iKon-L Large-Area CCD

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iKon-L is a revolutionary large-area, high-sensitivity CCD platform for low light imaging. The 2048 x 2048 sensor array and 13.5μm pixels deliver outstanding field of view, resolution and dynamic range. Offering choice of forced air or water cooling in the one unit, the iKon-L combines a proprietary 5-stage thermoelectric cooler and advanced heat dissipation design to become the only camera capable of TE cooling a large area sensor to anunprecedented -100 °C (without the aggravation of liquid nitrogen or compressed gas cooling), enabling use of significantly longer exposure times than other such cameras on the market. iKon-L also offers Multi-Megahertz readout for rapid frame rate acquisition or fast focusing, along with direct USB 2.0 connectivity to PC.

Technical Specifications

• What does this specification mean?Active Pixels

  2048 x 2048

  The smallest elements of a CCD detector grid.

• Pixel Size (µm)

  13.5

• Image Area

  27.6mm x 27.6mm

• What does this specification mean? Act. Area Pixel Well Depth (e^-, typical)

  Typical: 100000
  Minimum: 80000

  The well depth of a single pixel on the ccd sensor

• What does this specification mean? Frame Rate (fps)

  0.9

  Frame rate, or frame frequency, is the measurement of how quickly an imaging device produces unique consecutive images called frames

• Read Noise (e^-, typical)

  2.5 @ 50kHz (Max = 4)
  7.5 @ 1 MHz (Max = 10)
  12 @ 3MHz (Max = 16)
  30 @ 5MHz (Max = 35)

Features and Benefits

• Min Operating Temp of -100˚C with TE Cooling

  Negligible dark current without the aggravation or safety concerns associated with LN2.

• Quad-speed Readout up to 5MHz

  Extensive choice of readout digitization speeds. Slower readout for low noise, faster speeds for dynamic processes or focusing.

• Single Window Design

  Delivers maximum photon throughput.

• UltraVac™

  Critical for sustained vacuum integrity and to maintain unequalled cooling and QE performance, year after year.

• Simple USB 2.0 Connection

  USB 2.0 connection direct from back of the camera – no controller box needed!

• Large Area 2048 x 2048 Sensor

  Large field of view and high resolution.

• Ultra Low Noise Readout

  Intelligent low-noise electronics offer the most ‘silent’ system noise performance available.

• High Dynamic Range

  High well capacity and 16-bit digitization for simultaneous quantification of dim and bright signal.

• Dual Output Amplifiers

  Software selectable output for either high sensitivity mode (low noise) or high capacity mode

• Fast Kinetics Mode

  Special software selectable acquisition and readout mode offering bursts of data with microsecond time resolution.

• Solis-i Software

  User-friendly interface offering intuitive acquisition optimization and data processing/analysis.

• Windows & Linux

  Andor’s user-friendly SDK supports both Windows and Linux OS.

• Cropped Sensor Mode

  Specialized readout mode for achieving sub-millisecond temporal resolution from EMCCD and CCD cameras. Intuitive Cropped Sensor definition for continuous rapid image or spectral acquisition.

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