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High-performance CCD detectors

Newton series from Oxford Instruments Andor

The Newton series of CCD detectors is designed with the lowest noise and highest quantum efficiencies to provide highly sensitive and high dynamic range detectors for use in a wide range of spectroscopic applications.

In addition, the MHz AD converter provides very fast spectral acquisition. Multi-track and high speed spectroscopy are possible by special sensor read out modes.

Features
  • Front and back illuminated CCDs with anti-reflection coatings optimized for different wavelengths
  • Pixel sizes 13.5 µm and 26 µm
  • Thermo-electric cooling to -100 °C for negligible dark current
  • High quality 16 bit AD converter for low readout noise
  • USB 2.0 interface

Further information

The Newton CCD detectors are optimized for demanding spectroscopic applications and offer low read noise, negligible dark current and very high quantum efficiencies. High performance AD converters complemented by thermo-electric cooling to -100 °C provide the best signal-to-noise performance for the widest range of photon detection regimes. Optical etaloning in the NIR is minimized by a special technology that comes as standard for deep-depletion sensors.

The Newton 920 series offers sensors with 26 µm pixels optimized for high dynamic range while the Newton 940 detectors have 13.5 µm pixels for the highest spectral resolution possible from UV to NIR. All Newton CCD detectors are compatible with the Shamrock spectrographs from Andor and with many 3rd party spectrographs.

Specifications

pdf
Newton_CCD.pdf
2.09 MB
Newton CCD (1024 x 255 x 26 µm)

Applications

Spectroscopy
Fluorescence and luminescence
Spectroscopy in the NIR and SWIR
Transmission, reflection, absorption measurements
Raman spectroscopy

Downloads

Liquid cooling system EXT-440
UltraVac permanent vacuum head and performance longevity
Optical etaloning technical note
Camera windows
Software for cameras and spectropgraphs
Spectroscopy solutions brochure
Remote camera server

Videos

Webinar Scientific Cameras Part 1
Webinar Scientific Cameras Part 2
Remote Camera Server Online Seminar

Reference customers

Title Author(s) Institute Year Detector/Spectrograph
Absorption
A new imaging MAX-DOAS instrument
for measuring atmospheric pollution
A. Hilboll Institute of Environmental Physics,
University of Bremen, Germany
2018 Newton DU940P-BU,
Shamrock SR-303i-A
Strain tuning of excitonic resonances in atomically thin WSe2 R. Schmidt, R. Schneider, I. Niehues,
S. Michaelis de Vasconcellos, R. Bratschitsch
Institute of Physics and Center for Nanotechnology,
University of Münster, Germany
2016 Newton DU920P-OE,
Shamrock SR-303i-B-SIL
Detection of nitrous acid in the Jülich Atmosphere Simulation Chamber SAPHIR H.-P. Dorn Institute for Energy and Climate Research: Troposphere (IEK-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany2015 2015

Newton DU920P-BU
Shamrock SR-303i-A

MAX-DOAS  measurements  of reactive trace gases during two ship cruises in the Western Pacific F. Wittrock Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Germany 2013

Newton DU940P-BU
Shamrock SR-303i-A

Optical shutter modulated broadband cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy
in a pulsed planar plasma expansion: A new concept to search for the carriers of the diffuse interstellar bands
A. Walsh1,
D. Zhao1,
W. Ubachs2,
H. Linnartz1
1Laboratory for Astrophysics, University of Leiden, The Netherlands
2Institute for Lasers, Life, and Biophotonics, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2013

Newton DU940P-BV
Shamrock SR-750-A

Femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopy of single-wall carbon nanotubes T. Hertel Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Germany 2010 Newton DU920P-BR-DD
Shamrock SR-303i-B

Spectroscopy of ultrathin molecular films using tapered optical fibres
A. Stiebeiner
Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Germany
2009


Newton DU920N-BR-DD
Shamrock SR- 303i-A

Raman
Identification and sizing of exosomes and microvesicles by Raman  microspectroscopy combined with tunable resistive pulse sensing E. van der Pol Biomedical Engineering and Physics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2015

Newton DU920P-BR-DD
HoloSpec-F/1.8i-NIR

Resonance Raman spectroscopy to characterize bacteria, and potential for future planetary missions J. H. Hooijschuur, F. Ariese Biophotonics and Medical Imaging, LaserLaB, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2013

Newton DU920P-BR-DD
Shamrock SR-303i-A

Development of a Raman detector for hyphenation with high-temperature liquid chromatography and isotope ratio mass spectrometry B. Fischer,
H. Bettermann
Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Düsseldorf, Germany 2013


Newton DU920N-BV
HoloSpec-F/1.8i-VIS

Ultrabroadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy J. P. R. Day,
M. Bonn
AMOLF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2011

