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Supply of Cryostat Platform for Cryogenic Optical Fluorescence Microscopy to UKRI

Awarded 20 Oct 2022

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Awarded20 Oct 2022
Value£211,049.00
RegionSouth East
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 3y 7mo ago5mo term
Awarded 20 Oct 2022Expired 30 Mar 2023

UK Research & Innovation awarded a contract to Attocube Systems AG for a cryostat platform to support existing cryogenic optical fluorescence microscopy.

The platform required integration into an optical bench with isolated vibrational sources, an integrated imaging objective, peak-to-peak drift of 5 nm, a nano-positioner range of 1 mm, coarse adjustment of 5 mm, and a closed-cycle liquid-helium cooling mechanism.

It also needed compatibility with existing cryogenic sample shuttles, vacuum transfer pots, electron microscopy grids, and proprietary solid immersion lenses.

The contract value was AUD 211,049.

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