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Chapter 8 Dual Image Feature (DIF) 81
3. The PI-MAX3 must be set to
Gate Mode for the intensifier to
operate properly. Either click on
the
Gate
mode button on the
Custom Toolbar or select Gate
Mo
de on the
Acquisition|Experiment
Setup…|Main
tab.
4. On the
Acquisition|
Experiment Setup…|
Timing
tab, verify that Dual
Trig. Mode
is the selected
timing mode. Continuous
Cleans is recommended for
DIF.
5. Select Pulsers from the
Setup
menu, select
SuperSYNCHRO , and click on
the
Setup Pulser
button.
a. On the Gating tab of the
SuperSYNCHRO dialog,
select DIF Gating and click
on the Setup button.
b. On the DIF Gating Setup
dialog, enter the gate width
and delay times. When
entering the
Pulse 1 Gate
Delay time, make sure that it
is ≥ 75 µs.
c. On the Trigger In tab,
select
Internal
or
External
triggering. If you will be
using
External
triggering,
make sure the trigger
characteristics match the
active trigger edge, etc. of
the trigger pulse that will be
used.
d. If required, on the Trigger
Out
tab, set up output
triggers.
e. At the bottom of the
SuperSYNCHRO dialog,
Figure 58. Experiment Setup|Main and Timing tabs
Figure 59. Pulsers dialog
Figure 60. Gating tab
Figure 61. DIF Gating Setup dialog – Dual Trigger
click
OK
to download the gating sequence to the SuperSYNCHRO.