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iXon 3

Table of Contents

1.3.10 Dew Point graph 13

1.3.11 EM Gain ageing 14

1.3.12 Minimizing particulate contamination 14

SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION 15

2.1 INSTALLING THE HARDWARE 15

2.1.1 PC requirements 15

2.2 CONNECTORS 16

2.3 WATER PIPE CONNECTORS 17

2.4 CONNECTING THE SYSTEM 17

2.5 MOUNTING POSTS 17

2.6 INSTALLING PCI/PCIe DRIVER - WINDOWS O/S (2000/XP/VISTA) 18

2.6.1 Installing Linux driver 18

2.6.2 Software installation 18

SECTION 3 - FEATURES & FUNCTIONALITY 19

3.1 - EMCCD OPERATION 19

3.1.1 Structure of an EMCCD 19

3.1.2 EM Gain & Read Noise 21

3.1.3 EM Gain ON vs EM Gain OFF 21

3.1.4 Multiplicative Noise Factor & Photon Counting 22

3.1.5 EM Gain dependence and stability 23

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