Wits University’s High Energy Physics (HEP) Group recently took delivery of a Tektronix MSO70804C, 8 GHz 25 GSps mixed signal oscilloscope, together with an 8 GHz Trimode differential probe, which will enable its staff to get the full, diverse range of measurement out of this powerful combination.
Dr. Chamunorwa Oscar Kureba, postdoctoral research fellow of the Wits HEP Group, with the Tektronix MSO70804C mixed-signal oscilloscope following its successful installation.
The HEP project, which falls within the institution’s physics school, performs collaborative work with CERN – the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, or European Council for Nuclear Research. “We were extremely fortunate to be granted a major funding application from the university last year for a very high-end oscilloscope, which we plan to use for measuring Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)-Express – a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard, designed to replace the older PCI, PCI-X and AGP bus standards – and other high-speed signals,” commented the HEP Group’s leader, Professor Bruce Mellado.
“We have been making signal measurements and the scope works perfectly so far,” he continued. “Hopefully other staff and post-grads at the university will find this oscilloscope useful to their research as well. We hope to get many years’ of good service from this awesome piece of equipment.”
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