Section 3: Functions and features
Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016
The asymptote is used to change the inflection of the sweep curve and allow it to sweep through
zero. Both of the following figures depict the effect of the asymptote on the inflection of the sweep
curve. The following two figures show sample sweeps.
Figure 54: Increasing logarithmic sweep
Figure 55: Decreasing logarithmic sweep