Heating and Cooling Vacuum/Gas Stage MHCS600
MicrOptik’s MHCS600 series are temperature controlled heating/cooling and vacuum/gas tight stages. MHCS600 stages are ideal instruments for optical thermal microscopy and spectroscopy applications as well as for other general applications where a broad temperature range is required. MHCS600 are easy to incorporate in any complex high-tech setup. The MHCS600 stages offer the best solution for Geological, Fluid Inclusion, Semiconductor, Photovoltaic, or other Materials Science applications.
MicrOptik has developed a new MHCS600 series of Heating and Cooling Stage with a wide temperature range to operate under vacuum and gas tight Environments. MicrOptik’s MHCS600 stages are developed for vacuum or/and gas tight applications with temperature range -190°C to 600°C. MHCS600 stages are supplied with a high precision MTDC600 programmable temperature controller. MTDC600 temperature controller can be operated by Software or Manually. It makes the system more adaptive and flexible. For applications below ambient temperature Liquid Nitrogen Cooling System LN2-SYS is provided.

Heating & Cooling Stage MHCS600 assembly
MHCS600 Features:
- Vacuum or Gas Tight Environments
- Wide temperature range
- Programmable temperature controller
- Software or Manual control
- Wide range of viewing apertures
- Removable cover for easy sample access
- Horizontal and vertical mounting
- High precision and high resolution t° measurement and control
- Water cooling frame
- Vacuum port, gas port, vacuumed 4/6 or 8 pins electrical feedthrough
MTDC600 Temperature Controller and Software
The MTDC600 is a high performance temperature controller with resolution and accuracy 0.10C. The controller MTDC600 has a built-in power supply and can be controlled manually or through a USB2.0 communication port. Software provides a convenient platform for all possible experiments. PID parameters, temperature limits and control essentials can be easy selected through the relevant menus.
MHCS600 Technical Specification
| Temperature Range | -190°C to 600°C (Below ambient requires cooling accessories) |
| Temperature Resolution | 0.1°C |
| Temperature Stability | ±0.1°C at 100°C with MTDC600 Temperature Controller |
| Minimum Heating Rate | 0.1°C/min |
| Maximum heating Rate | 150°C/min |
| Maximum cooling Rate | 60°C/min |
| Temperature Control Method | Switching PID-PID |
| Temperature Control Sensor | RTD |
| Heating/cooling Block | Silver |
| Thermal Stage Operating Working Distance | 11.5mm |
| Thermal Stage Operating Condencer Distance | 13.6mm |
| Sample Area | 40mm x 40mm (other sample area optional) |
| Sample Chamber Height | 10.5mm (other up to 20 mm per request) |
| Windows Material | ZnSe |
| Sample Viewing Aperture | 30mm (other per request ) 2mm for transmitted light (larger aperture optional) |
| Electrical Feed-throught | Lemo connector x 4 pins |
| Vacuum/gas tight port | KF40 (other per request) |
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