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PI-MAX
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3 System Manual
Version 1.A
Figure 36. PI-MAX3 SyncMASTER is Master Clock: Hardware Setup and Timing Diagram
Procedure for Setting up and Performing a Single Shot Experiment
A single shot experiment offers only one chance to capture an event. As in any gated
experiment, the "time budget" of the experiment is crucial. If there is no pre-trigger from
the experiment, a photodiode can be used to generate an electrical trigger from the laser
light. In this situation, light has to be delayed by optical means (fiber-optic cable or
mirror reflections) to allow sufficient time for the electronics to be activated after
receiving the trigger. Another important thing to note in single shot experiments is that
the CCD is set in "Continuous Cleans" mode so that there is no dark charge accumulation
while it is waiting for the trigger.
The following experiment is an attempt to capture a 60 ns fluorescence generated by a
single shot laser. The time budget of the experiment is shown in Table 4 below. This
information is important in order to choose the correct length fiber-optic cable.
Delay Source
Delay
(ns)
Total Delay
(ns)
Fiber-Optic Cable
Length
Photodiode (light -> TTL pulse)
2
30
A minimum of 21 ft
of fiber-optic cable is
required.
Photodiode -> PI-MAX3 (2 ft BNC cable)
3
PI-MAX3
25
Table 4. Single Shot Experiment Time Budget
In this experiment, the cables are kept as short as possible to minimize the length of the
fiber-optic cable required.
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