Andor
Andor: Part of the Oxford Instruments Group
Cameras for Astronomy – High performance, low maintenance solutions
Andor's product portfolio incorporates a range of high-performance detector solutions for Astronomy, from high time resolution sCMOS and EMCCD cameras to slow scan CCDs. Across each technology category, low noise floor and back-illuminated QE options are common, as are very large area sensor solutions for maximum sky coverage. