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Title: Upgrading a high-throughput spectrometer for high-frequency (<400 kHz) measurements

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4960073· OSTI ID:22596466
;  [1];  [2]
  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (United States)
  2. Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois 60187 (United States)

The upgraded spectrometer used for charge exchange recombination spectroscopy on the Madison Symmetric Torus resolves emission fluctuations up to 400 kHz. The transimpedance amplifier’s cutoff frequency was increased based upon simulations comparing the change in the measured photon counts for time-dynamic signals. We modeled each signal-processing stage of the diagnostic and scanned the filtering frequency to quantify the uncertainty in the photon counting rate. This modeling showed that uncertainties can be calculated based on assuming each amplification stage is a Poisson process and by calibrating the photon counting rate with a DC light source to address additional variation.

OSTI ID:
22596466
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 87, Issue 11; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English