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Beamline Diagnostics

BPM16-38

BPM16-38 Dual position-sensitive ionization chamber for beam position and shape measurement in high energy ion beamlines. 16 by 16 cathode strips, 38 mm by 38 mm sensitive area. Pneumatic actuator with redundant limit switches. High vacuum compatible, with choice of flange types. The BPM16-38 is optimized for routine beam setup in particle therapy systems, using the I3200 electrometer for readout.

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Strip Readout Ionization Chambers

IC16-5

IC16-5 Transmission ionization chamber for high energy ion beam dosimetry and position measurement. Orthogonal 16 strip readouts desiccant system and integrated environmental monitors. Very low scattering (< 170 µm water equivalent thickness). The IC16-5 is optimized for continuous monitoring of the beam prior to scanning in particle therapy systems, especially those with high peak currents, using the I3200 electrometer for readout.

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IC32-6

IC32-6 Transmission ionization chamber for high energy ion beam dosimetry and position measurement. Orthogonal 32 strip readouts desiccant system and integrated environmental monitors. Very low scattering (< 170 µm water equivalent thickness). The IC32-6 is optimized for high resolution continuous monitoring of the beam prior to scanning in particle therapy systems, especially those with high peak currents, using the I6400 electrometer for readout.

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IC64-6

IC64-6 Transmission ionization chamber for high energy ion beam dosimetry and position measurement. Orthogonal 64 strip and integral plane readouts desiccant system and integrated environmental monitors. Minimum electrode gaps particualrly suited to flash therapy investigations. Very low scattering (< 180 µm water equivalent thickness).

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IC64-13 pair

IC64-13 Transmission ionization chamber for high energy ion beam dosimetry and position measurement. 64 strip and integral plane readouts, desiccant system and integrated environmental monitors. Very low scattering (< 170 µm water equivalent thickness). The IC64-13 is optimized for high resolution continuous monitoring of scanned in particle therapy beams, especially those with high peak currents, using the I6400 electrometer for readout. It is intended to be used in pairs to provide X,Y position readout and redundant beam current readout.

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IC64-16

IC64-16 Transmission ionization chamber for high energy ion beam dosimetry and position measurement. Orthogonal 64 strip readouts plus two integral dose plane readouts. High voltage loopback. Desiccant system and integrated environmental monitors. Very low scattering (< 250 µm water equivalent thickness). The IC64-16 is optimized for dosimetry in particle therapy systems, especially those with high peak currents, using the I128 or I6400 electrometer for readout.

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IC128-25LC

IC128-25LC Transmission ionization chamber for high energy ion beam dosimetry and position measurement. Orthogonal 128 strip readouts plus one dual gap integral dose section. High voltage loopback. Desiccant system and integrated environmental monitors. Very low scattering (< 300 µm water equivalent thickness). The IC128-25 is optimized for dosimetry in particle therapy systems, using the I128 electrometer for readout.

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IC128-25LC-2I

IC128-25LC-2I Transmission ionization chamber for high energy ion beam dosimetry and position measurement. Orthogonal 128 strip readouts plus two independent dual gap integral dose sections. High voltage loopback. Desiccant system and integrated environmental monitors. Very low scattering (< 300 µm water equivalent thickness). The IC128-25 is optimized for dosimetry in particle therapy systems, using the I128 electrometer for readout.

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IC256-45

IC256-45 Large area ionization chamber for high energy ion beam position measurement. Specifically designed for precision measurement of proton beam spot position at the isocentre plane of a therapy system. Orthogonal 256 strip readouts. Choice of 128, 256 or 512 readout channels. Available with rotatable mount for gantry systems.

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Pixel and Quadrant Readout Ionization Chambers

PX-2

PX-2 Ionization chamber for high energy ion beam characterisation. 120 pixel readout. High voltage loopback. Robust thin FR4 cathode giving low beam scattering (< 400 µm water equivalent thickness). The PX-2 is optimized for isocentre beam diagnostic applications in particle therapy systems, using the I128 electrometer for readout.

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PX-3

PX-3 Ionization chamber for high energy ion beam characterisation. 120 pixel readout with choice of pixel size. High voltage loopback. Desiccant system and integrated environmental monitors. Thin film electrodes giving very low beam scattering (100 µm water equivalent thickness). The PX-3 is optimized for on-line continuous beam measurement in particle therapy systems, using the I128 electrometer for readout.

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QIC-2S

QIC-2S Miniature transmission ionization chamber for high energy ion beam flux measurement and beam centering. Quadrant readout electrode. Very low scattering (< 71 µm water equivalent thickness).

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Faraday Collectors

BC75

BC-75 Monolithic beam collector that provides in-air direct readout of beam current. No vacuum system or suppression required. Independent of beam energy. Suited to fundamental quality assurance of theraputic proton beams and flash research with protons and electrons.

