CryoProbe User Manual BRUKER 3 (107)
Contents
Contents ............................................................... 3
1 Safety .................................................................... 7
1.1 Terms and symbols .............................................................. 7
1.2 Disclaimer ........................................................................... 8
1.3 Emergency .......................................................................... 8
1.4 Personnel safety .................................................................. 9
1.5 Safety of CryoProbe equipment ......................................... 11
1.6 First aid ............................................................................. 11
2 Introduction ........................................................ 13
2.1 How to use this manual ..................................................... 13
2.2 CryoProbe System overview .............................................. 13
2.3 Conventions ...................................................................... 13
3 System description ............................................. 15
3.1 CryoProbe ......................................................................... 15
Sample temperature control .......................................... 16
Reproducibility .............................................................. 16
Differences to a conventional probe .............................. 16
3.2 CryoPlatform ..................................................................... 17
Mounting Hardware ....................................................... 18
CryoCooling Unit .......................................................... 19
He Compressor ............................................................. 21
3.3 Cryo-compatible preamplifier assembly ‘HPPR CRP’ ......... 22
3.4 Water chiller (optional) ....................................................... 23
3.5 Principle of operation ......................................................... 24
Gifford-McMahon cycle refrigerator ............................... 24
3.6 Software ............................................................................ 26
4 Standard procedures .......................................... 27
4.1 LIMITATIONS - WARNINGS sheet .............................................. 27
4.2 Handling ............................................................................ 27
4.3 Mounting ........................................................................... 28
4.4 Sample spinning test ......................................................... 33
4.5 Joining the CryoCoupler .................................................... 34
4.6 Connecting ........................................................................ 36
4.7 Power-on ........................................................................... 39
4.8 VT setup ........................................................................... 40
Sample Safety Option ................................................... 42
4.9 Cool-down ......................................................................... 42
4.10 HPPR CRP configuration ................................................... 44