Carl Zeiss SMT has introduced the
new CENTRA™ 100 transmission electron microscope (TEM) at the
47th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology in
Washington D.C. The CENTRA 100 is a TEM with up to 100 kV accelerating
voltage. Specially designed as a sophisticated “imaging
system”, the highly compact and robust instrument offers
maximum resolution down to 0.2 nm. The ease-of-use and fast specimen
exchange capability make this microscope particularly well-suited for
biomedical or clinical laboratory environments. It also features low
operating costs, high specimen throughput, a very attractive
price/performance ratio and low space requirements, thanks to the small
footprint.
A key technical feature of the system is the choice between
two different imaging modes: high resolution and high contrast. This is
particularly important for investigating low-contrast biological
specimens. The specially developed mini-lens design leads to a very
compact size where the electron-optical lens elements exhibit only
minimum aberration. The use of four lens elements in the projection
system enables rotation-free imaging while the magnification is being
changed. Furthermore, additional deflection systems support the
image-fine-shift that enables the generation of panorama images.
The new CENTRA™ 100 is now available.