Vibration Isolation Tables
and Acoustic Enclosures

For for MFP-3D™ Systems

System isolation plays an important role in image quality. Our MFP-3D Systems inherently have some of the lowest noise specifications in the industry, however, both acoustic and floor noise can impact even the most quiet instruments. Asylum Research offers a variety of isolation tables and integrated acoustic enclosures for our MFP-3D Stand Alone (SA) Systems and Inverted Optical (BIO) Systems that will optimize instrument performance.

• Concrete slab on the first floor or basement.
  
  
• Position away from noisy instruments or devices such as pumps, air conditioning units, elevators, or heavy traffic areas.
  
  
• Position away from air flows such as HVAC vents, constantly opening doors, and high traffic areas.

Vibration Tables

Herzan Table Stable Series
The Herzan Table Stable (TS) provides an actively damped frequency of 0.7-1000Hz. A precise automatic level adjustment mechanism allows convenient handling of different loads without any user intervention.

• Isolation begins at 0.7Hz, increasing rapidly to 40dB.
  
  
• Active 0.7 to 1000Hz; passive beyond 1000Hz.
  
  
• No low frequency resonance.
  
  
• 500 times stiffer than air tables.
  
  
• Isolation of all six possible translational and rotational modes of vibration.
  
  
• Automatic leveling.
  
  
• Two models available (see table).

AVI 350-S

The Herzan AVI 350-S provides active isolation, without air, with six degrees of freedom.

• Continuously senses vibrations, and through an inertial feedback loop signals internal actuators to react to disturbing vibrations.
  
  
• 5-20msec response.
  
  
• Virtually no low frequency resonance. Capable of isolating under the most extreme vibration environments.
  
  
• Requires no on-site calibration.
  
  
• Comes with granite slab available in a variety of sizes (see table below). A custom breadboard that fits inside the BCH hood for large MFP-3D-BIO systems is also available.
  
  
• Introduces no heat inside the acoustic enclosure for better thermal stability of your AFM.
  

Acoustic Enclosures – Complete Vibration Isolation

Our acoustic enclosures offer unprecedented noise and vibration protection. On the AEK 2002 model, the hood frame is made of powder coated steel tubing. The chamber has a powder coated steel exterior and a proprietary layered interior which provides the ultimate sound insulation over various frequencies. The hood fits the Herzan vibration table(s).The AEK hood is designed with a front window, an adjustable stand inside the hood for resting the MFP Head while changing cantilevers, two side cable clamps, swiveling casters, and leveling feet.

The AEK 2002 is a smaller hood designed for use with MFP-3D-SA Systems or smaller MFP-3D-BIO Systems.

The BCH-45 is designed for the larger footprint MFP-3D-BIO systems such as those with illumination pillars, side mounted cameras, lamphouses, and epi-fluorescence, TIRF, or confocal attachments. Contact Asylum Research for facility specifications for the BCH-45 (also see these diagrams).

AEK 2002

TS Series Isolation Table

AVI 350-S

AEK 2002

BCH-45