General Guide to the Linkam THMS600 Stages
APS Detector/Equipment Pool
Table of Contents
• Quick Guide
• Safety and Handling
• THMS600 Connections and Parts
• LN2 Sample Cooling
• Water Cooling for Stage Body
• Software Controls
Reference: much of the information in this guide is gleaned from User Manuals
provided by Linkam with purchase of equipment. If more information is
needed, please contact Detector Pool staff at 2-9493 or dp@aps.anl.gov.
The Linkam THMS600 stage can be used to heat or cool a sample from -196
o
C
to 600
o
C at speeds of 1-100
o
C per minute. The Detector Pool has one older
stage as well as a newer stage with an updated controller design.