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iXon Ultra from Oxford Instruments AndorFor ultra-sensitive imaging applications, Oxford Instruments Andor offers the EMCCD cameras iXon Ultra 888 (1024 x 1024 x 13 µm pixels) and iXon Ultra 897 (512 x 512 x 16 µm pixels) with USB interface. The EMCCD sensor is placed in a sealed vacuum chamber so that temperatures down to -100 °C are achieved with thermo-electrical cooling.
- Effective read noise < 1 electron with electron multiplying gain
- Two EMCCD sensors formats (1024 x 1024 x 13 µm , 512 x 512 x 16 µm)
- Rapid frame rates up to 26 frames/s (iXon Ultra 888), 56 frames/s (iXon Ultra 897); faster frame of several hundred frames/s for subimages and with pixel binning
- Several back illuminated sensors with > 90% quantum efficiency optimized for UV, VIS, and NIR
- Thermo-electrical cooling of EMCCD sensor down to -100 °C for negligible dark current
Further information
The iXon Ultra maintains all the advanced performance attributes that have defined the industry-leading iXon range such as deep vacuum cooling to -100 °C, extremely low spurious noise, and Andor’s patented EM gain recalibration technology (EMCAL alongside anti-ageing protection. RealGain provides quantitative linear and real EM gain calibration independent of sensor temperatures. Andor’s ‘overclocked’ vertical shift speeds minimize both clock induced charge noise and vertical smear during frame transfer. New optically centered crop mode unlocks unparalleled frame rate performance from centrally located subimages. Count Convert functionality allows real time data acquisition in units of electrons or incident photons. The iXon Ultra is designed to be the most flexible yet easy to use EMCCD on the market optimizable for a wide variety of application requirements in a single click via OptAcquire. Additional features of the iXon Ultra include plug and play USB connectivity, a lower noise conventional CCD mode and an additional Camera Link output offering the unique ability to directly access data for 'on the fly' processing ideally suited to data intensive applications.
The highly innovative iXon Ultra 888 megapixel EMCCD camera offers single photon sensitivity across a large field of view at 26 fps. Building on a rich history of first to market innovation, the iXon Ultra 888 represents a massive performance boost for the largest available EMCCD sensor as well as the first USB 3.0 enabled EMCCD camera. The iXon Ultra 888 has been fundamentally re-engineered to facilitate a 3x acceleration of the pixel readout speed to an unprecedented 30 MHz whilst maintaining quantitative stability propelling the full frame performance to video rate. With a 1024 x 1024 sensor format and 13 µm pixel size, the resolving power, field of view and unparalleled speed of the iXon Ultra 888 render it the most attractive and versatile EMCCD option for demanding applications.
The iXon Ultra platform takes the popular 512 x 512 frame transfer sensor and overclocks readout to 17 MHz pushing speed performance to an outstanding 56 full frames/s whilst maintaining single photon sensitivity and quantitative stability throughout.
