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Hi All,<br>
<br>
I've forwarded the most recent email from Newport, which allows me
to get some idea of the cost of the goniometer.<br>
My estimates for the motion stages during last week's call were very
much on the low side - I guess I looked at one of the cheaper axes
on their web site. Approximate prices are:<br>
<br>
Goniometer motion stages based on current layout: $43k<br>
<br>
Drivers and controller: $12k<br>
<br>
That makes a total of $65k, but that doesn't include spares or the
cost of them putting the thing together for us - and probably not
tax either.<br>
<br>
<br>
The costs are high because this equipment is vacuum compatible to
10-6 Torr.<br>
I'm assuming that we'll need this level of vacuum compatibility, and
that the goniometer will be in the beamline vacuum which will be
maintained up to the tagger focal plane.<br>
<br>
Please let me have any comment or questions you have on this.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Ken<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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<td>RE: goniometer quote and design</td>
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<td>Dinh, Phong <a href="mailto:Phong.Dinh@newport.com"><Phong.Dinh@newport.com></a></td>
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<td>Kenneth Livingston
<a href="mailto:Kenneth.Livingston@glasgow.ac.uk"><Kenneth.Livingston@glasgow.ac.uk></a></td>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">Hello Ken,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">I’ve listed the
stages below that I believe will
be potential for this system. And they are
linked to our website, from
there you can get the STEP files.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">Axis 1: <a href="http://search.newport.com/?q=*&x2=sku&q2=MTM150PE1BV6">MTM150PE1V6</a><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">Axis 2: <a href="http://search.newport.com/?q=*&x2=sku&q2=MTM150PE1BV6">MTM150PE1V6</a>
<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">Axis 3: </font><a href="http://search.newport.com/?q=*&x2=sku&q2=URS50BPPV6">UTS50PPV6</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">Axis 4: </font><a href="http://search.newport.com/?q=*&x2=sku&q2=URS75BPPV6">UTS75PPV6</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">Axis 5: </font><a href="http://search.newport.com/?q=*&x2=sku&q2=BGM120PEV6">BGM120PEV6</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">The <a href="http://search.newport.com/?q=*&x2=sku&q2=XPS-C6">XPS-C6</a>
would
be the recommended controller and the driver
cards would be (5) <a href="http://search.newport.com/?q=*&x2=sku&q2=XPS-DRV01">XPS-DRV01</a>.
<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">With the XPS
controller the communication is now
through Ethernet. The XPS does have drivers
for other software such as LabVIEW,
Matlab.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">Also it does
contain a GUI and you can develop TCL
scripts. Many options and you can find more
details from the link under
Downloads.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">I do have a
question, as I have been assuming vacuum
level at 10-6 Torr, is this correct? <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">If you do need a
quote for the above parts with
assembly, I can provide that for now until I
can gather more information about
a vacuum version of the <a href="http://search.newport.com/?q=*&x2=sku&q2=GTS30V">GTS30V</a>.
<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">Best regards,<br>
Phong<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">-----Original
Message-----<br>
From: Ken Livingston
[<a href="mailto:Kenneth.Livingston@glasgow.ac.uk">mailto:Kenneth.Livingston@glasgow.ac.uk</a>] <br>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 1:51 AM<br>
To: Dinh, Phong<br>
Subject: Re: goniometer quote and design</font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">Hi Phong,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">We discussed the
drawing you sent, but like me the
others wanted more <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">details. Ideally,
we'd like to get rid of the very
large vertical stage <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">which would dictate
the size of the vacuum chamber.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">I'd like to know
which motor stages from the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Newport</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Range</st1:placetype></st1:place>
are in your <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">current design, so
that we can look at specifications
and prices. Can <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">you please let me
have that information. As I said in
the previous mail, <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">it would be ideal
if we had access to the AUTOCAD/STEP
files. :<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">"We have an autocad
specialist in the group, who
has developed similar<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">designs in the past
using the autocad / step files
which are available<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">for the THORLABS
motion stages. Ideally we'd like to
do the<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">configuration
ourselves in autocad, using your design
as a starting<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">point. Would it be
possible for you to give us the
information we<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">require to do this?
