Hi everybody,
We still have issues with (small) beam instability that matches some spiking on the ion pump – probably related to some build-up of Ar from the P-10 that causes discharges. To further test, JEOL wants to “innovate” with old material on my new probe. Installing a (refurbish) triode ion pump. They say this kind of triode ion pump are more efficient to handle pollution by Ar, but this sounds a little experimental (never done on an 8230)… Any thoughts on that? Pros & cons?
Julien