Ultra Sensitive Imaging Cameras

Highlights
1 e- read noise @ 30 fps 5.5 megapixel 6.5 m pixel size Rolling and Global (Snapshot) exposure modes Burst frame rates up to 100 fps Vacuum cooled to -40C Superior image quality 30,000:1 Dynamic Range Dual-Gain Amplifiers 4 GB on-head memory Hardware timestamp Dynamic Baseline Clamp

Key Applications
Live cell imaging TIRF Microscopy Selective/Single Plane Illumination Microscopy (SPIM) Calcium Flux Whole Genome Sequencing Microspectroscopy / Hyperspectral Imaging Adaptive optics Lucky Astronomy

Neo sCMOS Camera

Imaging Without Compromise
Conceptualized to dramatically outperform interline CCD technology within a mid-range price bracket, Andors Neo sCMOS is ideally placed to become the new gold standard workhorse imaging detector. Neos 5.5 megapixel sensor, with 6.5 m pixel size, achieves an unprecedented 1 e- read noise at 30 fps, the innovative dual amplifier architecture facilitating a dynamic range of 30,000:1. Neo exclusively delivers deep vacuum cooling down to -40C, critical to maintain the low noise advantage and minimal pixel blemish specification across all exposure conditions. Neo offers comprehensive FPGA intelligence for superior image quality and quantitative stability, coupled with a 4 GB on-head image memory which renders it unique in its ability to acquire extended kinetic series bursts at frame rates which are faster than the notoriously variable hard drive write speeds. Importantly, choice of Rolling and Global (Snapshot) exposure mechanisms ensure maximum application flexibility, the latter providing a freeze frame capture capability that emulates that of an interline CCD.

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Features 1 e read noise
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Benefits Offers lower detection limit than any CCD Delivers extremely sharp resolution over a 22 mm diagonal field of view: ideal for cell microscopy and astronomy Maximum exposure and readout flexibility across all applications. Snapshot for interline CCD exposure capability 30 fps over extended kinetic series. Burst to memory at 100 fps full frame Minimization of dark current to maintain low noise advantage under all exposure conditions. Minimization of hot pixel blemishes meaning more useful pixels. Sustained vacuum integrity and unequalled cooling with 5 year warranty; complete sensor protection. Maximum well depth and lowest noise simultaneously, affording extended dynamic range of 30,000:1 Capture extended kinetic series faster than notoriously variable PC write speed, avoiding prohibitively expensive PCs Essential to ensure best image quality and quantitative fidelity from sCMOS technology FPGA generated timestamp with 25 ns accuracy Essential to ensure quantitive accuracy across the image area and between successive images of a kinetic series Realtime FPGA filter that identifies and compensates for spurious high noise pixels Head Office 7 Millennium Way Springvale Business Park Belfast BT12 7AL Northern Ireland Tel: +44 (28) 9023 7126 Fax: +44 (28) 9031 0792 North America 425 Sullivan Avenue Suite 3 South Windsor, CT 06074 USA Tel: +1 (860) 290 9211 Fax: +1 (860) 290 9566 Japan 4F NE Sarugakucho Building 2-7-6 Sarugaku-Cho Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo 101-0064 Japan Tel: +81 (3) 3518 6488 Fax: +81 (3) 3518 6489 China Room1213, Building B Luo Ke Time Square No. 103 Huizhongli Chaoyang District Beijing 100101 China Tel: +86 (10) 5129 4977 Fax: +86 (10) 6445 5401

5.5 megapixel sensor format and 6.5 m pixels Rolling and Global (Snapshot) shutter Rapid frame rates TE cooling to -40C

UltraVac Dual-Gain Amplifiers 4 GB on-head image buffer Extensive FPGA on-head data processing Hardware timestamp Dynamic Baseline Clamp Spurious Noise Filter

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