Princeton 4411-0087 User Manual

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Table of Contents

Manual Overview ................................................................................................. 7

Safety Related Symbols Used in This Manual ................................................................... 8

Chapter 1 Description......................................................................................... 9

Introduction......................................................................................................................... 9

Chapter 2 Getting Started................................................................................. 11

Introduction....................................................................................................................... 11

Unpacking......................................................................................................................... 11

Equipment and Parts Inventory......................................................................................... 11

Grounding and Safety ....................................................................................................... 12

Environmental Requirements............................................................................................ 12

Power Requirements ......................................................................................................... 13

Computer Requirements ................................................................................................... 13

Controller Features ........................................................................................................... 15

Software Installation ......................................................................................................... 24

Imaging Field of View ...................................................................................................... 24

Summary ........................................................................................................................... 25

Chapter 3 First Light ......................................................................................... 27

Introduction....................................................................................................................... 27

Imaging ............................................................................................................................. 27

Spectroscopy ..................................................................................................................... 32

Summary ........................................................................................................................... 36

Chapter 4 Temperature Control ....................................................................... 37

Introduction....................................................................................................................... 37

Cooling (TE, NTE, NTE 2, RTE, XTE, PI-MAX) ........................................................... 38

Cooling (LN)..................................................................................................................... 38

Cooling and Vacuum ........................................................................................................ 39

Problems ........................................................................................................................... 39

Chapter 5 Timing Modes .................................................................................. 41

Introduction....................................................................................................................... 41

Fast Mode or Safe Mode................................................................................................... 41

Standard Timing Modes.................................................................................................... 42

External Sync with Continuous Cleans Timing................................................................ 46

Internal Sync ..................................................................................................................... 47

Frame Transfer Mode ....................................................................................................... 47

Kinetics Mode................................................................................................................... 49

Chapter 6 Exposure and Readout ................................................................... 53

Exposure ........................................................................................................................... 53

Readout of the Array......................................................................................................... 58

Digitization ....................................................................................................................... 62