Time-Of-Flight Analyzers / Multiscalers, Photon Counters
For example in Mass Spectrometry stop event pulses generated by ions arriving at the detector (typically a MCP) need to be precisely counted in the exact relation to their arrival time (TOF). FAST ComTec has specialised in the design and manufacturing of instruments for ultra-fast pulse counting that meets this criterion.
The new USB 3.0 based models MCS8A and MCS8 with time resolutions from 80 ps up to 800 ps are able to record a burst count rate of 12.5 GHz, a permanent total 300 MHz count rate until the large 4GB FIFO is full, 240 MB/s is the data transfer rate.
Furthermore they can also be used to analyze the width of the arriving pulses with an accuracy of 80 pico seconds. FAST ComTec Time-of-Flight Analyzers are available with a number of options ranging from software DLL's for LabVIEW, C and Visual Basic to oven controlled oscillators.
The MCCD is a start trigger / master clock source with eight outputs that can be used to synchronize up to 8 MCS8As for recording up to 64 input channels, but is also a very good general purpose test generator for fast jitter-free signals.
For measurements requiring very high time precision over a larger time range an optional Rubidium Frequency Standard is available.
Our 2-Year Warranty covers all types of FAST ComTec Multiscalers.
Ultra fast Time-Of-Flight Analyzer, Multiscaler, Ion / Photon Counters
| Model | Resolution | Inputs | Burst countrate | Contin. Throughput | Interface | Datasheet |
| MCS8A | 80 ps | 2-8 | 12.5 GHz | 240 MB/s | USB 3.0 (Super Speed) | mcs8a.pdf |
| MCS8 | 80 ps | 2-7(8) | 12.5 GHz | 240 MB/s | USB 3.0 (Super Speed) | mcs8.pdf |
| MCS8A-1 | 80 ps | 1(2) | 12.5 GHz | 240 MB/s | USB 3.0 (Super Speed) | mcs8a1.pdf |
| MPA4T | 100 ps | 1-5/(6) | 10 GHz | 35 MB/s | USB (High Speed, 480Mbps) | mpa4t.pdf |
| MCS4 | 30/50 ns | 2 or 1 | 400 MHz | 400 MHz | USB (High Speed, 480Mbps) | mcs4.pdf |
| P7882 | 100/200 ns | 2 or 1 | 400 MHz | 400 MHz | PCIbus | p7882.pdf |
Options
| Model | Description | Datasheet |
| MCCD | Eight output START trigger master clock source | mccd.pdf |
| MCS8DLL | DLL for LabVIEW / "C" / Visual Basic (XP,Vista,7) for MCS8 | dllmcs8.pdf |
| MCS6DLL | DLL for LabVIEW / "C" / Visual Basic (XP,Vista,7) for MCS6 | dllmcs6.pdf |
| MCS6LINUX | LINUX Driver for MCS6 | mcs6linux.pdf |
| MCA4DLL | DLL for LabVIEW / "C" / Visual Basic (XP,Vista,7) for MCA4/MCS4 | dllmca4.pdf |
| P788xDLL32 | DLL for LabVIEW / "C" / Visual Basic (XP,Vista,7) for P788x | dll-mcd.pdf |