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Table of Contents
Digitization ....................................................................................................................... 67
Experiment Setup|Main .................................................................................................... 67
Exposure Time ........................................................................................................... 67
Number of Images/Spectra and Accumulations ......................................................... 68
CCD Readout ............................................................................................................. 68
Amplifier .................................................................................................................... 68
Intensifier Gain ........................................................................................................... 68
Intensifier Mode ......................................................................................................... 68
Experiment Setup|Timing ................................................................................................. 69
Timing Mode .............................................................................................................. 69
Shutter Control ........................................................................................................... 69
Fast Mode or Safe Mode ............................................................................................ 69
Delay Time ................................................................................................................. 70
Wait for TTL and TTL Line ....................................................................................... 70
Edge Trigger ............................................................................................................... 70
Chapter 6 Shutter Mode Operation .................................................................. 73
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 73
Cabling .............................................................................................................................. 73
Shutter Control .................................................................................................................. 73
Timing Modes ................................................................................................................... 74
Timing Modes and Cleans/Continuous Cleans ................................................................. 75
Free Run ..................................................................................................................... 75
External Sync ............................................................................................................. 76
Internal Sync (PTG) ................................................................................................... 78
External Triggering ........................................................................................................... 78
Chapter 7 Gated Operation with a PTG ........................................................... 81
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 81
Precautionary Measures .................................................................................................... 82
Intensifier Modes and Safety ...................................................................................... 82
Alarm .......................................................................................................................... 82
Timing Mode .................................................................................................................... 83
Fast Gating ........................................................................................................................ 83
MCP Bracket Pulsing ........................................................................................................ 85
Introduction ................................................................................................................ 85
Bracket Pulsing in LIF Measurements ....................................................................... 86
Bracket Pulsing in Nanosecond Pump Probe Experiments ........................................ 86
Limitations of Bracket Pulse Gating .......................................................................... 86
Impact of Bracket Pulsing on Delay ........................................................................... 87
Setup ........................................................................................................................... 87
MCP Gating ...................................................................................................................... 88
Introduction ................................................................................................................ 88
Setup and Operation ................................................................................................... 89
Gain Variation ............................................................................................................ 89
Fluorescence Experiment ........................................................................................... 89
500 Picosecond Gating Option ......................................................................................... 91
Additional Experiments .................................................................................................... 92
Introduction ................................................................................................................ 92
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