PARSTAT 4000 Hardware Manual 
 
 
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4. SPECIFICATIONS AND PINOUTS 
4.1. Electronic Specifications 
4.1.1 System Performance 
  Minimum Time Base: 1 μs 
  Minimum Potential Step: 1 μV 
  Minimum Current Range 2nA (hardware) 
  Minimum Current Range 40 pA with 50X gain 
  Minimum Current Resolution 1.2 fA 
4.1.2. Power Amplifier 
Compliance Voltage + 48V 
Maximum Current: ±4 A (standard) ±20 A (with 20 A option) 
Rise Time (-1.0V-+1.0V): < 100 ns (typical) 
4.1.3. Voltage Control 
Applied Voltage Range   + 10 V maximum 
Applied Voltage Resolution (with LSV and CV)   
for ±10 mV signal = 305 nV 
for ±100 mV signal = 3 µV 
for ±1 V signal = 30 µV 
for ±10 V signal = 300 µV 
Applied Voltage Accuracy ± 0.2% of setting ± 2 mV 
Maximum Scan Rate 25 KV/s Staircase Voltammetry (25 mV step) 
Maximum Scan Range/Resolution  + 10 V / 300 uV 
4.1.4. Current Control 
Applied Current Range   0 to ±4 A (standard) 
Applied Current Resolution  + 1/32,000 x full scale 
Applied Current Accuracy + 0.2% of reading, + 0.2% of range +/-2pA 
Minimum Current Range/Resolution  + 40 pA / 61 fA 
4.1.5. Differential Electrometer 
Leakage Current < 2 pA at less than 25
o
C (typical) 
Input Voltage Differential  + 10 V  
Bandwidth  ≥10 MHz (-3 dB) 
Common Mode Rejection  60 dB at 100 kHz, typical 
Input Impedance  > 10
14
 Ω in parallel with < 2 pF (typical)