Specifications
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iXon Ultra
Applications
Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC)
Single ion and molecule detection
Astronomy (adaptive optics, lucky and speckle imaging)
Raman imaging
Fluorescence and luminescence imaging
Microscopy (fluorescence, TIRF, super-resolution)
Downloads
Videos
Webinar EMCCD Cameras
Webinar Scientific Cameras Part 1
Webinar Scientific Cameras Part 2
Webinar Polarimetry with Andor EMCCD and sCMOS Cameras
Measuring Entropy Entanglement in a Trapped Ion Quantum Simulator
Andors Cameras for Observational Astronomy Technical Aspects and Applications
Webinar Optical Tools for the Characterisation of Plasma and their Dynamics
Webinar The Impact of EMCCDs on Speckle Imaging & Cameras for Astronomy
Webinar Unlocking The Mysteries Of The Formation Of Our Solar System
Remote Camera Server Online Seminar
Reference customers
| Title | Author(s) | Institute | Year | Detector/Spectrograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum optics | ||||
| Magneto-optical trapping of mercury to search for physics beyond the standard model | T. Groh, Q. Lavigne, S. Stellmer | Institute of Physics, | 2021 | iXon DU885 KCS-VP |
| Scalable tests of fundamental physics with multiple trapped Ytterbium ions | H. A. Fürst, C.-H. Yeh, Laura S. Dreissen, T. E. Mehlstäubler | QUEST (Institute for Quantum Metrology), PTB Braunschweig, Germany | 2021 | iXon DU897 UCS-BB |
| Multi-Ion optical clock with Indium and Ytterbium ion | J. Kiethe, T. Mehlstäubler | QUEST (Institute for Quantum Metrology), PTB Braunschweig, Germany | 2019 | iXon DU897 UCS-UVB |
| Optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) in nitrogen vacancy (NV) ensemble | G. Wolff, F. Jelezko | Institute for Quantum Optics, University Ulm, Germany | 2019 | iXon DU897 UCS-BV |
| Real-time imaging of single trapped Mg+ ions at 280 nm | F. Hakelberg, P. Kiefer, L. Nitzsche, V. Vierhub-Lorenz, M. Wittemer, H. Kalis, M. Mielenz, U. Warring, T. Schaetz | Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, Germany | 2016 | iXon DU888 UCS-UVB |
| Enhancement of the nonlinear optical response at multiple wavelengths in metal nanoparticle multilayers | W. Brullot, S. Van Cleuvenbergen, T. Swusten, M. K. Vanbel, T. Verbiest | Molecular Imaging and Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven, Belgium | 2015 | iXon DU897 DCS-EX |
| Imaging of single 9Be+ ions in surface-electrode traps for quantum information processing | G. Zarantonello, M. Wahnschaffe, H. Hahn, A. Bautista-Salvador, M. Kohnen, C. Ospelkaus | QUEST Institute for Experimental Quantum Metrology, PTB, Braunschweig, Germany and Institute for Quantum Optics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany | 2015 | iXon DU885 KC-VP2 |
| High-resolution imaging of dysprosium Bose-Einstein condensates | H. Kadau, M. Schmitt, M. Wenzel, I. Ferrier-Barbut, T. Pfau | 5th Institute of Physics, University of Stuttgart, Germany | 2015 | iXon DU897 ECS-EXF |
| Ultracold Fermi-Fermi Mixtures of 6Li and 40K | R. S. Lous, M. Jag, I. Fritsche, R. Grimm | Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Austrian Academy of Sciences, and Institute for Experimental Physics | 2015 | Luca DL604M-OEM3 |
| Observing giant atoms towards optically imaging Rydberg atoms with single particle sensitivity with an EMCCD camera | V. Gavryusev1, G. Günter1, G. Zuern1, A. Signoles1, M. Ferreira-Cao1, G. Faraoni1, H. Schempp1, S. Whitlock1, M. Weidemüller1,2 | 1Physics Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany 2University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China | 2015 | iXon DU897 UCS-EXF |
| Single-shot imaging of a Bose- Einstein condensed photon gas | T. Damm, J. Schmitt, F. Vewinger, J. Klaers, M. Weitz | Institute for Applied Physics, University of Bonn, Germany | 2015 | iXon DU897 UCS-BV |
| Cosmology in the lab using laser-cooled ions | C. Duncan | Andor Technology, Belfast, United Kingdom | 2014 | iXon DU897 DCS-UVB |
