Index - Princeton PIXIS-XB System User Manual

Index

A
A/D converters ................................................... 44, 77
AC power requirements ........................................... 20
Acquisition started, viewer contents do not update . 64
ADC offset............................................................... 45
Air-circulation requirement ..................................... 13
Always High output level ........................................ 56
Always Low output level ......................................... 56
Analog gain .................................. See Controller gain
ANSI C library ........................................................ 15
B
Background DC level .............................................. 38
Background subtraction ........................................... 50
Baseline
offset ........................................................................... 45
signal .......................................................................... 38
troubleshooting .......................................................... 64
Baseline signal ......................................................... 38
Beryllium window, cleaning ...................................... 8
Binning
along columns ............................................................ 42
along rows .................................................................. 42
array orientation ......................................................... 42
computer memory burden ......................................... 41
hardware ..................................................................... 41
on-chip ....................................................................... 41
readout time ............................................................... 41
resolution loss ............................................................ 41
software ...................................................................... 41
effect on S/N ratio ................................................ 42
high light level measurements ............................. 42
shot-noise limited measurements ........................ 42
well capacity .............................................................. 42
Blooming ................................................................. 38
Busy output level ..................................................... 56
C
Cables
MCX to BNC adapter ............................................... 14
USB 2.0 ...................................................................... 14
Camera Detection wizard ............................ 26, 31, 65
Cautions
excessive humidity in CCD chamber....................... 38
CCD array
blooming ..................................................................... 38
dark charge effects ..................................................... 38
functions performed ................................................... 36
maximum on-chip integration ................................... 38
readout theory ............................................................ 39
shift register ................................................................ 39
signal-to-noise ratio vs on chip integration time ...... 38
square format .............................................................. 42
theory of operation ..................................................... 36
well capacity ............................................................... 38
Certificate of Performance ....................................... 14
Clean Until Trigger .................................................. 51
Cleaning
Beryllium window ....................................................... 8
camera........................................................................... 8
Compensation time .................................................. 48
Connectors
EXT SYNC ................................................................ 12
external shutter ..................................................... 12, 76
LEMO ......................................................................... 12
LOGIC OUT .............................................................. 12
power .................................................................... 12, 77
USB ...................................................................... 12, 76
Connectors LOGIC OUT ......................................... 76
Contact information ................................................. 92
Continuous Cleans ................................................... 51
Controller gain ......................................................... 43
Coolant mixture ....................................................... 16
CoolCUBE
II
hose connections ........................................................ 25
Cooling .................................................................... 13
Cooling and vacuum ................................................ 68
Custom Chip option ........................................... 60, 61
Custom Sensor ................................................... 60, 61
Custom Timing ........................................................ 62
Customer support ..................................................... 92
D
Dark charge ............................................................. 51
definition of ................................................................ 38
dynamic range ............................................................ 38
pattern ......................................................................... 38
typical values .............................................................. 38
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