I measured the AC signal to estimate the noise in the following conditions:
No sample installed ;
Chopper frequency: 478 Hz ;
Lock-in time costant: 100 ms ;
Tuned to maximum DC signal ;
Front door closed ;
Motors moving but time wait 500 ms ;
Measure are taken in 3 different situations
- Pump open at 30mW --> figure empty20150612.jpg ;
- Pump closed --> figure emptyclosed20150612.jpg ;
- My voice singing around 478 Hz like here --> figure manuelvoice478hz.jpg ;
I measured 60 microV with silent, and 2.2 mV with acustic noise at chopper frequency.
The manual says, at 380 Hz and with motors not moving, the noise is between 5 and 25 microV.
I will make measurement for many chopper frequencies and look for the minimum.