PicoQuantGmbH MultiHarpSoftwareV.3.1.0.0
Table of Contents
1.Introduction................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.PrimeronTime–CorrelatedSinglePhotonCounting.....................................................................................8
2.1.CountRatesandSinglePhotonStatistics.............................................................................................9
2.2.TimingResolution................................................................................................................................ 10
2.3.PhotonCountingDetectors................................................................................................................. 11
2.3.1.PhotomultiplierTube(PMT).........................................................................................................11
2.3.2.MicroChannelPlatePMT(MCP).................................................................................................11
2.3.3.SinglePhotonAvalanchePhotoDiode(SPAD)............................................................................11
2.3.4.OtherandNovelPhotonDetectors.............................................................................................12
2.4.PrinciplesBehindtheTCSPCElectronics...........................................................................................12
2.5.FurtherReading..................................................................................................................................17
3.HardwareandSoftwareInstallation.............................................................................................................18
3.1.Scope.................................................................................................................................................. 18
3.2.What'sNewinthisVersion..................................................................................................................18
3.3.GeneralInstallationNotes................................................................................................................... 18
3.4.SoftwareInstallation............................................................................................................................19
3.5.HardwareInstallation...........................................................................................................................20
3.5.1.InstallationofExtensionUnits(MultiHarp160only)....................................................................20
3.5.2.ElectricalConnection(allMultiHarpModels)...............................................................................20
3.6.InstallationTroubleshooting.................................................................................................................22
3.7.UninstallingtheSoftware.....................................................................................................................22
4.SoftwareOverview...................................................................................................................................... 23
4.1.StartingtheMultiHarpSoftware...........................................................................................................23
4.2.TheMainWindow................................................................................................................................23
4.3.TheToolbar.........................................................................................................................................25
4.4.TheControlPanel...............................................................................................................................26
4.5.TheAxisPanel.................................................................................................................................... 28
4.6.TheTraceMappingDialog..................................................................................................................29
4.7.OtherDialogs...................................................................................................................................... 30
5.SpecificMeasurementTasks.......................................................................................................................31
5.1.SettingUptheInputChannels.............................................................................................................31
5.2.SettingUpandRunningInteractiveMeasurements............................................................................35
5.3.TimeTaggedModeMeasurements.....................................................................................................36
5.3.1.SystemRequirements.................................................................................................................36
5.3.2.T2Mode...................................................................................................................................... 36
5.3.3.T3Mode...................................................................................................................................... 37
5.3.4.RunningabasicTTTRModeMeasurement................................................................................38
5.3.5.ExternalMarkers.........................................................................................................................39
5.3.6.UsingTTTRModeDataFiles......................................................................................................40
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