Features |
Benefits |
Thermoelectric Cooling to -100°C (Liquid/Water) |
Patent-pending ColdSpace™ very large area TE cooling technology avoids need for liquid nitrogen or unreliable cryo coolers. Minimization of darkcurrent to below the zodiacal background. |
61.4 x 61.4 mm sensor |
Very large field of view from 16.8 Megapixel, 15 µm pixel pitch sensor. |
Extended Dynamic Range |
Unique method to achieve lowest noise and maximum well depth within one scan. Supplemented by up to 18-bit digitization. |
Peak QE over 95% |
High photon collection efficiency for maximising SNR. |
Low noise readout |
Intelligent low-noise electronics offer the most ‘silent’ system noise available from the 230-84 sensor. |
UltraVac™ |
Critical for sustained vacuum integrity and to maintain unequalled cooling and QE performance, year after year. |
‘Deep Cooled’ and ‘Compact’ versions |
‘Deep Cooled’ for -100 °C water/liquid (no air cooling). ‘Compact’ for smaller form factor and combined -80 °C water liquid; -60 °C air cooled. |
Fibre-optic or USB 3.0 interface flexibility |
Built-in robust plug and play interface options as standard. Fibre optic for long distance solution. |
Balanced Quad-port readout |
Tracking stability to ensure all readout circuits experience same temperature and operating conditions, yielding well balanced quadrants. Optional (software selected) single port readout mode. |
Multiple readout speeds, up to 4 MHz |
Slower readout for lowest noise, faster speeds for more rapid readout and focusing. |
Field replaceable shutter |
No shutter is designed or specified for infinite usage! When it finally fails in a remote observing location, it can be easily replaced on site. |
iRig-B GPS timestamp |
Image GPS timestamp with 10ms resolution for network integration. |
Easy reference column access |
Easy and flexible software access to dark (shielded) reference columns |
Windows, Linux & Labview |
Andor’s user-friendly SDK supports both Windows and Linux OS. LabView VI package available |
ASTRO.control compatibility |
redlogix ASTRO.control is a dedicated platform for control of astronomical telescopes and instrumentation |