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Xcalibur Diagnostics for the PDA Detector
Verifying Operational Performance
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Surveyor PDA Plus Detector Hardware Manual
Thermo Scientific
Viewing an Intensity Scan of the Tungsten Lamp
To view an intensity scan of the tungsten (W) lamp
1. Click the
Configuration
tab to display the Configuration page. Then turn off the
deuterium lamp.
2. Create a display method to view the intensity of the tungsten lamp. Set the individual
channels to monitor diodes 219, 302, and 427.
See
“Creating a Display Method to View the Light Intensity”
for instructions
on creating a display method.
3. Load the display method to the detector as follows:
a. Choose
Surveyor PDA Plus > Direct Control
to display the Surveyor PDA Plus
Direct Control dialog box.
b. Click the
Display
tab to open the Display page.
c.
In the Control area, click
Load Method
to open the Open Display Method dialog
box. Browse to the method that you created to monitor the tungsten lamp. Then
click
Open
to load the method. The method file name appears in the box above the
Spectrum plot (see
d. Click
Start Data
.
e.
Press ALT+PRINT SCREEN
to save a picture of the scan to the clipboard. Paste this
picture into a text editor such as Microsoft Word. Keep this scan for future
comparisons to see if there is degradation in light intensity. Date the printout and
add it to your maintenance records.
4. Turn on the deuterium lamp, and allow sufficient warm up time before you begin
acquiring data.
