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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