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SALESTRAINING

Rev. 2.1

PRODUCTS

Rev. 2.1

Products Overview

Data Acquisition Systems Charge Integrating

• 2 to 8 Channel Expandable• 32 Channel• 64 Channel• 128+ Channel (Semi-Custom)

Photon Counting• 8 Channel• 32 Channel (Q3 Y2011)

Sensor Interface Products PMT Boards

• 16 Channel Linear• 16 Channel 2D (4 x 4)• 32 Channel Linear• 64 Channel 2D (8 x 8)• Semi-Custom

Silicon Photomultiplier Boards• Dual 16 Channel 2D (4 x 4)• Quad 16 Channel 2D (4 x 4)

APD Array Boards• 16 Channel Linear• 32 Channel 2D (4 x 8)

Individual Sensors• 32 Single Inputs

Cables&

Accessories

Options High Voltage Bias Supplies

• -100 V• -1000 V• -1500 V

Memory Upgrade• 500K Event Buffer• 1M Event Buffer

Multichannel Delay Module

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Charge Integrating DAQ Systems IQSP418*: 16 Bit Dynamic Range IQSP518**: 14 Bit High Speed

PhotoniQCharge Integrating

DAQ Systems

IQSP480: 16 Bit Dynamic RangeIQSP580: 14 Bit High Speed

IQSP482: 16 Bit Dynamic RangeIQSP582: 14 Bit High Speed

IQSP584: 14 Bit High Speed

2 to 8 Channel32 Channel

128 Channel64 Channel

* Expandable with option XCH401** Expandable with option XCH501

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Photon Counting DAQ Systems

Photon CountingDAQ Systems

MCPC618: High Speed

MCPC680: High Speed

8 Channel 32 Channel

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PMT Sensor Interface Boards

SIB064Hamamatsu H8500D

PMTSensor Interface

Boards

64Channel

SIB164Hamamatsu H7546B

SIB264Burle XP85013

32Channel

SIB232Hamamatsu H7260

SIB016Hamamatsu R5900U-

L16

SIB116Hamamatsu H8711

16Channel

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SiPM Sensor Interface Boards

SiliconPhotomultiplierSensor Interface

Boards

Quad 4 x 4Channel

SIB2316SensL SPMArray 2

Dual 4 x 4Channel

SIB1256SensL SPMArray 4

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APD Array Sensor Interface Boards

AvalanchePhotodiode ArraySensor Interface

Boards

4 x 8Channel

SIB216Pacific Silicon Sensor AD-LA-16-9

1 x 16Channel

SIB332Hamamatsu S8550

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Individual Sensors

IndividualSensor Inputs

SDS232Individual PMTs or SiPMs

32Channel

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PhotoniQ Options

Options forPhotoniQ

Charge IntegratingDAQ Systems

DelayModules

High VoltageBias Supplies

HVPS001: -1000 V Bias SupplyHVPS002: -1500 V Bias SupplyHVPS701: -100 V Bias Supply

MEM032: 500K EventsMEM064: 1M Events

EventBuffers

* Based on a 32 channel system

MDM080: 8 ChannelsMDM320: 32 ChannelsMDM640: 64 Channels

* Available in 40 & 60 nsec versions

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Accessories

Accessories forPhotoniQ

DAQ Systems

SMB Cables

SensorInterface Board

(SIB)Cables

SBC030: 30 cmSBC060: 60 cmSBC090: 90 cm

HighVoltageCables

SMB120

HVC090

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PHOTONIQOPERATION

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PhotoniQCharge Integrating DAQ Systems

• DAQ System Designed Specifically for PMT, SiPM, and APD Signals

• Acquires Charge Pulse or Current Mode Signals

• Simultaneous Parallel Charge Integrating / Digitizing Inputs

• High Speed and High Resolution DAQ Systems

• Simple Connection to Sensors and Sensor Interface Boards

• Sensor Interface Boards Support Common PMTs, SiPMs, and APDs

• Graphical User Interface on PC Used for System Control & Status

• Acquired Data Logged to PC or Available through DLL Driver over

USB

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Typical PMT, SiPM, and APD Signals

Charge Pulse Mode

These pulses typically coincide with the firing of an excitation source such as a laser in fluorescence detection systems, or the arrival of radioactive particles such as in a PET or gamma camera system.