Newton DU920P-BR-DD
Shamrock SR-303i-A-SIL


Raman spectroscopy of L-serine single crystals during X-ray irradiation
D. Heintz X-ray Crystallography and Imaging, Deutsches Elektronensynchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany 2011

Newton DU940N-BV
Shamrock SR-500i-A

Biology
Spatially resolved reflectance (SRR) measurement C. Reble,
J. Helfmann
Laser- und Medizin-Technologie GmbH, Berlin, Germany 2015

Newton DU920P-OE
Shamrock SR-303i-A-SIL

Identification and sizing of exosomes and microvesicles by Raman  microspectroscopy combined with tunable resistive pulse sensing E. van der Pol Biomedical Engineering and Physics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2015

Newton DU920P-BR-DD
HoloSpec-F/1.8i-NIR

UV/VIS spectroscopy of membrane proteins encapsulated into artificial bilayer lipid membranes A. F. Geiss1,3,
B. Siebenhofer1,
P. Frank1,
Ch. Nowak1,3,
R.L.C. Naumann1
1Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH (AIT), Vienna, Austria
2Universität für Bodenkultur, Vienna, Austria
3Center of Electrochemical Surface Technology (CEST), Wiener Neustadt, Austria
2015

Newton DU920P-OE
Shamrock SR-303i-B

Resonance Raman spectroscopy to characterize bacteria, and potential for future planetary missions J. H. Hooijschuur, F. Ariese Biophotonics and Medical Imaging, LaserLaB, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2013

Newton DU920P-BR-DD
Shamrock SR-303i-A

Photoluminescence
Photoluminescence mapping of GaN-based-nanostructure arrays J. Malindretos,
C. Hilbrunner,
A. Rizzi
IV. Physikalisches Institut, Festkörper und Nanostrukturen,
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
2019

Newton DU920P-BEX2-DD
Shamrock SR-303i-A

Sub-bandgap photoluminescence study on implantation-induced color centers in 4H-SiC M. Rühl,
C. Ott,
H. B. Weber,
M. Krieger
Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany 2017

Newton DU920P-OE
Shamrock SR-500i-B2

Nearfield Spectroscopy of a ZnO thin film S. Kühn Max-Born-Institut for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.,
Germany
2015 Newton DU920P-OE
Acton SpectraPro 2500i
Room temperature photoluminescence (PL) measurements on optically active GaAs/AlGaAs semiconductor microtubes A. Koitmäe, R. H. Blick Center for Hybrid Nanostructures, Institute of Nanostructure and Solid State Physics,
University of Hamburg, Germany
2015

Newton DU920P-BR-DD
Shamrock SR-303i-A-SIL


Spatially resolved spectroscopy on trapped excitons
R. Schwartz Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Germany 2011

Newton DU940P-BV
Jobin-Yvon T64000

Fluorescence
UV/VIS spectroscopy of membrane proteins encapsulated into artificial bilayer lipid membranes A. F. Geiss1,3,
B. Siebenhofer1,
P. Frank1,
Ch. Nowak1,3,
R.L.C. Naumann1
1Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH (AIT), Vienna, Austria
2Universität für Bodenkultur, Vienna, Austria
3Center of Electrochemical Surface Technology (CEST), Wiener Neustadt, Austria
2015

Newton DU920P-OE
Shamrock SR-303i-B


Time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy of electrically bleached  semiconductor nanocrystals

J. Martin,
A. Weiß

Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems, Chemnitz, Germany

2012

Newton DU920P-BR-DD
Shamrock SR-303i-A

Combustion
Spectroscopy application for engine combustion temperature determination F. Feldhaus,
I. Schmitz,
T. Seeger
Engineering Thermodynamics, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany 2017 Newton DU920P-BU2,
Shamrock SR-193i-A
Plasma
Spatial and spectral measurements of transition radiation emitted by an energetic electron bunch accelerated in a laser-driven plasma wakefield C. Palmer,
L. Schaper
Plasma Accelerator Group, DESY, Hamburg, Germany 2013

Newton DU920N-BU2
iStar DH334T-18U-03
Shamrock SR-303i-A

Reflectance
High sensitivity in-situ and real-time differential reflectance spectroscopy during molecular beam deposition C. Weber,
J. Pahl,
S. Bommel,
S. Kowarik

Institute of Physics, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
2012


Newton DU920P-OE
Acton SpectraPro 150

Second-harmonic generation
Second-harmonic generation (SHG) for studies of surfaces and interfaces B. Braunschweig University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institute of Particle Technology (LFG), Germany 2015

Newton DU920P-BU
Newton DU920P-BU2
Shamrock SR-303i-B

Contact

Christian Iser
Christian Iser
Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Markus Krause
Markus Krause
Berlin, Brandenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen, Thueringen, Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland
Dr. Thorsten Pieper
Dr. Thorsten Pieper
Bavaria, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Austria

Contact

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