Equipment

   Components

• Mirrors: Two 8-in. parabolic mirrors with 40-in. focal length (Edmund Optics).

• Mirror Mounts: Two SL20ABM Gimbal Optical Mount for 8 in. Diameter Optics with 2 BM Micrometers (Newport Corporation).

• Camera 1: PCO.Dimax HS4 12-bit 2000 x 2000 CMOS High Speed Monochrome Digital Camera System with upto 2277 fps at full 2k x 2k resolution and 17965 fps at a reduced 640 x 480 (VGA) resolution (PCO)

• Camera 2 (Shared): Photron Nova S12 Hi Speed Camera with up to 12800 fps at full 1024 x 1024 resolution and maximum 1000000 fps at reduced 128 x 16 resolution (Photron).

• Light Source 1: Fiber Optic Illuminator, 150 W QTH with accessories (Newport Corporation)

• Light Source 2: Regulated-pulse fast-response LED capable of min. pulse width of 0.25 microseconds (University of Tennessee Space Institute, UTSI)

• Other Accessories: Five dovetail optical rails, 36 in. length (Edmund Optics), Seven dovetail carriers, 2.5 in. length (Edmund Optics), Seven posts, 8 in. length with 1/4-20 stud (Edmund Optics), Seven post adjustable holders, 3 in. length with 1/4-20 holder (Edmund Optics)

   Components

• Retroreflective Tape: Gray Reflective Tape - 1 in width, 0.004 in thick (3M).

• Quarter-wave Plate: Achromatic Waveplate, Quarter-Wave, Polymer, 25.4 mm, 545 nm Center, 460-644 nm (Newport Corporation).

• Rochon Prism: 10x10~20x20 mm aperture (United Crystals)

• Ronchi Rulings: 4 inch x 4 inch, 250 lp/inch Ronchi Ruling (Edmund Optics).

• Polarizing Beamsplitter: PBS519 - 2 inch polarizing beamsplitter cube, 420 - 680 nm (Thorlabs)

• Condenser/Diffuser: ACL5040U-DG15 - Aspheric Condenser Len w/ Diffuser, 50 mm, f=40mm, NA=0.60, 1500 Grit, Uncoated (Thorlabs)

• Linear Polarizer: 50.8 mm Dia. High Performance Glass Linear Polarizer (Edmund Optics)

 Components

• Data Acquisition Chassis: PXIe-1083, 5-slot PXI chassis (National Instruments)

• Data Acquisition Module: PXIe-4309, 28-bit 32-channel analog input module with max sampling rate of 2 Msps.

• Sensors: Nine (3 XCS, 3 XTL and 3 CTL models) Kulite unsteady pressure transducers with natural frequency of 150 - 300 kHz