Poster Session #1: South UC Ballroom
LabVIEW Data Acquisition System
Presentation Type
Poster
Faculty Mentor’s Full Name
David Macaulso
Faculty Mentor’s Department
Physics/Astronomy
Abstract / Artist's Statement
An integrated data acquisition and hardware control system is being designed as part of a new physics research laboratory at the University of Montana. The interface is being created within the National Instruments LabVIEW programming environment to control all aspects of this newly commissioned laser-based nanomaterials laboratory in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. The interface will control an in-vacuo, three-dimensional translation stage with 50 nanometer spatial resolution and will collect all data including photoelectron counting and Raman photon collection. These data will then be used to create two-dimensional images of the sample in real time to be displayed in LabVIEW. The interface is also being designed to accommodate the addition of a LabVIEW-controlled high-speed galvanometer mirror head scanning system that will improve the resolution of the instrument by a factor of 3. Included within this design is the capability to monitor and control several additional hardware systems, including a turbomolecular vacuum pumping system, a Coherent Verdi V6 high power continuous wave laser, and several sub systems controlling laser power and system temperature.
Category
Physical Sciences
LabVIEW Data Acquisition System
South UC Ballroom
An integrated data acquisition and hardware control system is being designed as part of a new physics research laboratory at the University of Montana. The interface is being created within the National Instruments LabVIEW programming environment to control all aspects of this newly commissioned laser-based nanomaterials laboratory in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. The interface will control an in-vacuo, three-dimensional translation stage with 50 nanometer spatial resolution and will collect all data including photoelectron counting and Raman photon collection. These data will then be used to create two-dimensional images of the sample in real time to be displayed in LabVIEW. The interface is also being designed to accommodate the addition of a LabVIEW-controlled high-speed galvanometer mirror head scanning system that will improve the resolution of the instrument by a factor of 3. Included within this design is the capability to monitor and control several additional hardware systems, including a turbomolecular vacuum pumping system, a Coherent Verdi V6 high power continuous wave laser, and several sub systems controlling laser power and system temperature.