Equipment
Spectrometers and control systems the laboratory has built or automated, all driven by Atomize.
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At a glance
- 6Setups
- X · QMicrowave bands
- 1Control software
EPR spectroscopy endstation
Novosibirsk FELA multi-functional setup at the Novosibirsk Free Electron Laser Facility: three X-band EPR machines, pulsed, continuous wave, and time-resolved with a Lotis TII Nd:YAG laser. All three run on Atomize_ITC; the pulsed machine can also tune itself and measure unattended with epr_auto.
- 8.5–11.5GHz range
- 300 WSolid-state amplifier
- 3.2 nsPulse resolution
- 0.8 nsAWG resolution
Pulsed X-band
- Pulse gen. / ADC / DACInsys FM214x3GDA: 312.5 MHz TTL, 2.5 GHz ADC, 1.5 GHz DAC
- Microwave bridgeMicran X-band v2
- FieldBH15
- TemperatureLakeshore 335
CW X-band
- Lock-inStanford Research SR-850
- Frequency counterAgilent 53131A
- FieldBH15
- TemperatureLakeshore 335
Time-resolved X-band
- LaserLotis TII Nd:YAG
- OscilloscopesKeysight DSOX3034A, DSOX2012A
- Frequency counterAgilent 53131A
- FieldBH15
- TemperatureLakeshore 335
- GaussmeterSibir 1 NMR
X-band pulsed EPR
NIOCH- 8.5–11.5GHz range
- 300 WSolid-state amplifier
- 2 nsPulse resolution
A broadband spectrometer for high-throughput measurements, with a control center built on Atomize: presets for standard experiments, interactive pulse tables with phase cycling and shaped pulses, on-the-fly Fourier transform, and non-uniform sampling.
- DigitizerSpectrum M4i-4450-x8 PCIe
- DACSpectrum M4i.6631-x8 PCIe
- Pulse generatorPulseBlaster ESR-PRO-500 PCI
- Microwave bridgeMicran X-band
- OscilloscopeKeysight DSOX3034A
- FieldBH15
- TemperatureStanford Research PTC10
Q-band pulsed EPR
NIOCH- 33–35.5GHz range
- 200 WSolid-state amplifier
- 4 nsPulse resolution
Built on the same control center as the X-band machine, with its own hardware and a 1.25 GS/s DAC for shaped microwave pulses.
- DACSpectrum M4i.6631-x8 PCIe
- Pulse generatorMicran PCIe, based on Insys FMC126P
- Microwave bridgeMicran Q-band
- OscilloscopeKeysight DSOX3034A
- FieldHomemade
- TemperatureLakeshore 335
Cryomech control center
ITCA standalone application on top of Atomize that runs the closed-cycle helium system: it supervises the compressor, the liquid-helium level and the cold-head temperature, automates the compressor duty cycle, logs every reading, and answers to a Telegram bot for remote monitoring and control.
- CompressorCryomech CPA1110
- Helium levelCryomagnetics LM-510
- Cold headScientific Instruments SCM10
- TemperatureLakeshore 340, optional
- MoistureIVG-1/1, optional
