iXon Ultra 897: Back-illuminated EMCCD Camera
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Description
The iXon Ultra represents a significant advancement in EMCCD technology, offering unparalleled speed and sensitivity for imaging applications. With its market-leading back-illuminated 512 x 512 frame transfer sensor, the iXon Ultra is engineered to meet the demanding requirements of modern microscopy. The sensor's readout has been overclocked to 17 MHz, enabling a remarkable frame rate of 56 frames per second (fps) in full frame mode. This acceleration does not compromise the camera's exceptional single photon sensitivity or its quantitative stability, making it an ideal choice for researchers who require both speed and precision.
One of the standout features of the iXon Ultra is the new Optically Centred Crop Mode, which enhances frame rate performance from centrally located regions of interest (ROIs). This is particularly beneficial for super-resolution microscopy, where both speed and sensitivity are crucial. The camera's advanced performance attributes, such as deep vacuum cooling to -100°C and extremely low spurious noise, are complemented by Andor's patented EM gain recalibration technology (EMCA™), ensuring consistent and reliable results.
The iXon Ultra is designed with user convenience in mind, featuring plug-and-play USB connectivity and a lower noise conventional CCD mode. An additional Camera Link output allows for direct data access, facilitating on-the-fly processing which is essential for data-intensive applications like adaptive optics. The Count Convert functionality enables real-time data acquisition in units of electrons or incident photons, while OptAcquire offers one-click optimization for various application conditions, enhancing the versatility of this powerful imaging tool.
iXon Ultra 897: Back-illuminated EMCCD Camera
Specifications |
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| Sensor Type: | EMCCD |
| # Pixels (Width): | 512 |
| # Pixels (Height): | 512 |
| Pixel Size (Square): | 16 um |
| Peak Quantum Efficiency: | 90 % |
| Full Frame Rate: | 56 fps |
| Bit Depth: | 16 bit |
Features
- Ultimate Speed and Sensitivity: The iXon Ultra 897 offers accelerated performance with a back-illuminated 512 x 512 frame transfer sensor, achieving an industry-leading 56 fps full-frame rate.
- Back-Illuminated EMCCD: Experience the lowest noise imaging with enhanced sensitivity, perfect for super-resolution microscopy applications.
- Optically Centred Crop Mode: Unlocks unparalleled frame rate performance from centrally located ROIs, achieving up to 569 fps with a 128 x 128 ROI, ideal for live cell imaging.
- Deep Vacuum Cooling: Maintains -100°C to significantly reduce dark current and spurious noise, enhancing image quality.
- Real-Time Data Acquisition: Count Convert functionality allows capturing and viewing data in electrons or incident photons, both in real-time and post-processing.
- OptAcquire: One-click optimization for various application conditions, enhancing the camera's versatility.
- Direct Data Access: Camera Link output provides the unique ability for direct data access for 'on the fly' processing, suitable for data-intensive applications.
- RealGain™ and EMCAL™: Offers absolute EMCCD gain selection and patented user-initiated self-recalibration of EM Gain for consistent performance.
- Plug and Play USB Connectivity: Simplifies setup and integration into existing systems.
- Fringe Suppression: Reduces etaloning in NIR for clearer imaging results.
Applications
- Super-Resolution Microscopy: Enables live cell imaging with ultra-fast, high-sensitivity acquisition.
- Single Molecule Detection: Ideal for experiments requiring single-photon resolution.
- Adaptive Optics: Facilitates real-time data processing for optical corrections.
- Astronomy and Low-Light Imaging: Captures faint signals with minimal noise.
- Quantum Optics Research: Accurate detection in quantum entanglement and photon counting applications.
- High-Speed Fluorescence Imaging: For rapid events in cell biology and neuroscience.
- Spectroscopy: Low noise and high sensitivity enhance Raman and fluorescence spectroscopic studies.
Frequently Asked Questions
The iXon Ultra 897 Imaging Camera is a high-end imaging device that offers ultimate sensitivity and speed performance for low-light applications such as super-resolution microscopy, single molecule tracking, ion signalling, cell motility, single photon counting, lucky astronomy, and adaptive optics.
The iXon Ultra 897 uses a back-illuminated 512 x 512 frame transfer sensor that has been overclocked to 17 MHz, which enables it to achieve a frame rate of 56 fps (full frame) while maintaining quantitative stability.
The iXon Ultra 897 offers USB 2.0 connectivity, direct raw data access for on-the-fly processing, deep thermoelectric cooling down to -100°C, and industry-lowest clock induced charge noise. It also provides heightened application flexibility with EMCCD and conventional CCD readout modes.
The iXon Ultra 897 is suitable for a wide range of applications, including super-resolution microscopy, single molecule tracking, ion signalling, cell motility, single photon counting, lucky astronomy, and adaptive optics.
The iXon Ultra 897 has 512 x 512 active pixels, a pixel size of 16 x 16 μm, an active area pixel well depth of 180,000 e-, a gain register pixel well depth of 800,000 e-, and a maximum readout rate of 17 MHz. It has a frame rate of 56 - 11,074 fps and a read noise of less than 1 e- with EM gain. It also has a maximum cooling capacity of -100°C.