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• Chapter 9, LightField and Dual Image Feature, discusses using LightField with the
mode specifically designed for capturing a pair of gated images in rapid succession.
• Chapter 11, MCP Gating Option, discusses how to set up a PI-MAX4 that has an
installed MCP Gating board.
• Chapter 12, Picosecond Gating Option, discusses how to set up a PI-MAX4 that has
an installed Picosecond board.
• Chapter 13, PI-MAX4: 1024i-RF and RF Modulation, discusses how to set up a
PI-MAX4: 1024i-RF camera for RF modulation.
• Chapter 14, PI-MAX4: EM Family, discusses emICCD cameras, Electron
Multiplication, and the use of Kinetics.
• Chapter 15, Tips and Tricks, discusses a number of issues that can have a bearing on
getting good experimental results.
• Chapter 16, Component Descriptions, describes the PI-MAX4 camera and other
system components. Includes descriptions of connectors and other front and rear
panel features.
• Chapter 17, Troubleshooting, provides information regarding possible system
problems.
• Appendix A, Technical Specifications, provides general specifications as well as
operating environment and internal pulser specifications.
• Appendix B, Outline Drawings, includes outline drawings for the PI-MAX4
camera, the PI-MAX4 power supply, and the CoolCUBE
II
coolant circulator.
• Appendix C, WinX/LightField Cross Reference, includes two alphabetically sorted
tables (WinX to LightField and LightField to WinX) that cross reference terms used
in the two applications.
• Appendix D, Extender Bracket Kit, explains how to use this kit to mount the
PI-MAX4 to any laboratory table with either 25 mm or 1 inch hole spacing.
• Appendix E, C- and F-Mount Information, discusses focusing of an F-mount
adapter and focusing of F-mount and C-mount lenses.
• Appendix F, Spectrograph Mount Information, provides instructions for the
mounting a PI-MAX4 camera with a spectroscopy adapter to an Acton SpectraPro
Series or IsoPlane spectrograph. Additional instructions describe how to perform
rotational alignment and focusing of the camera to the spectrograph optics.
• Appendix G, Accessories, provides information about available adapter kits and
accessories, include procedures for changing the adapter on the front of the
PI-MAX4 to another type when multiple adapters are available.
• Appendix H, Glossary, provides definitions of commonly used words and terms
related to intensified camera characteristics and usage.
• Declaration of Conformity contains the Declarations of Conformity for PI-MAX4
systems.
• Warranty & Service details the warranties for Princeton Instruments equipment and
software.