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CCD cameras with shutter
iKon-M and iKon-L series from Oxford Instruments AndorOur CCD camera section offers high-end cameras for demanding scientific applications. Front and back illuminated CCD sensors with optimized anti-reflection coatings convert more than 90% of the incoming light into a detectable signal. The UltraVac vacuum enclosure of the sensor ensures deep thermoelectric cooling to -100 °C. Read noise is minimized by high quality AD converters with slow scanning read out rates. Classic CCD cameras require a mechanical shutter to avoid image smearing during the read out process.
- Front and back illuminated CCD sensors with various anti-reflection coatings
- Sensor formats from 1024 x 1024 or 2048 x 2048 pixels
- Thermo-electrical cooling down to -100 °C for negligible dark current
- High quality 16 bit AD converter for low readout noise
- USB 2.0 interface
Further information
The Andor iKon-M and iKon-L camera series are designed for low-light situations where long exposure times are required. Their greatly reduced dark current allows for the collection of photons over several hundred seconds or even minutes. A pixel size of 13 µm combined with a high-capacity, low-noise AD converter, result in a high dynamic range. Due to the sensor structure and single readout channel, CCD cameras offer excellent linearity (better than 99%) and uniformity.
Specifications
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iKon-L_936.pdf
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iKon-L 936 (2048 x 2048 x 13,5 µm)
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iKon-M_934.pdf
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iKon-M 934 (1024 x 1024 x 13 µm)
Applications
Astronomy
Cold ions and cold atoms physics
Photo- and electroluminescence
Spectroscopy
Radiography and tomography
Downloads
Videos
Webinar Scientific Cameras Part 1
Webinar Scientific Cameras Part 2
Andors Cameras for Observational Astronomy Technical Aspects and Applications
Remote Camera Server Online Seminar
Reference customers
| Title | Author(s) | Institute | Year | Spectrograph/ Detector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum optics | ||||
| Imaging of ultracold Bose-Fermi mixtures | S. Häfner, M. Gerken, B. Tran, M. Filzinger, R. Eberhard, C. Renner, B. Zhu, J. Ulmanis, E. D. Kuhnle, M.Weidemüller | Institute of Physics, | 2017 | iKon-M DU934P-BEX2-DD |
| Improved detection of small atom numbers through image processing | A. F. Tauschinsky, C. F. Ockeloen, N. J. van Druten, S. Whitlock, R. J. C. Spreeuw | Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 2013 | iKon-M DU934N-BR-DD |
| Spectral characteristics of an integrated Type-I parametric down-conversion source in Ti:PPLN waveguides | S. Krapick, H. Herrmann, V. Quiring, B. Brecht, H. Suche, Ch. Silberhorn | Department of Physics, University of Paderborn, Germany | 2012 | iKon-M DU934P-BR-DD |
| Spectroscopic study of confined semiconductor structures | T. Huber, H. Jayakumar, P. Mai, B. Pressl, M. Sassermann, Z. Vörös, G. Weihs | Department of Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria | 2012 | iKon-M DU934N-BR-DD |
| Expansion of 1d Quasicondensates in an Atom Chip Trap | M. Trimmel, D. Fischer, W. Rohringer, M. Trupke, J. Schmiedmayer | VCQ Vienna, Vienna University of Technology, Austria | 2011 | iKon-M DU934N-BR-DD |
| Single Pulse Quantum Imaging | M. Förtsch, C. Wittmann, C. Marquardt, G. Leuchs | Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen, Germany | 2011 | iKon-M DU934N-BR-DD |
| Multi-component quantum gases in spin-dependent hexagonal lattices | P. Soltan-Panahi | Institute of Laser Physics, University of Hamburg, Germany | 2010 | iKon-M DU934N-BR-DD |
| Detection of spin squeezing on an atom chip | P. Böhi | Munich Atom Chip Group, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich and Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany | 2010 | iKon-M DU934N-BR-DD |
| Quantum Memory in an Optical Dipole Trap | C.-S. Chuu | Institute of Physics, University of Heidelberg, Germany | 2008 | iKon-M DU934N-BR-DD |
