Allround PC card for Time-correlated Single Photon Counting TimeHarp 200 

Specifications

Photon Channel constant fraction discriminator, software adjustable
Input voltage range
(pulse peak into 50 Ohms)
50 mV to 1.5 V
(recommended 150..400 mV)
Input voltage range with PAM 102-T pre-amp - 5 mV to - 150 mV
CFD level adjust 0 to 400 mV
CFD zero cross adjust 0 to 40 mV
Trigger pulse width 0.5 to 30 ns
Synchronisation Channel constant level trigger, software adjustable
Input voltage range
(pulse peak into 50 Ohms)
- 1500 to +500 mV
(recommended -150..-300 mV)
Trigger level range -1300 to +400 mV
Trigger pulse width 0.5 to 5 ns
Synchronisation frequency max. 125 MHz
Time to digital converter
Range (full scale) 120 ns to 4.5 µs (depending on base resolution)
Maximum number of time channels 4096
Minimum time per channel (base resolution) < 40 ps
Count depth 16 bit
Differential non-linearity < 5 % pp, < 0.5 % rms
Dead time < 350 ns
Data Acquisition
Maximum number of curves in memory 32
Number of time channels / curve 4096
Collection time 1 ms to 10 h
Data Acquisition Continuous Mode
Timing resolution < 40 ps
Dead time < 350 ns
Min. time per histogram 1 ms
Bank buffer capacity (number of histograms) 2 x 32
External histogram clock source TTL
Data Acquisition TTTR Mode
Timing resolution < 40 ps
Dead time < 350 ns
Output data format (Channel/Macrotime) 12/16 bits
Time tagging resolution 100 ns
FIFO buffer capacity (photons) 128 k
Sustained data throughput up to 2.5×106 counts/sec
Peak data throughput (burst) up to 3×106 counts/sec
Operation Environment
Operating temperature 0 to 50°C
Computer system 500 MHz min. CPU clock, 500 MB memory, Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
Bus connector PCI
Power consumption 0.8 A at +5V,
0.4 A at +12V
Dimensions 185 mm x 115 mm x 25 mm

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last updated 10.02.2009back to top

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