We present a design for a scanning tunneling microscope that operates in ultrahigh vacuum down to liquid helium temperatures in magnetic fields up to 8 T. The main design philosophy is to keep everything compact in order to minimize the consumption of cryogens for initial cool-down and for extended operation. In order to achieve this, new ideas were implemented in the design of the microscope body, dewars, vacuum chamber, manipulators, support frame, and vibration isolation. After a brief description of these designs, the results of initial tests are presented. © 2012 American Institute of Physics.
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Kim, S. H., & Lozanne, A. D. (2012). Compact scanning tunneling microscope for spin polarization measurements. In Review of Scientific Instruments (Vol. 83). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754443
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