Chapter 10 System Component Descriptions; Introduction; Pi-Max3 Camera; Mount Adapters - Princeton Instruments PI-MAX 3 System Manual

System Component Descriptions

Introduction

PI-MAX3 is an advanced intensified CCD (ICCD) camera system used for low light and
time resolved applications. It consists of an imaging (square) or spectroscopy
(rectangular) format CCD coupled to Gen II (PI-MAX3 RB, SB, UV) or Filmless Gen III
(PI-MAX3 HQ) intensifiers. The operation of the camera system is under complete
control of WinView/32 (Imaging) or WinSpec/32 (Imaging and Spectroscopy) or
Monarch software packages. In pulsed/gated experiments, where the camera needs to be
synchronized to a light source such as laser, the internal timing generator is used.

PI-MAX3 Camera

Mount Adapters

The nose at the front end of the PI-MAX3 camera is designed to accept three types of
mount adapters: C-mount, F-mount, and Spectroscopy-mount. The mount adapter
specified when the system was ordered was installed on PI-MAX3 at the factory (the other
two mounts are supplied in the PI-MAX3 accessory kit). For more information about these
mount adapters, refer to Appendix E for C- and F-mount adapters and refer to
Appendix G for spectroscopy-mount adapters and spectrograph adapters.

Switches, Connectors and Indicators

Power connector: 7-pin D specialty connector;
connects to the PI-MAX3 power supply. See
Figure 63.
AUX OUT: DC-coupled variable delay trigger
output for synchronizing other system
components with the PI-MAX3 internal timing
generator. The host software sets the Delay
Time of this output with respect to the internal
timing generator trigger time. The source
impedance is approximately 100 Ω and it will
provide > 1 V into 50 Ω.
Monitor: BNC port for TTL logic 1 pulse
delayed ± 3 ns with respect to photocathode
gating. Cable delay, ~1.5 ns/ft, will be in
addition to the delay at the connector.
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Figure 63. PI-MAX3 Rear Panel
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