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Gatan Introduces New Products for TEM Applications at M&M 2008

August 4, 2008

Pleasanton, CA, August 2, 2008 – Gatan, Inc. introduces 4 new products for TEM applications at the 2008 Microscopy and Microanalysis Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Gatan is in booth 1130.

Cryo-TEM: Heading the list of new products is the newly redesigned plunge freezing instrument, Cryo-plunge™3 (Cp3), used for the preparation of frozen hydrated specimens for cryo transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM).  Versatile in design, Cp3 is easy to use and yields consistent results.  Compared to other similar instruments in the market, Cp3 has the best price/performance value. Click for more information.

Digital Imaging: The successful ORIUS® CCD camera family keeps growing by adding two new members.

ORIUS SC200D is a single 35mm port lens-coupled CCD camera designed for diffraction imaging applications in materials science.  With a robust scintillator to minimize the electron beam damage to the CCD sensor, this camera records diffraction patterns free from the common artifact of streaking.  Click for more information.

ORIUS SC200W is a 2k x 2k side mount fiber-optical coupled camera that delivers live image viewing at TV rate and large field of view. It is designed for bio-medical imaging applications. Click for more information.

3D Tomography Software: GPU reconstruction accelerates the 3D reconstruction of tomography tilt series to give results in real-time. Powered by the latest generation of graphics cards this innovative software is integrated into DigitalMicrograph®. Click for more information.

Gatan, Inc. is a member of the Microimaging Applications Group™ (MAG) of the Scientific and Industrial Imaging division of Roper Industries, Inc. The Microimaging Applications Group comprises five imaging leaders: Gatan®, Photometrics®, MediaCybernetics®, QImaging®, and MAG Biosystems™. These technology partners work independently as well as in synergy to offer an unparalleled range of solutions for microimaging applications. Web: www.MAGworldwide.com.