| Single ion imaging and state detection for quantum networks | R. Maiwald, T. Ballance, H. M. Meyer, M. Köhl | Physics Institute, University of Bonn, Germany | 2014 | Luca DL604M-OEM3 |
| High precision spectroscopy using quantum logic | F. Wolf, F. Gebert, Y. Wan, J. C. Heip, P. O. Schmidt | QUEST Institute for Experimental Quantum Metrology, Physkalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig, Germany | 2014 | iXon DV885 LC-VP2 |
| A trapped-ion-based quantum byte with 10-5 cross-talk | Ch. Piltz, Th. Sriarunothai, A. F. Varón, Ch. Wunderlich | Institute of Physics, University of Siegen, Germany | 2014 | iXon DU897 UCS-EXF |
| Quantum imaging finally saves Schrödinger’s cat | M. Barszczewski, C. Duncan | Andor Technology, Belfast, United Kingdom | 2014 | Luca DL604M-OEM3 |
| Direct beam diagnostics in spontaneous parametric down conversion photon pair sources | M. Jachura, M. Pacholski, M. Karpinski | Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Poland | 2014 | Luca DL604M-OEM3 |
| Single neutral atoms as impurities in a BEC | F. Kindermann, M. Bauer, T. Lausch, D. Mayer, F. Schmidt, A. Widera | Physics Department, Kaiserslautern University, Germany | 2014 | iXon DU885-KCS-VP2 iXon DU897-ECS-BV |
| In-trap imaging of strongly interacting Rydberg gases | H. Kadau, H. Nguyen, M. Schlagmüller, T. Pfau | 5th Institute of Physics, University of Stuttgart, Germany | 2014 | iXon DU897 ECS-EXF |
| Ion quantum logic optical clock | J. B. Wübbena, S. Amairi, N. Scharnhorst, I. Leroux, S. Hannig, P. O. Schmidt | QUEST Institute for Experimental Quantum Metrology, Physkalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig, Germany | 2014 | iXon DU885 KC-VP2 |
| Feynman’s double-slit experiment preserved | T. Juffmann et al. | Vienna Center for Science and Technology, VCQ, Vienna University , Austria | 2013 | iXon DV885-KCS-VP2 |
| Towards Rydberg excitation of laser-cooled 40Ca+ ions | T. Feldker, L. Pelzer, M. Stappel, P. Bachor, J. Walz, F. Schmidt-Kaler | Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Germany | 2013 | iXon DU897-ECS-BBB |
| Ytterbium Quantum gases in optical lattices | S. Dörscher, A. Thobe, B. Hundt, A. Kochanke, T. Ponath, N. Petersen, A. Skottke, C. Becker, K. Sengstock | Institute of Laser Physics, University of Hamburg, Germany | 2013 | iXon DU888 DC-QBB |
| Quantum degenerate erbium atoms | K. Aikawa, A. Frisch, M. Mark, R. Grimm, F. Ferlaino | Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria | 2013 | iXon DU897-ECS-QBB |
| Spectroscopy measurements of 40Ca+ Ions in a surface ion trap | A. Bautista-Salvador, J. Welzel, N. Kurz, R. Gerritsma, F. Schmidt-Kaler | Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Germany | 2012 | iXon DU897 ECS-BBB |
| An ultra-low light detector for single atom experiments in optical lattices | R. Reimann, A. Alberti, W. Alt, D. Meschede | Applied Physics, University of Bonn, Germany | 2012 | iXon DU897 DCS-BV |
| Detection of single 172Yb+-Ions in a microstructured Paul trap | D. Kaufmann, E. Asenwar, T. Baig, T. Collath, P. Kaufmann, M. Johanning, Ch. Wunderlich | Institute of Physics, University of Siegen, Germany | 2011 | iXon DU897 DCS-UVB iXon DU897 DCS-BBB |
| Observation of spatial patterns and accurate atom number estimations in spinor Bose-Einstein condensates | M. Scherer | Institute of Quantum Optics, University of Hannover, Germany | 2010 | iXon DV885 KCS-VP2 |
| When image noise is your friend | S. Foelling | Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Germany | 2008 | iXon DV885 JCS-VP2 |
| Ultracold atoms and molecules in optical lattices | N. Syassen | Quantum Dynamics, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany | 2008 | iXon DV887 DCS-FI1 |
| Bessel-Type Interference Patterns Detected in Single Photon Regime | R. Grunwald, M. Bock | Max Born Institute of Nonlinear Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Berlin, Germany | 2007 | iXon DV885 LC-VP2 |