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BC145

BC-145 Large aperture monolithic beam collector that provides in-air direct readout of beam current. No vacuum system or suppression required. Independent of beam energy. Suited to fundamental quality assurance of theraputic proton beams and flash therapy research including scattered beams and spot scanning.

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MLFC-128

MLFC-128 Multilayer Faraday Collector with 128 invidiually measured precision copper strips. Provides direct measurement of proton beam energy in the range 70 to 250 MeV, plus total beam current. Excess beam energy spread can be identified. No vacuum system or suppression fields reqquire. Suitable for fundamental quality assurance of theraputic proton beams. Available in 250 MeV, 127 MeV and 60 MeV maximum energy versions. Microhex filter options for improved low energy resolution on all versions.

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Current Converters

F100 photo

F100 Faraday collector amplifier (current to voltage converter), with sixteen current ranges (standard full-scale values 10 mA, 5 mA, 2 mA, … 2 µA, 1 µA). Dynamic range 10 mA to 100 pA. Precision internal calibration current sources, external continuity test option, built-in auto-ranging and digital filtering.  External trigger input. Pneumatic actuator control output. Optional high voltage output up to 2 kV. Optional upper range extension to 200 mA. Fiber-optic, USB and RS-232 interfaces.

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F460

F460 A four-channel current to voltage converter with four independently adjustable current ranges on each channel, 1 mA, 100 µA, 10 µA, 1 µA). Dynamic range 1 mA to 100 pA. 250 kHz digitization. Precision internal calibration current sources. Optional bias high voltage output. Optional servo controller. Available to the light source beamline community through FMB-Oxford (www.fmb-oxford.com).

Ethernet, fiber-optic, and RS-232/RS485 interfaces.

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F3200E

F3200E Thirty-two parallel channel fast current to voltage converter,  with four current ranges (standard full-scale values 10 mA, 1 mA, 100 µA, 10 µA). Dynamic range 10 mA to 100 pA. Analogue bandwidth DC to 250 kHz, digitzation 1 MHz simultaneous on all channels. Precision internal calibration current sources, built-in auto-ranging and digital filtering.  Optional HV output.

Ethernet, fiber-optic, RS-485 and RS-232 interfaces.

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Charge Integrators

IC101

IC101 Single channel gated integrator, specifically designed for ionization chambers.  Dynamic range from 200 μA down to <1 pA, multiple integration modes, external trigger input, internal calibration current source, monitor outputs.   Optional auxiliary bias output up to 3 kV. Available to the light source beamline community through FMB-Oxford (www.fmb-oxford.com).

Fiber-optic, RS-485 and RS-232 interfaces.

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I404

I404 Four channel gated integrator, designed particularly for synchrotron light source beam position monitors.  Dynamic range from 200 μA down to 1 pA, multiple integration modes, external trigger input, internal calibration current source.   Optional 1 kV auxiliary bias output. Analog and frequency monitor outputs. Available to the light source beamline community through FMB-Oxford (www.fmb-oxford.com).

Fiber-optic, RS-485 and RS-232 interfaces.

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I400 Four channel gated integrator with optional biased inputs, designed for ionization chambers and secondary electron emission devices, particularly quadrant beam position monitors.  Dynamic range from 100 μA down to 100 fA. Multiple integration modes, external trigger input, internal calibration current source.  Pressure and temperature compensation inputs.  Optional 1 kV auxiliary bias output. Available to the light source beamline community through FMB-Oxford (www.fmb-oxford.com).

Fiber-optic, RS-485 and RS-232 interfaces.

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I3200 photo

I3200 Thirty-two parallel channel gated integrator designed for multi-wire and multi-segment arrays that require analog readout.  Dynamic range from 100 μA down to 100 fA. Multiple integration modes, external trigger input, precision internal calibration current source. External continuity test signal. Pneumatic actutor control output.

Fiber-optic, USB and RS-232 interfaces.

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I128

I6400 The I6400 has sixty-four fully parallel electrometer channels, each with dynamic range 100μA to 5 pA, plus an additional dedicated channel for dosimetry with dynamic range 100μA to below 5 pA.   Multiple integration modes, external trigger input, precision internal calibration current. sources. Ionization chamber environmental sensor I/O port. Pneumatic actutor control output. Bias voltage output with loopback verification. Process interlock relays.

Ethernet, fiber-optic and RS-232/RS-485 interfaces.

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I128

I128 The I128 has one hundred and twenty-eight fully parallel electrometer channels, each with dynamic range 550 nA to 1 pA, plus an additional dedicated channel for dosimetry with dynamic range 20 uA to below 100 pA. Multiple integration modes, external trigger input, precision internal calibration current. sources. Ionization chamber environmental sensor I/O port. Pneumatic actutor control output. Bias voltage output with loopback verification. Process interlock relays.

Ethernet, fiber-optic and RS-232/RS-485 interfaces.

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Pulse Counting

C400

C400 Four-channel detector controller, suitable for fast scintillation detectors, CEMs and APDs. 150 MHz bandwidth window discriminators, 100 MHz counters, HV and pre-amp power supplies. Gate input and output, monitor outputs and encoder input. Automated pulse height distribution measurement.

