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Table of Contents
Introduction.......................................................................................................... 7
Manual Overview................................................................................................................7
Safety Related Symbols Used In This Manual ...................................................................7
Chapter 1 General Information........................................................................... 9
Description..........................................................................................................................9
Design .................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 2 Detector Setup.................................................................................. 11
General Instructions..........................................................................................................11
Connecting the Detector.............................................................................................11
Controller Internal Switches.......................................................................................11
Gain Control ...............................................................................................................11
Spectroscopy Setup...........................................................................................................12
Spectrograph Theory ..................................................................................................12
Array Orientation........................................................................................................12
Deep Focal Plane Spectrographs................................................................................13
Shallow Focal Plane ...................................................................................................13
Entrance Slit Shutter...................................................................................................14
Overexposure Protection ............................................................................................15
Imaging..............................................................................................................................15
Nikon (F-mount) Bayonet...........................................................................................15
C-mount......................................................................................................................16
Overexposure Protection ............................................................................................16
Chapter 3 Cooling the Detector........................................................................ 17
Introduction.......................................................................................................................17
Setting the Temperature....................................................................................................17
ST-133 Controller.......................................................................................................17
ST-138 Controller.......................................................................................................17
Cooling Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................18
Detector doesn’t achieve temperature lock ................................................................18
Cooling and vacuum level ..........................................................................................18
Detector loses temperature lock .................................................................................19
Chapter 4 Focusing ........................................................................................... 21
Introduction.......................................................................................................................21
Focusing and Alignment in Spectroscopy.........................................................................21
Focusing in Imaging Applications ....................................................................................22
Lens Performance Considerations..............................................................................22
Imaging Field of View................................................................................................24
F-Mount Adapter Focusing Procedure .......................................................................24
Lens Focusing Procedure ...........................................................................................25