| Investigating mixtures of fermionic elements at ultracold temperatures | F. Schreck | Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innsbruck, Austria | 2007 | DV437-BV3 |
| Optisches Gitter im Hochfinesse- Ringresonator | B. Nagorny | Institute of Laser Physics, University of Hamburg, Germany | 2003 | DV434-BV1 |
| Exoplanets | ||||
| SPECULOOS Southern Observatory hunts for habitable planets | D. Sebastian and the SPECULOOS team | Institut d’Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège, Belgique | 2019 | iKon-L DZ936N-BEX2-DD |
| Searching for Long-Period Exoplanets orbiting Giant Stars at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg | S. Reffert, M. Tala, P. Heeren, S. Sadegi | Landessternwarte, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Germany | 2017 | iKon-L DZ936N-BV |
| Rare five star, doubly-eclipsing star system discovered | M. Lohr | Department of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom | 2015 | iKon-L DW936N-BV |
| New exoplanet-hunting telescopes on Paranal NGTS facility achieves first light | H. Rauer | Institute of Planetary Research, DLR, Berlin, Germany | 2015 | iKon-L DW936N-BR-DD |
| Wide-eyed Telescope finds Transiting Planets around Distant Stars | SuperWASP Consortium, United Kingdom | 2007 | DW436-BV2 | |
| Photovoltaics | ||||
| EL/PL imaging, breakdown analysis and series resistance of silicon solar cells | B. Schwind, J. Bauer, O. Breitenstein | Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle, Germany | 2013 | iKon-M PV Inspector DU934P-CSV-BR-DD |
| Characterization of silicon thin film solar cells by electroluminescence imaging | V. Mönkemöller2, A. Gondorf1, M. Niederkrüger1, U. Heinzmann2, H. Stiebig1 | 1Malibu GmbH & Co KG, Bielefeld, Germany 2Institute for Innovation Transfer at the University of Bielefeld GmbH, Germany | 2012 | iKon-M DU934N-BR-DD |
| Characterization of Polymer Solar Cells and Modules by Luminescence Imaging | M. Seeland, R. Rösch, B. Muhsin, H. Hoppe | Institute of Physics, Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany | 2011 | iKon-M DU934N-BR-DD |
| Electroluminescence for Characterisation of Solar Cells | D. Kiliani | Department of Physics, University of Konstanz, Germany | 2009 | iKon-M DU934N-BR-DD |
| Neutron imaging | ||||
| Reconstruction of an Old Watch with Neutron Tomography | W. Treimer, S.-O. Seidel, O. Ebrahimi | Insitute of Physics, University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany | 2010 | DV434-BV1 |
| Neutronentomographie einer Gasturbinenschaufel | J. Brunner | Institute of Experimental Physics E21, Technical University of Munich, Germany | 2004 | DW436-BV2 |
| Photoluminescence | ||||
| µ-Photoluminescence imaging setup for optical characterisation of ZnO-based microcavities | M. Thunert, T. Michalsky, M. Wille, S. Richter, H. Franke, C. Sturm, R. Schmidt-Grund, M. Grundmann | Institute for Experimental Physics II, University of Leipzig, Germany | 2014 | iKon-M DU934P-BU2 |
| Spectroscopy | ||||
| Spectral characteristics of an integrated Type-I parametric down-conversion source in Ti:PPLN waveguides | S. Krapick, H. Herrmann, V. Quiring, B. Brecht, H. Suche, Ch. Silberhorn | Department of Physics, University of Paderborn, Germany | 2012 | iKon-M DU934P-BR-DD |
| Spectroscopic study of confined semiconductor structures | T. Huber, H. Jayakumar, P. Mai, B. Pressl, M. Sassermann, Z. Vörös, G. Weihs | Department of Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria | 2012 | iKon-M DU934N-BR-DD |
| Detection of Explosives Based on Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy | L. Gundrum, W. Hüttner, H. Wackerbarth | Photonic Sensor Technology Group, Laser Laboratory Göttingen, Germany | 2010 | iKon-M DU934N-BR-DDShamrock SR-303i-A |
| Multi-Channel and Fiber-Spectroscopy in Astronomy | A. Kelz | Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, Germany | 2010 | iKon-M DU934N-BV |
| Remarks: 1DU434 replaced by iKon-M 934 2DW436 replaced by iKon-L 936 3DV437 not available anymore | ||||
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