
DXF-200 Getting Started Guide Page 7
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................................. 3
Important: TA Instruments Manual Supplement ................................................................................... 3
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings .............................................................................................................. 4
Safety ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Instrument Symbols ......................................................................................................................... 4
Warnings .......................................................................................................................................... 5
Electrical Safety ............................................................................................................................... 5
Liquid Nitrogen Safety .................................................................................................................... 5
Thermal Safety ................................................................................................................................ 6
Chemical Safety ............................................................................................................................... 6
Lifting the Instrument ...................................................................................................................... 6
Table of Contents........................................................................................................................................ 7
Chapter 1: Introducing the Discovery Xenon Flash................................................................................ 9
Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
DXF System Components .......................................................................................................................... 10
Pulse Source Module ............................................................................................................................ 10
Environmental Modules and Solid State (Pins) Detector Assembly ................................................... 14
Instrument Specifications ........................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 2: Installing the DXF System.................................................................................................... 17
Unpacking/Repacking ................................................................................................................................. 17
Installing the System ................................................................................................................................... 17
Inspecting the System .......................................................................................................................... 17
Choosing a Location ............................................................................................................................ 18
In .................................................................................................................................................... 18
On .................................................................................................................................................. 18
Near ............................................................................................................................................... 18
Away from ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Moving the Instrument ......................................................................................................................... 19
Connecting the Environmental Module to the Pulse Source Module .................................................. 20
DXF Back Panel ............................................................................................................................ 22
Connecting the Environmental Module to the Pulse Source ......................................................... 24
Setting Up System Communication with the Controller ...................................................................... 25
Connecting the Utilities ........................................................................................................................ 26
Connecting the Power .................................................................................................................... 26
Connecting the LN2 Lines ................................................................................................................... 26
Connecting the Gas Lines .................................................................................................................... 27
Chapter 3: Operating the DXF................................................................................................................ 28
Using the DXF ............................................................................................................................................ 28
Before You Begin ................................................................................................................................ 28
Startup and Shutdown Procedures .............................................................................................................. 29
Starting the DXF System ..................................................................................................................... 29
Shutting Down the DXF System .......................................................................................................... 29
Running a Discovery DXF Experiment ...................................................................................................... 30
Preparing the Sample ........................................................................................................................... 30
Sample Dimensions ....................................................................................................................... 30
Transparent or Translucent Materials ............................................................................................ 31
High Reflectance Samples ............................................................................................................. 31
Loading and Unloading the Sample ..................................................................................................... 33
Preparing the Instrument ...................................................................................................................... 37
Evacuating the System ................................................................................................................... 37
Starting an Experiment ............................................................................................................................... 38