K2 Summit and K2 Base Direct Detection Camera User's Guide
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List of Figures
figure 1-1. Monte Carlo simulations of electron interaction with direct and indirect camera
system ..................................................................................................................... 9
figure 1-2. Overview of the K2 Base and K2 Summit systems ............................................. 10
figure 1-3. Overview of electron detection process in K2 Base and K2 Summit .................. 12
figure 1-4. K2 digitizer ........................................................................................................... 14
figure 1-5. TEC Controller (top) and K2 Summit Processor (bottom) .................................. 15
figure 1-6. K2 digitizer ........................................................................................................... 16
figure 1-7. DigitalMicrograph interface during startup of K2 Summit system ...................... 16
figure 1-8. DigitalMicrograph interface during shutdown of K2 Summit system ................. 17
figure 1-9. Camera menu ........................................................................................................ 18
figure 1-10. K2 Sensor temperature ......................................................................................... 18
figure 1-11. K2 Direct Detection palette: Linear mode ........................................................... 19
figure 1-12. K2 Direct Detection palette: Counted mode ........................................................ 20
figure 1-13. K2 Direct Detection palette: Super-Resolution mode .......................................... 20
figure 1-14. Option to skip gain reference collection ............................................................... 21
figure 1-15. Suggested gain reference exposure factor ............................................................ 21
figure 1-16. Settings for K2 Summit linear mode gain reference ............................................ 22
figure 1-17. Expert Mode settings ............................................................................................ 22
figure 1-18. Gain reference exposure factor recommendations ............................................... 23
figure 1-19. Beam intensity recommendation .......................................................................... 23
figure 1-20. Settings for intensity and number of frames to average ....................................... 24
figure 1-21. Image overwrite confirmation .............................................................................. 24
figure 1-22. Linear mode gain reference success message ...................................................... 24
figure 1-23. Gain reference collection option .......................................................................... 24
figure 1-24. Hardware dark reference option ........................................................................... 25
figure 1-25. Settings for K2 Summit linear mode gain reference ............................................ 26
figure 1-26. Expert Mode settings ............................................................................................ 26
figure 1-27. Beam adjustment reminder ................................................................................... 27
figure 1-28. Beam intensity recommendation .......................................................................... 27
figure 1-29. Settings for intensity and number of frames to average ....................................... 27
figure 1-30. Linear mode gain reference success message ...................................................... 27
figure 1-31. Update HW Dark Reference button ..................................................................... 28
figure 1-32. View Mode dialog ................................................................................................ 30