Omicron 03 horizontal Nov 2006
Christopher Matranga, left, a researcher in the Office of Research and Development at the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory, and Neetha Khan, a research scientist at NETL, prepare an experiment in NETL’s Omicron Analysis and Surface Imaging System (OASIS). The OASIS system allows researchers to image individual atoms and determine the elemental composition of the first few atomic layers of surfaces relevant to fossil energy applications. The system incorporates such analytical and atomic imaging systems as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy, ion scattering spectroscopy, low energy electron diffraction, electron energy loss spectroscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, and atomic force microscopy into one single ultra-high vacuum system. It will give NETL onsite researchers a powerful new ability to do research into such areas as hydrogen membranes, surface chemistry, atomic scale studies of Fischer-Tropsch and catalytic reforming reactions, studies of membranes during heating and exposure to hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide, and many other applications. The new system also will be useful to university collaborators who work with NETL onsite scientists and engineers in an increasing number of projects of national importance.
Omicron 03 horizontal Nov 2006
Christopher Matranga, left, a researcher in the Office of Research and Development at the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory, and Neetha Khan, a research scientist at NETL, prepare an experiment in NETL’s Omicron Analysis and Surface Imaging System (OASIS). The OASIS system allows researchers to image individual atoms and determine the elemental composition of the first few atomic layers of surfaces relevant to fossil energy applications. The system incorporates such analytical and atomic imaging systems as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy, ion scattering spectroscopy, low energy electron diffraction, electron energy loss spectroscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, and atomic force microscopy into one single ultra-high vacuum system. It will give NETL onsite researchers a powerful new ability to do research into such areas as hydrogen membranes, surface chemistry, atomic scale studies of Fischer-Tropsch and catalytic reforming reactions, studies of membranes during heating and exposure to hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide, and many other applications. The new system also will be useful to university collaborators who work with NETL onsite scientists and engineers in an increasing number of projects of national importance.