Princeton 4300 User Manual
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Index
#-B
64-pin DIN connector ......................................... 17, 81
A/D converters ......................................................... 53
AC power requirements ........................................... 27
Air-circulation requirement ..................................... 16
Analog gain control ................................................. 52
Analog/Control module ............................................. 17
Background DC level .............................................. 48
Background subtraction ........................................... 57
Back-plane ................................................................ 17
Baseline signal ................................................... 48, 54
excessive humidity ......................................... 48, 54
ST-133 zero adjustment ....................................... 19
sudden change in ............................................ 48, 54
Beryllium warnings ........................................... 10, 13
Beryllium window
cleaning ................................................................ 14
specifications ....................................................... 86
Binning
computer memory burden .................................... 50
hardware .............................................................. 50
on-chip ................................................................. 50
readout time ......................................................... 50
resolution loss ...................................................... 50
software ................................................................ 51
effect on S/N ratio .................................................. 51
high light level measurements ............................... 52
shot-noise limited measurements .......................... 52
well capacity ......................................................... 51
Blooming ................................................................. 49
C
Cables
fiber optic .............................................................. 20
PCI interface ......................................................... 20
TAXI .................................................................... 20
USB 2.0 ................................................................ 20
Camera
back panel ............................................................ 16
connector .............................................................. 16
cooling ................................................................. 47
fan 16
mounting .............................................................. 30
Camera Detection wizard .................................. 36, 66
Cautions
baseline signal shift .............................................. 66
excessive humidity in CCD chamber ............. 48, 54
zero adjustments .................................................. 19
CCD array
blooming .............................................................. 49
dark charge effects ............................................... 48
maximum on-chip integration .............................. 49
readout theory ...................................................... 50
shift register ......................................................... 50
shutter function .................................................... 46
signal-to-noise ratio vs on chip integration time .. 49
theory of operation ............................................... 46
well capacity ........................................................ 49
Cleaning
Beryllium window ............................................... 14
camera and controller ........................................... 14
Cold finger ............................................................... 15
Composite video output ........................................... 19
Connectors
ST-133, AUX Output ........................................... 19
ST-133, Detector .................................................. 19
ST-133, External Sync ......................................... 19
ST-133, NOT READY......................................... 19
ST-133, NOT SCAN ............................................ 19
ST-133, Serial COM ............................................ 19
ST-133, TTL In/Out ............................................. 19
ST-133, USB 2.0 .................................................. 20
ST-133, Video Output .......................................... 19
Contact information ............................................... 108
Controller modules .................................................. 17
Coolant
flow rate ......................................................... 26, 27
fluid pressure.................................................. 26, 27
mixture ratio ......................................................... 26
port locations.................................................. 26, 38
ports ......................................................... 16, 26, 38
specifications ....................................................... 87
temperature control .............................................. 26
tubing ................................................................... 38
tubing sizes .......................................................... 26
Coolant circulator, installation ................................. 37
Cooling .................................................................... 16
Cooling and vacuum ................................................ 69
Customer support ................................................... 108
D-E
Dark charge ............................................................. 57
definition of.......................................................... 48
dynamic range ...................................................... 49
pattern .................................................................. 48
temperature dependence ....................................... 48
typical values ....................................................... 48