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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction .........................................................................................9
PIXIS .................................................................................................................................. 9
eXcelon
®
............................................................................................................................. 9
Advanced Design ................................................................................................................ 9
Grounding and Safety ....................................................................................................... 10
Precautions ........................................................................................................................ 10
UV Coating ....................................................................................................................... 10
Cleaning ............................................................................................................................ 11
Repairs .............................................................................................................................. 11
About this Manual ............................................................................................................ 11
Chapter 2 System Component Descriptions .................................................. 13
System Components ......................................................................................................... 13
PIXIS Camera ................................................................................................................... 14
Power Supply (Air-cooled and CoolCUBE
II
Liquid-cooled systems) ................................... 15
Coolant Hoses (Liquid-cooled systems) ........................................................................... 15
Cables ............................................................................................................................... 16
Certificate of Performance ................................................................................................ 16
User Manuals .................................................................................................................... 16
Optional Components ....................................................................................................... 17
Chapter 3 Initial System Verification ............................................................... 19
Chapter 4 System Setup ................................................................................... 23
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 23
Unpacking the System ...................................................................................................... 23
Checking the Equipment and Parts Inventory................................................................... 24
System Requirements ....................................................................................................... 24
Software Installation ......................................................................................................... 26
Making the Camera-Circulator Connections for a CoolCUBE
II
....................................... 27
Entering the Default Camera System Parameters ............................................................. 29
Attaching Lenses to C- and F-Mount Adapters ................................................................ 30
Mounting the Adjustable C- to Spectroscopy-Mount Kinetics Adapter ........................... 31
Mounting the Camera to a Spectrograph .......................................................................... 32
Connecting an External Shutter ........................................................................................ 33
Chapter 5 Operation .......................................................................................... 35
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 35
System On/Off Sequences ................................................................................................ 36
WinX First Light Instructions ........................................................................................... 36
LightField First Light Instructions .................................................................................... 45
Exposure and Signal ......................................................................................................... 56
Readout ............................................................................................................................. 59
Digitization (Rate) ............................................................................................................ 65
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