Ethernet, fiber-optic and RS232/RS485 interfaces.

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CP10

CP10 Fast bipolar pre-amplifier matched to the C400. DC-coupled, 50 ohm input and output impedance. Gain +32 dB into 50 ohms. CP10-A version has bandwidth.suited to LaCl3, LaBr3 and YAP scintillators. CP10-B version has bandwidth suited to channel electron multipliers and other high-speed pulse detector devices.

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CP15AF

CP15AF Pre-amplifier with filtering for NaI scintillation detectors. Matched to the C400. DC-coupled, 50 ohm output impedance. Conversion gain typical 400 mV pulse height per pC. Gain and offset controls.

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CP15AL

CP15AL Pre-amplifier with bandwidth chosen for LaBr3 and LaCl3 scintillation detectors. Matched to the C400. DC-coupled, 50 ohm output impedance. Conversion gain typical 200 mV pulse height per pC. Gain and offset controls.

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CR10

CR10 Combined charge integrating pre-amplifier and shaping amplifier. Matched to the C400. AC-coupled, with HV bias input up to 3 kV. Choice of input conversion gain, shaping time constant and baseline restoration using proven Cremat modules. Gain and offset controls. Suitable for many types of radiation detector.

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Magnetic Field Measurement

H20

H20 Two-channel Hall probe system with high precision +/-2.5T MFP-30 probe. Particularly suited for DC and AC magnetic measurements in particle beamline systems. Fast monitor analog outputs and field control option.

Fiber-optic interface.

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T1

T1 Network enabled Hall probe controller with web browser interface. Particularly suited for DC and AC magnetic measurements in particle beamline systems. Fast monitor analog output and PID field control.

Ethernet interface.

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General Purpose I/O

M10 photo

M10 Versatile and cost-effective isolated control device for individual power supplies.  Fiber optic interface only.  Two 16 bit analog outputs, two 16 bit analog inputs, four digital in, four digital out.  Very low DAC transition glitches, designed to drive wideband power supplies. Configurable slew-rate limiting.

M10C  Version with a 0 – 20 mA current loop output in place of one of the standard analog outputs.

M10D  Version with high CMRR on analog inputs..

M10P  Version with digital pulse train output feature.

Fiber-optic interface.

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M40

M40  Versatile isolated control device for individual power supplies or groups of supplies.  Fiber optic interface only.  Eight 16 bit analog outputs, eight 16 bit analog inputs, eight digital in, eight digital out.  Wavetable multichannel output and input capability. Very low DAC transition glitches, designed to drive wideband power supplies.

Fiber-optic interface.

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Motion Control

N2400

N2400  24-channel actuator driver (suitable for 24 VDC solenoid-driven pneumatic actuators) with full manual override capability. End of travel switch inputs.

RS-232, USB and fiber-optic interfacs.

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Fiber-optic Loop Control

A360

A360  Cost-effective Ethernet to fiber optic adaptor / loop controller. Allows a PC with a standard Ethernet LAN port to control up to thirty devices over two fiber-optic communication loops. Auxillary 24V power output.

Ethernet interface with auto-MDIX and configurable IP addressing.

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A500 photo

A500  High-performance real time cell controller supporting up to five fiber optic loops, each with up to fifteen devices, and an option for five more loops. High throughput Ethernet interface.  Peer to peer connection capability.  Capacity for custom I/O cards and additional fiber-optic inputs and outputs for loops, data streams and trigger lines.

Ethernet interface with auto-MDIX and configurable IP addressing.

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A560

A560 High-performance real time cell controller supporting up to ten fiber optic loops, each with up to fifteen devices. High throughput Ethernet interface supporting TCP/IP and UDP.  Peer to peer connection capability.  Built-in interlocking for safety-critical systems.

Ethernet interface with auto-MDIX and configurable IP addressing.

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Accessories

PD-8

PD-8 Eight-channel 24 VDC power supply to match Pyramid devices.

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X14

X14 One to four fiber-optic trigger fan-out. Optical trigger distribution.

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X22

X22-ST Bidirectional optical to TTL converter. Translates between fiber optic digital signals (choice of 650 or 850 nm) and TTL levels in each direction. ST fiber optic connectors. Selectable invert.

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X22

X22-VL Bidirectional optical to TTL converter. Translates between fiber optic digital signals (650 nm) and TTL levels in each direction. Versatile link fiber optic connectors. Selectable invert.

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X32

X32 IECO amplifier interface. Simple connection of a two-channel IECO magnet scan amplifier to Pyramid controls. Includes power distribution to M10 devices and signal conditioning for LEM IT400 and IT700 sensors.

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HVI-4

HVI-4 Four-channel hardware comparator system for confirmation that high voltage bias is being delivered to an ionization chamber. Selectable threshold voltages. Safety relay outputs, and monitor port suitable for an M40.

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