eg step files for the different
motor stages and a<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">recommendation of
the possible stages we can use, and
the details of<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">those which are in
your drawing."<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">Controller.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">Can you let me know
which controller you advise for
this system.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">We want to be able
to send sequences of commands from
our own computer <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">programs -
currently we do this on an RS-232 line
using MM2000 type <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">controllers.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">Regards,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">Ken<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy"><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">On 03/07/2012 01:46
AM, Dinh, Phong wrote:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> Hello Ken,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> I hope your
meeting went well and I'm curious of
the feedback you<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> received.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> For the
vertical stage in the back, this would be
easily moved to the<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> side to avoid
the beam.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> I'm still
working with our factory to see if we
can provide a vacuum<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> compatible
stage such as the VP-25X or the
GTS30V. If this is possible,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> then as you
mentioned we can would placed this
between axis 3 and 4.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> Looking
forward to your feedback.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> Thanks,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> Phong Dinh<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> Applications
Engineer<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> -----Original
Message-----<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> From: Ken
Livingston
[<a href="mailto:Kenneth.Livingston@glasgow.ac.uk">mailto:Kenneth.Livingston@glasgow.ac.uk</a>]<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> Sent: Friday,
March 02, 2012 3:23 AM<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> To: Dinh,
Phong<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> Cc: Anthony
Clarkson; Peter Lumsden<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> Subject: Re:
goniometer quote and design<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> Hi Phong,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> Thanks a lot
for the design drawing. I'll discuss
them at monday's<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> meeting.
That's already pretty close to what
we're after.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> For ease of
reference I've put some numbered
labels on the axes and<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> attached your
drawing, together with my original
with the same axis<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> numbering.
I've also put in a sketch of the kind
of radiator wheel we'd<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> have mounted
in the center.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> I have a few
comments and questions:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> 1. I'd like
to avoid having that big,
heavy, vertical translation<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> stage, if
possible. See later comment. Also, in
your current version<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> that would
block the beam - but I guess it could
easily be repositioned.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> 2. There's
some flexibility in ordering of the
stack. In particular, the<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> ordering of
pitch and yaw is not important. So
your change there is<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> fine. We
should take whatever order is easiest.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> 3. Let me
clarify what we need to be able to do,
since I wasn't very<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> specific about
distances and angles:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> a. We need to
be able select one radiator from
the disc mounted within<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> the ~50mm
centre ring which the beam goes
through.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> b. We need to
be able to rotate this
selected radiator by up to +/-<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> 45deg to get
it in the azimuthal orientation we
require.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> c. We then
need to be able to translate in x and
y to get this radiator<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> into the beam.
Translations of about 0-25mm in y
and +/-25 in x.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> d. Once a
crystal radiator is in the beam line we
make adjustments of<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> typically 0 -
1 deg on pitch and yaw to get the
crystal in the "zero<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> position",
where that lattice is parallel to
the beam. We then make very<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> small
movements (eg 0.05 deg steps) on pitch and
yaw to adjust the angle<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> between the
beam and the crystsal lattice.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> e. we also
need to be able to translate the whole
gonoimeter out of the<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> beamline (eg
0-150mm).<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> This gives
some flexibility in the ordering of
the axes:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> a. Axis 1,
horizontal translation should be at
the bottom of the stack<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> since it will
need to translate the whole
goniometer<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> b. Axis 3,
roll, should be at the top of the
stack, since it will rotate<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> by +-45 - and
potentially +-170.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> c. Axes 4 and
5, yaw and pitch, have typically
very small motion away<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> from home
position (eg 1deg), so their ordering
is not important. We can<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> do whatever is
easiest.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> d. Axis 2,
vertical translation of 0-25mm can
really be anywhere between<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> axes 1
(horizontal translation) and axis 3
(roll).<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> From your
diagram it looks to me like
the easiest for axis 2 would be a<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> small platform
in between axes 4 and 3. For
example, something like<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> VP-25X, or
GTS30V.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> We have an
autocad specialist in the group, who
has developed similar<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> designs in the
past using the autocad / step
files which are available<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> for the
THORLABS motion stages. Ideally
we'd like to do the<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> configuration
ourselves in autocad, using your
design as a starting<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> point. Would
it be possible for you to give us
the information we<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> require to do
this? eg step files for the
different motor stages and a<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> recommendation
of the possible stages we can use,
and the details of<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> those which
are in your drawing.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> Cheers,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> Ken<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> On 03/01/2012
07:56 PM, Dinh, Phong wrote:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> Hello Ken,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> Yes, I
have reviewed this and the stack setup
will need to be<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> different<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> than the
stack you provided since we don't
have a vertical stage<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> similar<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> to the
drawing with 25mm and can handle the
load of the other stages.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> I've
attached just a concept drawing (not
fully completed) to give you<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> an idea.
