List of Figures 13
Figure 10-2: Timing Diagram: DIF Operation, Single Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Figure 10-3: WinX Hardware Setup Dialog: Controller/Camera Tab . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Figure 10-4: WinX Experiment Setup Dialog: Main Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Figure 10-5: WinX Experiment Setup Dialog: Timing Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Figure 10-6: WinX Pulsers Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Figure 10-7: WinX SuperSYNCHRO Dialog: Gating Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Figure 10-8: WinX DIF Gating Setup Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Figure 10-9: WinX SuperSYNCHRO Dialog: Trigger In Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Figure 10-10: WinX SuperSYNCHRO Dialog: Trigger Out Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Figure 10-11: Block Diagram: DIF Experiment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Figure 10-12: Timing Diagram: DIF Operation, Dual Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Figure 10-13: WinX Hardware Setup Dialog: Controller/Camera Tab . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Figure 10-14: WinX Experiment Setup Dialog: Main Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Figure 10-15: WinX Experiment Setup Dialog: Timing Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Figure 10-16: WinX Pulsers Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Figure 10-17: WinX SuperSYNCHRO Dialog: Gating Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Figure 10-18: WinX DIF Gating Setup Dialog: Dual Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Figure 10-19: WinX SuperSYNCHRO Dialog: Trigger In Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Figure 10-20: WinX SuperSYNCHRO Dialog: Trigger Out Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Figure 11-1: Timing Diagram: Normal Gated Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Figure 11-2: Timing Diagram: MCP Bracket Pulsing Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Figure 11-3: Timing Diagram: MCP Gated Operation for Gen II Intensifiers . . . . .176
Figure 11-4: QE Curves: Gen II Intensifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Figure 11-5: Block Diagram: MCP Gated Operation Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Figure 11-6: Timing Diagram: MCP Gated Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Figure 13-1: System Diagram: RF Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Figure 13-2: SuperSYNCHRO Timing Expander: Repetitive Gating Mode. . . . . . .187
Figure 13-3: SuperSYNCHRO Timing Expander: Sequential Gating Mode. . . . . . .188
Figure 13-4: SuperSYNCHRO Timing Expander: Custom Gating Mode . . . . . . . . .190
Figure 13-5: Typical Edit Custom Phase Modulations Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Figure 13-6: Add a Single Modulation Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Figure 13-7: Add Phase Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Figure 13-8: Typical Modulation Phase Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Figure 13-9: Typical Modulation Phase Curve with Points Shuffled . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Figure 13-10: Typical Manage Add-ins Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Figure 13-11: Typical Phase Modulation Sorting Add-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Figure 13-12: Typical Phase Modulation Sorting Add-in Button: Data Toolbar. . . . .198
Figure 13-13: Typical Sort Phases Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Figure 13-14: Typical Sort Phases Dialog: SPE File Specified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Figure 13-15: PI-MAX4: 1024i-RF Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Figure 13-16: PI-MAX4: 1024i-RF Power Supply Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Figure 14-1: Block Diagram: EMCCD with Dual Output Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Figure 14-2: Typical emICCD Hardware Stackup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Figure 14-3: Enabling Electron Multiplication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Figure 14-4: Typical emICCD Gain Configuration Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Figure 14-5: Typical Intensifier Gain Configuration Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Figure 14-6: Typical EM Gain Configuration Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Figure 14-7: Typical EM Gain Configuration Display for EM Gain > 100. . . . . . . .210
Figure 14-8: Configuring Readout Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Figure 14-9: Typical Full-Frame and Frame Transfer CCDs, Kinetics Masking . . .212