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Version 1.
2 -
August 2009
USER’S GU
IDE
iKon
-L
www.andor.com
A
ndor Technology
plc 200
9
2
Table of Contents
Default Chapter
2
Table of Contents
2
Section 1 - about the Andor Ikon-L
14
Working with the Users Guide
14
Help
14
Technical Support
15
Europe
15
Usa
15
Asia-Pacific
15
China
15
System
16
Optional Extras
16
Main Components
17
Camera
17
Power Supply Units (PSU)
18
Ps40
18
Ps29
19
Attaching a Lens
20
Mounting Posts
21
Safety Precautions & Safe Camera Operation
22
Care of the Camera
22
Environmental Conditions
22
Additional Statement Regarding Equipment Operation
22
Working with Electronics
23
Head Overheating
23
Cooling
24
Air Cooling
25
Water Cooling
26
Condensation
26
Dew Point Graph
27
Fan Settings
27
Section 2 - Installation
28
Computer Requirements
28
Installing the Software & Usb Driver
28
Installing the Hardware
31
Connectors
31
Water Cooling Pipes
32
Starting the Application
33
Main Window Buttons
34
Section 4 - Pre-Acquisition
38
Setting Temperature
38
Setup Acquisition
39
Run Time Control
40
Remote Control
41
Spooling
43
Virtual Memory
44
Auto-Save
45
Section 5 - Acquiring Data
46
Initial Acquisition
46
Real Time
47
Data Type Selection
48
1- Definition of Data Types
48
Acquiring Data
49
Acquisition Types
52
Autoscale Acquisition
52
Take Background
53
Take Reference
53
Acquisition Errors
53
Acquisition Modes & Timings
54
Single
54
Accumulate
55
Kinetic
56
Frame Rates
56
Fast Kinetics
57
Readout Mode & Fast Kinetics
58
Cosmic Ray Removal
59
Triggering Modes
60
Internal
60
External
61
Fast External
61
External Start
61
Triggering Type Selection
62
Readout Modes
63
Binning
64
Working with Superpixels
64
Full Vertical Binning
65
Crop Mode
67
Multi-Track
68
Section 5 (Continued)
69
Image
69
Sub Image
70
Draw
71
Superpixels
71
Image Orientation
71
Video Mode
72
Photon Counting
73
Vertical Pixel Shift
75
Shift Speed
75
Vertical Clock Amplitude Voltage
75
Horizontal Pixel Shift
76
Horizontal Pixel Shift Readout Rate
76
Pre-Amplifier Gain
76
Timing Parameters
77
Baseline Clamp
77
Shutter
78
Time to Open or Close
81
Accumulate Cycle Time & No. of Accumulations
82
Kinetic Series Length & Kinetic Cycle Time
82
Kinetics & Trigger Period
82
File Information
83
Section 6 - Displaying Data
84
Display Modes
84
Display Preferences
85
Axis Definitions
86
Axis Setup
87
Zoom Box
88
Zooming & Scrolling
89
Zoom in & Zoom out
89
Scrolling
89
Reset
89
2D Display Mode
90
2D Display Mode Preferences
91
Peak Search
92
Peak Search Sensitivity
92
Peak Labeling
92
Labels on Peaks or Troughs
92
Maximum Number of Labeled Peaks
92
Format Labels
92
Weighted Peak
92
Pixel Peak
92
Label Peaks in All Overlaid Spectra
92
2D with Peak Labeling
93
Overlay
94
Overlay and Keep
97
Scale to Active
98
Remove Overlay
98
2D with Chemical Labels
99
Baseline Correction
100
3D Display Mode
101
3D Display Mode Preferences
102
Section 6 (Continued)
103
Image Display Mode
103
Image Display Mode Preferences
104
Always Maintain Aspect Ratio
104
Show 2D Cross Sections
105
Show Palette Bar
105
Large Cursor
105
Palette Bar
106
Selecting Color / Grayscale
107
Rescale
108
High & Low Contrast Overview
110
Increasing & Decreasing Contrast
111
Brightness Overview
112
Adjusting the Brightness
113
Data Histogram
114
Region of Interest
116
ROI Counter
119
Hot Spot Approximation
119
Recalculate
119
Live Update
119
Maximum Scans
119
Plot Series
119
Time Stamp
120
Playback
121
Section 7 - Handling Files
122
Menu Options
122
Close
124
Save
124
Save as
124
Export as
125
Ascii
126
Avi
127
Bitmap
127
Grams
127
Jpeg
128
Mpeg
128
Raw Data
129
Tiff
131
Configuration Files
132
Program Selection
133
Section 8 - Calibration
134
Calibration Options
134
Manual X-Calibration
135
Supplying Calibration Details
136
Applying Calibration
138
Calibrate
138
Data Are Non-Monotonic
139
Too few Points
140
Undo
140
Close
140
X-Calibration by Spectrograph
141
Setup Spectrograph
142
Calibrate as Red-Blue
142
Communications
143
Other Spectographs
143
Reverse Spectrum
143
X-Axis Label & Units
144
Center Wavelength / Center of Raman Shift
146
Offset
147
Rayleigh Wavelength
147
Micrometer Setting
148
Grating
148
Close
148
Processing Data Via the Command Line
149
Command Line
149
Calculations & Configure Calculations
149
Section 9 - Working with Programs
150
Working with Andor Basic
150
Command Line
150
Program Editor Window
150
Accessing the Edit Functions
150
Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo
151
Search
151
Replace
152
Run Program
152
Run Program by Filename
153
Entering Program Input
153
Appendix
154
A1.1 - Glossary
154
A1.1.1 - CCD
154
A1.1.1.1 - Readout Sequence of a CCD
155
A1.1.2- Accumulation
156
A1.1.3 - Acquisition
156
A1.1.4 - A/D Conversion
156
A1.1.5 - Background
156
A1.1.6 - Binning
156
A1.1.6.1 - Vertical Binning
157
A1.1.6.2 - Horizontal Binning (Creating Superpixels)
158
A1.1.7 - Counts
159
A1.1.8 - Dark Signal
159
A1.1.9 - Detection Limit
159
A1.1.10- Exposure Time
159
A1.1.11 - Noise
160
A1.1.11.1 - Pixel Noise
160
A1.1.11.2 - Fixed Pattern Noise
160
A1.1.11.3- Readout Noise
160
A1.1.12 - Quantum Efficiency/Spectral Response
161
A1.1.13 - Readout
161
A1.1.14 - Saturation
162
A1.1.15 - Scan Types: Keep Clean & Acquired
162
A1.1.16 - Shift Register
162
A1.1.17 - Shot Noise
162
A1.1.18 - Signal to Noise Ratio
162
A1.2 - Mechanical Dimensions
163
A1.3 - Terms & Conditions
164
A1.4 - Warranties & Liability
165
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iKon-L
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Language
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