PARSTAT MC Hardware Manual
PARSTAT MC Hardware Manual 54
5. SPECIFICATIONS AND PINOUTS
5.1. Electronic Specifications
5.1.1. System Performance
Minimum Time Base: 2 s
Minimum Potential Step: 1 V
Minimum Current Range: 4nA
Minimum Current Resolution 120fA
5.1.2. Power Amplifier
Compliance Voltage + 12 V
Maximum Current: + 2A
Rise Time: < 500 ns (typical)
5.1.3. Voltage Control
Applied Voltage Range + 10 V
Applied Voltage Resolution
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 value + 2mV
Maximum Scan Rate for a 25 mV step = 12500 Vs-1
Maximum Scan Range/Resolution + 10 V / 300 V
5.1.4. Current Control
Applied Current Range 0 to ±2 A
Applied Current Resolution 62 µA max; 6.1 pA min
Applied Current Accuracy ±0.2% of reading, ±0.2% of range ±200 pA
5.1.5. Differential Electrometer
Input Bias Current ≤5 pA at less than 25°C
Maximum Voltage Range + 10 V maximum
Input Voltage Differential + 10 V
Bandwidth ≥10 MHz (-3 dB)
Common Mode Rejection ≥60 dB at 100 kHz (typical)
Input Impedance ≥10
12
Ω in parallel with ≤5 pF (typical)
5.1.6. Voltage Measurement
Voltage Range + 10 V maximum
Minimum Voltage Resolution + 6 uV
Voltage Accuracy + 0.2% reading, + 2 mV
5.1.7. Current Measurement
Ranges 10 decades, 2A to 4 nA
Accuracy (dc)
20 nA to 2 A: ±0.2% of reading, ±0.2% of range