Current Mode

The system acts like a multichannel picoammeter or electrometer by continually measuring the low level of light and sampling the result over time

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Signals Acquired Using Gated Integrator

Charge integration period is precisely timed relative to a trigger signal

Gate is used to selectively connect the sensor to the integrator during the desired time interval

Increases the dynamic range by keeping the amplifier from saturating

Improves the SNR by limiting the bandwidth in the signal path

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Highly Parallel System

Highly Parallel Architecture

Up to 64 Independent Inputs

Up to 64 ADCs

Easy to Use USB Output

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Acquisition Modes• Display Only

– Data is displayed in real-time through the graphical user interface on the PC.

• Display & Log– Similar to “Display Only” except that the data is also logged to a file on the PC

• Particle– A high speed acquisition mode that indefinitely logs data to the PC. Typically used when

capturing random particles such as fluorescence detection, PET, and gamma cameras.

• Image– A high speed acquisition mode that logs data to the PC at high burst rates. Mainly used in

scanned imaging system like confocal microscopy. Normally used with the event buffer option so that all pixels during an image scan are acquired.

• Log File Viewer – A log file playback mode that allows the user to view a previously recorded log file on the

graphical user interface display.

• DLL– The included DLL library allows for direct high speed data transfer between the user’s

software application and the PhotoniQ.

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High Speed High Resolution

Model IQSP418 IQSP480 IQSP482 IQSP518 IQSP580 IQSP582

Channels2, expandable to 8

with option XCH401

32 642, expandable to 8

with option XCH501

32 64

Resolution 16 bits 16 bits 16 bits 14 bits 14 bits 14 bits

Dynamic Range 96 dB 96 dB 96 dB 84 dB 84 dB 84 dB

Maximum Charge1.46 x 10-9 coulomb

1.46 x 10-9 coulomb

1.46 x 10-9 coulomb

877 x 10-12 coulomb

877 x 10-12 coulomb

877 x 10-12 coulomb

Input Noise Charge (RMS)30 X 10-15

coulomb30 X 10-15

coulomb30 X 10-15

coulomb100 X 10-15 coulomb

100 X 10-15 coulomb

100 X 10-15 coulomb

Equivalent Input Noise Photons(with Sensor Gain of 106)

0.19 photons 0.19 photons 0.19 photons 0.63 photons 0.63 photons 0.63 photons

Maximum Trigger Rate(Image Mode)

150 KHz 150 KHz 120 KHz 390 KHz 390 KHz 250 KHz

Maximum Continuous Events[1]

(Image Mode)

4,000,000(with option MEM064)

1,000,000(with option MEM064)

500,000(with option MEM064)

4,000,000(with option MEM064)

1,000,000(with option MEM064)

500,000(with option MEM064)

Event Pair Resolution[2] 6.0 usec 6.0 usec 7.0 usec 2.5 usec 2.5 usec 3.2 usec

Sustained Average Event Rate[3] 150,000 events / sec

65,000 events / sec

35,000 events / sec

250,000 events / sec

65,000 events / sec

35,000 events / sec

[1] Specification is the maximum number of events that can be captured at the maximum trigger rate with no loss of data. Events consist of all available channels.[2] The minimum time resolution between two consecutive events in particle mode.[3] Effectively equal to the USB transfer rate to the PC where an event (with overhead) includes all 8 channels for the IQSP418 / IQSP518, 32 channels for the IQSP480 / IQSP580, and 64 channels for the IQSP482 / IQSP582 in particle mode.