| Single ion detection on a planar chip trap | T. Lee, H. Häffner, R. Clark | Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innsbruck, Austria, and Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA | 2007 | iXon DV885 LC-VP2 |
| Bose Einstein Condensation: Seeing from One to One Million Atoms | P. Griffin, M. Chapman, C. Coates | Institute of Technology Georgia, Atlanta, USA, and Andor Technology, Belfast, United Kingdom | 2006 | iXon DU8852 |
| Quantum register with neutral caesium atoms | L. Förster | Applied Physics, University of Bonn, Germany | 2005 | iXon DV887 DCS-FI1 |
| Fluorescence, Luminescence | ||||
| Time-resolved 3D confocal fluorescence microscopy | M. Schellenberg, J. Napier, E. Peev, W. Neu | Institute for Lasers and Optics, University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer, Germany | 2017 | iXon DU888 UCS-BV |
| Comparison of the morphology between isolated polymer chains and aggregates by using excitation polarization spectroscopy | T. Stangl | Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics | 2015 | iXon DU897 DCS-BV |
| 3D tracking of single molecules using spatial light modulation | O. Nevskyi, A. Oppermann, A. Purohit, D. Wöll | Institute for Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Germany | 2015 | iXon DU897 UCS-BV |
| Temperature measurements of evaporating micro-droplets | J. Palmer, R. Kneer | Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer, RWTH Aachen University, Germany | 2015 | iXon DU888 DC-UVB iXon DU888 EC-UVB |
| Fluorescence imaging of nanostructured materials | T. Hadler, A. Mews | Physical Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Germany | 2014 | iXon DU897 UCS-EXF Shamrock SR-303i-B |
| Following single diffusing conjugated polymers in swollen plastic | J. Vogelsang | Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Germany | 2012 | iXon DU897-DCS-BV |
| Electroluminescence (EL) analysis for a qualitative evaluation of photovoltaic modules | S. Ambrosius, J. Wittfoth | Centrosolar Sonnenstromfabrik GmbH, Wismar, Germany | 2011 | Luca DL604M-OEM3 |
| Single Molecule Spectroscopy using the Luca-EMCCD platform | C. Dosche, D. Hill | Insitute of Physical Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Germany | 2010 | Luca DL604M-OEM3 |
| Using EMCCD Cameras for high-resolution Photoswitching Microscopy | G. Wiebusch | Institute of Applied Laser Physics and Laser Spectroscopy, University of Bielefeld, Germany | 2009 | iXon DV887 DCS-BV1 iXon DU897 DCS-BV iXon DU860 ECS-BV5 iXon DU888 EC-BV |
| Defocused Imaging of Single Emitters in Photonic Crystals | R. Wagner | Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Leipzig, Germany | 2008 | iXon DV885 LC-VP2 |
| Two-Photon Fluorescence for Detecting Hot Spots on Metallic Nanostructures | P. van der Walle, L. Kuipers, J. L. Herek | AMOLF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 2007 | iXon DV885 LC-VP2 |
| Astronomy | ||||
| High speed imaging with EMCCDs at the 2m-Alfred-Jensch-telescope | E. Guenther | Thüringer Landessternwarte, Carl-Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg, Germany | 2020 | iXon DU888 UCS-BV |
| Amateur astrophotography using the Luca-R EMCCD camera | C. Dosche | Oldenburg, Germany | 2014 | Luca DL604M-VP3 |
| Dual-Beam Imaging Polarimetry of Circumstellar Events | M. Rodenhuis | Astronomical Institute, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands | 2010 | iXon DU897 ECS-BV |
| Astrophotography with next generation EMCCD cameras | C. Dosche | Potsdam, Germany | 2009 | Luca DL658M-OEM3 |
| Telescope off-axis Guiding with EMCCD Camera | Z. Sodnik | European Space Agency (ESA), Noordwijk, The Netherlands | 2008 | iXon DV885 JCS-VP2 |
| AstraLux: Die Bildschärfe des Weltraumteleskops Hubble auch am Erdboden erreicht! | S. Hippler, K. Jäger, J. Staude | Max Planck Institut for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany | 2006 | iXon DV887 DCS-UVB1 |
