Tripod method is a mechanical grinding and polishing of a sample, in a wedge configuration, down to electrons transparency or with a short final ion milling time, enabling to suppress or reduce damages induced by the ion milling techniques.
Suitable for planar or x-section sample preparation.
CIME Tripod tools:
1. Manual Tripod
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2. Semi automatic Tripod polisher: Multiprep from Allied company
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