Hitachi HT7800 transmission electron microscope

The Hitachi HT7800 TEM was installed i 2022 and funded by the Faculty of Medicine. It is a is a 120 kV transmission electron microscope set up for imaging biological samples and comes with standard features such as auto-focus, auto-drive, live FFT display, measurement functions, auto pre-irradiation possibilities, image navigation, whole view function and drift correction, automated image stitching and 3D tomography.

System spesifications

Lens configuration
  • HC – high contrast imaging up to 200.000 magnification.
  • HR – high resolution imaging up to 600.000 magnification.
Detectors
  • Emsis Xarosa (20 Mpix) bottom mounted CMOS camera.
  • Screen camera, for orientation of the sample on the fluorescent screen, substituting oculars and allowing the user to work in normal room light. 
Specimen holders
  • HT780-MS2 three specimen holder (+/- 400).
  • HT7800-SS single tilt holder (+/- 700) for tomography imaging.

Responsible personnel and location

Emails
endy.spriet@uib.no
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Last updated: 02.06.2026