the leading provider of new generation tools and systems for the research and industrial sectors with a focus on nanotechnology. Its key market sectors include nano-fabrication and nano-materials. The company’s strategy is to expand the business into the life sciences arena, where nanotechnology and biotechnology intersect

This involves the combination of core technologies in areas such as low temperature, high magnetic field and ultra high vacuum environments; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; X-ray, electron, laser and optical based metrology; atomic force microscopy; optical imaging; advanced growth, deposition and etching.

Oxford Instruments aims to pursue responsible development and deeper understanding of our world through science and technology. Its products, expertise, and ideas address global issues such as energy, environment, security and health.

About Zurich Instruments
Zurich Instruments makes lock-in amplifiers, phase-locked loops, and impedance analyzers that have revolutionized instrumentation in the medium-frequency (MF) to ultra-high-frequency (UHF) ranges by combining frequency-domain tools and time-domain tools within each product. This reduces the complexity of laboratory setups, removes sources of problems and provides new measurement approaches that support the progress of material research.

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Contacts:
Soma Deshprabhu
Marketing Communications Manager
Oxford Instruments NanoScience
Tubney Woods, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5QX, UK
Direct dial: +44 (0) 1865 393 813
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 393 200

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