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7.6
Listings
7.6.1
List of Acronyms
The following acronyms and abbreviations are used in this manual:
2D 2 Dimensional
3D 3 Dimensional
ADC Analog to Digital Converter
AR Anti Reflection
BC Beam Profiler Camera
CA Calculation Area
cw Continuous Wave (constant power source)
GUI Graphical User Interface
ND Neutral Density
PC Personal Computer
FPS Frames Per Second
ROI Region Of Interest
USB Universal Serial Bus
UV Ultra Violet (wavelength range)
VIS VISible (wavelength range)
7.6.2
List of Symbols
The following symbols appear on the BC106 Beam Profiler or within this manual:
Universal Serial Bus (USB), a serial bus standard to interface
devices to a host computer.
The CE mark is a mandatory conformity mark on many
products placed on the single market in the European
Economic Area (EEA). By affixing the CE marking, the
manufacturer asserts that the item meets all the essential
requirements of the relevant European Directive(s). It does not
certify that a product has met EU consumer safety, health or
environmental requirements.
Crossed out "Wheelie Bin" symbol. Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is a loose description of
surplus, obsolete, broken or discarded electrical or electronic
devices. See Ecological_Background
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