Guide Table

Composite position of guides 1 through 10.

System Name: GuideTable

Type: Virtual

Brief Description

This device controls synchronized movement of guides 1-10. In normal operation, GuideTable position reflects a number of guides in GUIDE position (or collimation length) Individual guides are positioned in the GUIDE position only if the upstream guide also is in a GUIDE position. Immediately after the last inserted guide there is one guide in the APERT position (called source aperture). All guides downstream of the source aperture are in the EMPTY position except guide 9 which is usually in the MIRROR position (silicon mirror) if it is not in the source aperture position. Guide 10 is in the EMPTY position unless focusing optics are used.

When focusing optics are used, the normal operations has a source aperture selected in guide 1, the appropriate lenses position selected in guide 10, and all other trays in the EMPTY position.

Guide 1 contains a GUIDE and 3 apertures (~1.4cm, ~2.5cm, and ~3.8cm apertures) for four calibrated positions. Thus if GuideTable moves to position 0, the user may pick one of aperture position to which Guide 1 will move.

Restrictions

Devices which cannot be moved simultaneously with these devices:

Other Restrictions:

None

Interactions

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Devices which are affected by this device: