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The ion beam thinning unit IV3 F/L made by TECHNOORG LINDA is a unique instrument designed for ion beam thinning of solid samples, especially heterogeneous structures. The gun design provides ion beam thinning rates on difficult materials at low angles. It utilizes a wide range of features, which make it very flexible for specimen preparation. The ion guns are independently adjustable and are capable of thinning angles from 0 to 90º, and can be operated in single sided and double sided thinning configurations as well. A modular high voltage supply provides the gun voltage adjustments from 2-10kV, with other voltage control used for biasing the specimen holder. The specimen holder bias is adjustable from 0-2.5kV, and is commonly used for extremely low angle thinning of composite (high preferential sputtering) or for low angle milling of dimpled specimens. It has the unique capability of utilizing low energy ion gun with gun voltage range 100V-2kV. Several options are also available like specimen cooling using a cold stage, reactive milling with Iodine and slope cutting for SEM cross sections.