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Individual Sensor Connections

2 to 8 Channel DAQs

Up to 8 BNC Cables

Sensor1 Sensor2 Sensor3 Sensor4

Sensor5 Sensor6 Sensor7 Sensor8

32 Channel DAQs

SDC048 CableUp to 32 SMB Cables

Up to 32 Sensors

SDS232

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Sensor Interface Board Connections

32 Channel DAQs

64 Channel DAQs

Vertilon16 / 32 ChannelSensor Interface

Boards

Vertilon64 Channel

Sensor InterfaceBoards

SIB Cable

Two SIB Cables

HV Cable

HV Cable

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Graphical User Interface(Linear Display)

Linear Display of 64 Input Channels

Set AcquisitionMode

Real Time Trigger & Event Counters

Configure Triggering & Integration

Control High Voltage Bias Supplies

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Graphical User Interface(2D Display)

2D Display of 128 Input Channels

Automatically Detects Sensor Interface

Board Type

Real Time Status Indicators

Enable Addition Processing Functions

Flexible Display Options

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Sensor Interface Board Configuration(SIB1256 for SensL SPMArray4 SiPM)

SIB1256 Configuration Dialog Box for

SensL SPMArray4 SiPM

Configure On-Board Discriminator

Array Configuration2 x 2 Arrangement Results

in 64 Output Channels

Adjust Trigger Threshold

Individually Trim Bias Voltage to Each Array

Adjust On-Board Bias Voltage to the SiPM Arrays

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Sensor Interface Board Configuration(SIB064 for Hamamatsu H8500D PMT)

SIB064 Configuration Dialog Box for

Hamamatsu H8500 PMT

Configure On-Board Discriminators

Last Dynode Preamplifier

Adjust Trigger Threshold

Three Discriminator Types

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OPTICAL SENSORS

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Optical Sensors• The types that interface to the PhotoniQ data acquisition system

convert light energy into electrical charge (coulombs).

• Their gain represents the number of electrons generated for each incident photon on the sensor. Depending on the type of sensor, gain can range from unity for a simple photodiode to several million for PMTs and SiPMs.

• A voltage bias is required. Bias voltages can range from tens of volts to thousands of volts.

• Gain and voltage bias are the most important specifications when interfacing a sensor to a PhotoniQ DAQ.

• There are other metrics associated with the sensor that may be important for the overall system design but are generally not significant when interfacing to a PhotoniQ DAQ. These specifications include the quantum efficiency, spectral response, active area, dark count, dark current, and crosstalk.

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Photomultiplier Tubes

• Gain: > 1 x 106

• Bias Voltage: 0.5 KV and 2 KV

• High Dynamic Range

• Multianode Versions up to 256 Outputs

• Physically Large Size

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Silicon Photomultipliers

• Gain: > 1 x 106

• Bias Voltage: 20 V and 80 V

• Low Dynamic Range

• Multi-element Versions up to 16 Outputs

• Solid State

• Physically Small Size

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Avalanche Photodiodes

• Gain: > 10 to 1000 (Linear Region)

• Bias Voltage: 20 V and 400 V

• Good Dynamic Range

• Multi-element Arrays up to 64 Outputs

• Solid State

• Physically Small Size

• Capable of Very High Gain when Operated in Geiger Mode

Rev. 2.1

Gain Calculations• The charge output (Q) in coulombs due to a single photon is the

product of the charge of an electron (q) and the gain (G) of the sensor:

Q = qG (q = 1.6 x 10-19 C)

• For a typical PMT or SiPM with a gain of one million, Q equals 160 x 10-15 coulombs (160 fC). The RMS noise of a PhotoniQ DAQ is 30 fC for the high resolution versions and 100 fC for the high speed versions. The high gain makes PMTs and SiPMs very suitable for low level signals in applications such as fluorescence detection, PET, SPECT, gamma cameras, flow cytometry, light scattering, and radiation monitoring.

• For an APD with a gain of 1000, the charge output from a single photon is 160 x 10-18 coulombs (0.16 fC). These devices are therefore more appropriate for applications with higher level signals.