Specific features of the machine 
- Canon LaB6
- Accelerating voltage: 200 kV
- Resolution: 0.194 nm
- Sample holders: single-tilt, dual-tilt analytical (Be) (for EDS analysis), dual-tilt cryogenic
Operating modes
- Conventional microscopy, high-resolution microscopy, and micro-diffraction
- CBD: convergent beam for structural analysis
- NBD: nano-diffraction (diffraction at the nanoscale)
- Precession-mode diffraction
- EDX: X-ray microanalysis
Equipements
- GATAN Ultrascan 1000 XP CCD Camera (Model 994) 2018×2048 pixels
- INCAEnergy TEM 100X EDS Analyzer
- NanomégasDigistar Precession Module
Preparation of thin sections
- Cutting (wire saw, disc saw)
- Mechanical preparation (low-speed or normal-speed polishers, tripods, inverted microscopes)
- Ion polishing (low-voltage GATAN PIPS)