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Revision 1 (Jim Pulokas, 10/04/2010 03:16 PM) → Revision 2/11 (Jim Pulokas, 10/04/2010 03:30 PM)

h1. Faraday Cup Measurment Notes 

 Picoammeter setup: 
 * plug in 
 * wait 1 hour 
 * activate ZCHK (maybe already when turned on) (should say ZC on screen) 
 * plug into faraday holder 
 * set to lowest range (2nA) 
 * activate ZCOR to set zero    (should say ZZ on screen) 
 * set auto range if desired 
 * deactivate ZCHK to begin measuring 
 ** 1.00 nA 


 h1. Exposure Time to Screen Current measurment 

 * refer to Tecnai Help for "Exposure Time, Plate Camera CP" 
 * formula:    beam current (nA) = 2.15 * emulsion / measured_exposure_time 
 ** exp time is between 3.1 and 3.5 depending on size of beam 
 ** emulsion = 1 
 ** beam current is between 0.61 and 0.69 nA