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Introduction
Manual Overview
This manual provides the user with all the information needed to install a NTE/CCD
Detector and place it in operation. Topics covered include a detailed description of the
NTE Detector, installation, microscopy applications, cleaning, specifications and more.
Chapter 1
,
General Information
provides an overview of the NTE/CCD
Detector.
Chapter 2, Detector Setup
provides detailed directions connecting the detector,
installing it for spectroscopy or imaging, and over-exposure protection
considerations.
Chapter 3,
Cooling the Detector
discusses how to establish and maintain
temperature control with a ST-133 or ST-138 Controller. Also provides
information on the effects of long-term vacuum degradation on cooling
capability and temperature control.
Chapter
4
, Focusing
discusses how to focus the detector in both spectroscopy
and imaging applications.
Chapter 5, Microscopy Applications
discusses how to mount the NTE/CCD
Detector to a microscope. Includes discussion of various adapters, focusing
considerations and sensitivity to damage from EMF spikes generated by Xenon
or Hg arc lamps.
Chapter 6,
Operation
discusses a number of topics, including effects of high
humidity, UV effects on the scintillator coating, baseline signal and noise.
Chapter 7,
Cleaning
contains directions for cleaning the detector’s housing and
optics.
Appendix A, Specifications
includes detector specifications.
Appendix B, Outline Drawings
includes outline drawings of Spectrograph
mount, C-mount, F-mount, and fiber-optic coupled detectors.
Safety Related Symbols Used In This Manual
Caution! Risk of electric shock!
The use of this symbol on
equipment indicates that one or more nearby items pose an electric
shock hazard and should be regarded as potentially dangerous. This
same symbol appears in the manual adjacent to the text that discusses
the hardware item(s) in question.