- Eight Parallel Absolute Timing Channels or Seven Parallel TCSPC Channels + One Sync / Reference Channel
- Time Channel Width Down to 1 ps
- IRF Width <40 ps FWHM
- Typical Timing Jitter 14 ps RMS
- Excellent Timing Stability: Timing Drift over 10 Minutes <5 ps RMS
- Low Dead Time (2 ns)
- High Peak Count Rate, Up to 500 MHz
- Parallel Fluorescence Decays in up to Seven Detection Channels
- Recording of Fluorescence Decay and Other Optical Waveforms
- Multi-Wavelength Detection of Fluorescence Decay Data
- Photon Time- and Parameter-Tagging
- Photon Correlation Down to the ps Range
- Free Instrument Software for Windows 10 / 11
Description
General Information
The SPC-QC-008 TCSPC module has eight absolute photon timing channels. Alternatively, the module can be operated with seven parallel TCSPC channels and a common reference channel on a single PCI-express board. The module features high temporal and spatial resolution, extremely high peak count rate (up to 500 MHz), and extraordinarily high timing stability. The SPC-QC-008 offers the usual modes for recording temporal waveforms of optical signals, sequential recording multi-wavelength recording, time- and parameter-tag recording.
Specifications
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Photon Channels |
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Principle |
Threshold Discriminator |
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Discriminator Input Bandwidth |
4 GHz |
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Min. Input Pulse Width |
1 ns |
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Discriminator Threshold |
-500 to 500 mV in Steps of 4 mV |
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Maximum Pulsed (<1 ms) Input Voltage Range |
-5.5 V to +5.5 V |
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Maximum DC Input Voltage Range |
-3.3 V to +3.3 V |
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Frequency Range |
0 to 500 MHz |
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Input Connectors |
SMC, 50 Ohm |
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Time-Measurement Circuitry |
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Principle |
Time-to-Digital Converter |
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IRF Width, FWHM |
<40 ps |
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Typical RMS Timing Jitter |
14 ps |
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Min. Time / Bin |
1 ps |
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Timing Stability, Range 16 ns, over 10 Minutes |
<5 ps RMS |
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Diff. Nonlinearity |
<2 % RMS |
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Dead Time |
2 ns |
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Data Acquisition (FIFO Mode) |
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Method |
Parameter-Tagging of Individual Photons, Continuous Writing to Disk |
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Peak Count Rate |
500 MHz / Channel |
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Peak-Rate Buffer Capacity (Photons / Channel) |
4,000 |
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140 MHz, All Channels Combined |
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On-Board FIFO Buffer Capacity (Photons Combined) |
2,600,000 |
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Data Acquisition GUI Software |
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Online Display |
Count Rates, Multiscaler, Delta-T Function, Threshold Scan, Auto-/Cross-Correlation |
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Delta-T Function |
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No. of Time Bins |
1 to 10 M |
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Time / Bin |
1 ps to 65,536 ps |
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Time Range |
1 ps to 640 ms |
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Selectable Sync Channel |
1 to 8 |
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Optional External Trigger |
Channel 8 |
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Threshold Scan |
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Threshold Range |
-500 mV to 500 mV |
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Stepsize |
4 mV |
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Operation Environment |
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Operating System |
Windows 10, Windows 11 |
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Bus Connector (Slot Type) |
PCIe |
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Total Power Consumption |
approx. 12 W from +3.3 V, 3 W from +12 V |
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Dimensions |
205 mm x 120 mm x 18 mm |
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