As you will see, for the vertical
translation, we will have<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> to<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> mount a
stage in back of the rotations to
give you the min 25mm<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> travel.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> Also, I
wanted to check on the stack of
rotation axes. We placed the<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> vertical
rotation(yaw) on top of the
horizontal rotation(Pitch). I<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> wanted to
check with you if this will cause
any issues with your<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> movement
sequences. The reason behind this,
is due to the standard<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> vacuum
stages and the limited of standard
size we have.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> If this is
an issue, I can always request and
modify our other stages<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> to<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> be vacuum
compatible, but the lead time and
pricing will reflect.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> Please let
me know your feedback.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> Best
regards,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> Phong<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>
-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> From: Ken
Livingston
[<a href="mailto:Kenneth.Livingston@glasgow.ac.uk">mailto:Kenneth.Livingston@glasgow.ac.uk</a>]<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> Sent:
Thursday, March 01, 2012 5:58 AM<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> To: Dinh,
Phong<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> Subject:
Re: goniometer quote and design<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> Hi Phong,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> Is there
any progress with this goniometer
request. I have a meeting<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> on<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> Monday
where I need to give an update on the
status.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> Regards,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> Ken<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> On
02/22/2012 12:55 AM, Dinh, Phong wrote:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> Hello
Ken,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> My
name is Phong Dinh and your inquiry
about a 6 axes system was<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>>
forward to me from Mark White. I will be
glad to assist you.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> I
received the PDF file and also the
Excel file that you provide and<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> I<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> am
somewhat familiar with the stages.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>>
Currently these stages are obsolete so we
will have to pick from the<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>>
current inventory of stages we have now.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> I do
not believe this will be a problem,
as we should have comparable<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>>
stages. I will look into this and provide
you with a proposal and<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> quote.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>>
However, since the PDF only consisted the
drawing of the 5 axis<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> system<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> and
the files that I have of the older
system seem to be corrupted. I<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> am not
able to figure out where the 6
axis needs to be.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> Will
it be possible for you to let me
know where you would like the<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>>
additional translation stage to be?
Perhaps a sketch of each axis<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">> will<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> be
helpful and your coordinate system.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> If you
have any other questions, please
let me know.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> Look
forward to hearing from you.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>>
Thanks,<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> *Phong
Dinh**<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>>
**Applications Engineer**<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> **<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Newport</st1:place></st1:city>**Motion***<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> *<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Newport</st1:place></st1:city>**Corporation**<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> **<st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1791
Deere Ave.</st1:address></st1:street>**<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> **<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Irvine</st1:place></st1:city>**,
CA
92606**<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>>
**Office: (949) 253-1819**<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>>
<a href="http://www.newport.com">www.newport.com</a><a href="http://www.newport.com"><http://www.newport.com></a>
*<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> //**//<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> //<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>>
**/Newport Corporation Family of
Brands -/**/Corion(r) //*//New<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>> Focus(tm)<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>>
//*//Oriel(r) Instruments
//*////RichardsonGratings(tm)<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>
//*//Spectra-Physics(r) /<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>> //<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Calibri" color="navy">>>><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
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