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iXon Ultra from Oxford Instruments Andor

For 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.

Features

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 Life for fluorescence microscopy

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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

iXon brochure

Liquid cooling system EXT-440

Software for cameras and spectropgraphs

UltraVac permanent vacuum head and performance longevity

Camera windows

Cameras for astronomy

Optical etaloning technical note

Remote camera server

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, University of Bonn, Germany	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 Bruker SureSpectrum 500is-sm
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. Weidemüller^1,2	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 Bruker SureSpectrum 500is-sm
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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