Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LS 785 Princeton
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Ver. 1.2 15 Discovery Way, Acton, MA 01720 Phone: (978)263-3584, Fax: (978)263-5086 Web Site: www. piacton.com LS -785 High Throug hput Lens Spectro graph User Manual.
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iii Table of Contents Chapter 1 -- General ...................................................................................................................................................5 Description ...............................................
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5 Chapter 1 -- Gen eral Des cription The Acton LS- 785 i s an 85 mm focal length high th roug hput lens spectrograph specifica lly designed an d optimized for near infrared (NI R) appl ications.
6 LS -785 High Throughpu t Lens Spect rograph User M anual Inside the LS - 785 Focus Adjustment Grating PIXIS CCD Detector Entrance Slit Shutter Collimating Lens X-Y Fiber Adapter Entrance Slit Adjust.
7 Chapter 2 -- Op eration Hardware Installati on Mounting the Detector to the LS-785: Optional adapter f langes are av ailable with this LS - 785 for the follow ing Princeto n I nstrument CCD detecto rs: 1. PIXIS w ith spectroscopy flange and wi thout shutter.
8 LS -785 High Throughpu t Lens Spect rograph User M anual WinSpec Software I nstallation 1. Verify that the de tector (and cont roller) is conne cted to the com put er and that the detecto r is turned on.
Chapter 2 -- Operation 9 Manual Slit Width A djustment The slit width of th e bilateral slit assem bly is adjus table from 0.010 m il lim eters to 3 m illimeters (10 to 3,000 µm ) by a microm eter located on the top of the slit hou sing. The m icr ometer k nob is graduate d in 0.
10 LS -785 High Throughpu t Lens Spect rograph User M anual Focus Adjustment When purchased w ith a Princeton I nst ruments CCD de tector, the LS- 785 is normally focu sed and aligned at the factory and shipped a s an integrat ed system ready to operate.
Chapter 2 -- Operation 11 Grating Assembl y Interchange The LS-785 g rating assembly is initially alig ned at the fac tory and kinem atically m ounted in the instrum ent to enable easy interc hange without requiring realig nment.
12 LS -785 High Throughpu t Lens Spect rograph User M anual 10. Replace and se cure the LS -785 cover. P lace the prev iously rem oved grating assem bly in the storage container and secur e it using the knurled screw. Tighten the two capt ive screws to secure the gra ting assembly in the s torage con tainer and then replace the lid.
Chapter 2 -- Operation 13 Shutter Re pla cement The following instructions apply if the LS - 785 was shipped from the factory w ith an installed external shutter. Be cause a shutter has a finite lifetim e, i t may become necessary to replace a shutter.
14 LS -785 High Throughpu t Lens Spect rograph User M anual X- Y Fiber Adapter The universal XY fiber adapter al lows an op tical fiber which is terminated in a 10m m ferrule, SMA con ne ctor or FC co.
Chapter 2 -- Operation 15 Figure 2- 12 . X-Y Stage Adjus tment 5. Take a full im age while r unning the camera in F ocus mode. 6. Identify a suitable p eak (for example, Neon at 837.6 nm ). 7. Zoom in on the peak into a w indow approxim ately 25 pixe ls x 25 pixels.
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17 Append ix A – Specifications Outline Drawing.
18 LS -785 High Throughpu t Lens Spect rograph User M anual Relative Wavelengt h Coverage with 12 00 g/mm Grating Laser (nm) Working range (cm-1)* Coverage (cm-1)** 785 120 - 3215 1985 805 120 - 2898 .
19 Append ix B -- Mounting the Detector The following procedures are recom mended for m ounting detectors and t heir associa ted adapters to the LS- 7 85. Refer to the photog r aphs for add itional inform at ion. 1. Determine the det ector to be attac hed to the LS- 785.
20 LS -785 High Throughpu t Lens Spect rograph User M anual P IXIS Tools: 5/32 ” hex wrench 5/16” wrench Procedure: 1. If detector o ther than a PI XIS was previously m ounted t o the LS- 785, re-install th e four #8-32 socket head screws and wa shers us ed in the instrum ent housing to secu re the other adapt er.
Appendix B -- Mounting th e Detector 21 Spec 10 LN w ith Int egrated Shutte r Tools: 9/64” hex wrench 5/32” hex wrench Procedure: 1. Locate the Spec 10 LN detector wit h an internal shutter and its adapter flang e. 2. If another adap ter is mounted to the LS-785, remov e that adapter (an d, in the case of the PI XIS, the adapter and space r).
22 LS -785 High Throughpu t Lens Spect rograph User M anual Spec 10 LN w ithout Sh utter Tools: 9/64” hex wrench fo r remov ing 4 screws with washers .
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