Specifications

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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......................................................................................................... 12
Computer Requirements ................................................................................................... 14
Controller Features ........................................................................................................... 15
Software Installation......................................................................................................... 24
Imaging Field of View...................................................................................................... 24
Summary...........................................................................................................................25
Chapter 3 First Light ..........................................................................................27
Introduction to Imaging .................................................................................................... 27
Procedure.......................................................................................................................... 28
Introduction to Spectroscopy............................................................................................ 30
Spectroscopy Procedure.................................................................................................... 31
Summary...........................................................................................................................34
Chapter 4 Temperature Control ........................................................................35
Introduction....................................................................................................................... 35
Cooling (TE, RTE, PI-MAX) ........................................................................................... 36
Cooling (LN) ....................................................................................................................36
Cooling and Vacuum........................................................................................................ 37
Problems ........................................................................................................................... 37
Chapter 5 Timing Modes....................................................................................39
Full Speed or Safe Mode .................................................................................................. 39
Standard Timing Modes ................................................................................................... 40
External Sync with Continuous Cleans Timing................................................................44
Internal Sync..................................................................................................................... 45
Frame Transfer Mode ....................................................................................................... 45
Kinetics Mode...................................................................................................................47
Timing Modes................................................................................................................... 48