Scanning control and data acquisition interface for a spectroscopy diagnostic

Autor: R. Valencia-Alvarado, J. S. Benı́tez-Read, L. C. Longoria-Gándara, R. López-Callejas, S. Galindo, J.O. Pacheco-Sotelo
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: AIP Conference Proceedings.
ISSN: 0094-243X
DOI: 10.1063/1.1374910
Popis: This work presents the design of a PC supported interface unit that improves the operation of a mechanically driven Czerny-Turner monochromator to the point of meeting the conditions required to be useful in wavelength separation and spectrum analysis for breakdown and conditioning discharges in plasma physics diagnostics. The PC supported interface verifies and sets the position and scan range of the instrument scanning drive. The interface consists of a microcontroller and its associated circuitry. The microcontroller is also used as a data acquisition and data manipulation element. An example of obtained spectra illustrating the instrument greatly improved performance is presented.
Databáze: OpenAIRE