| Biophysics | ||||
| Use of EMCCD camera for Brillouin spectroscopy | S. Reiß | Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Germany | 2013 | iXon DU888 DC-BV |
| Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering for the Assessment of Biomolecule-Nanoparticle- Interactions | J. S. Gebauer, S. Grass | Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany | 2012 | Luca DL604M-VP3 |
| EMCCD based Single Photon Emission Microscope System for I-125 Imaging in Small Animals | L. J. Meng | Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA | 2007 | iXon DF897-FB |
| Monitoring single antibody binding events | P. Tinnefeld, S. Scheffler, J. Vogelsang, H. Neuweiler, M. Sauer | Applied Laser Physics and Laser Spectroscopy, University of Bielefeld, Germany | 2006 | iXon DV887 DCS-BV1 |
| Fluorescence Spectral Imaging of Individual Pigment-Protein Complexes | C. Hofmann, M. Richter, E. Lang, J. Köhler | Institute of Experimental Physics IV, University of Bayreuth, Germany | 2005 | iXon DV8871 |
| Plasma | ||||
| Measuring ion temperatures and helium densities in the hot core of a nuclear fusion reactor using sCMOS and EMCCD cameras | R. J. E. Jaspers | Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands | 2014 | iXon DU888 DC-EX Neo DC152 QC-FI4 |
| Analysis of the stability and behavior of cold atmospheric behavior of cold atmospheric pressure microplasma jets in argon | J. Benedikt, B. Barwe | Coupled Plasma-Solid State Systems, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany | 2012 | Luca DL604M-OEM-UV3 |
| X-ray | ||||
| EMCCD based Single Photon Emission Microscope System for I-125 Imaging in Small Animals | L. J. Meng | Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA | 2007 | iXon DF897-FB |
| Shadowgraphy | ||||
| Low-light imaging of structures in optically dense media | F. Mathieu, M. A. Reddemann, R. Kneer | Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer, RWTH Aachen, Germany | 2011 | iXon DU888 EC-UVB |
| Wavefront | ||||
| Nonlinear wavefront autocorrelation of ultrashort wavepackets | M. Bock, R. Grunwald | Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short-Pulse Spectroscopy, Berlin, Germany | 2013 | iXon DU885-KCS-VP2 |
| Spectroscopy | ||||
| Enhancement of the nonlinear optical response at multiple wavelengths in metal nanoparticle multilayers | W. Brullot, S. Van Cleuvenbergen, T. Swusten, M. K. Vanbel, T. Verbiest | Molecular Imaging and Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven, Belgium | 2015 | iXon DU897 DCS-EX |
| Characterization of ultra-short laser pulses | K. Sperlich1, B. Seifert2, H. Stolz1 | 1Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Germany 2Facultad de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
| 2014 | iXon DU888 DC-BBB |
| Automatic spatial refinement for fast and precise acquisition of single particle spectra | A.Henkel, C. Sönnichsen | Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Germany | 2014 | iXon DU888-EC-BV |
| Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering for the Assessment of Biomolecule-Nanoparticle- Interactions | J. S. Gebauer, S. Grass | Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany | 2012 | Luca DL604M-VP3 |
| Improving time resolution of plasmonic spectra acquiring | I. Ament, C. Sönnichsen | Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Germany | 2012 | iXon DV885 KCS-VP2 Specim ImSpector V8 |
| A hybrid Approach to Build up Photonic Device | S. Schietinger, O. Benson | Department of Physics, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany | 2009 | iXon DV885 LC-VP2 iDus DU401A-UVB Acton SpectraPro 500 |
Remarks:
1 iXon 887 replaced by iXon 897
2 iXon 885 replaced by iXon 888
3 Not available anymore, replaced by iXon 897 and iXon 888
4 New part number of DC152 QC-FI: Neo-5.5-CL3
5 Not available anymore
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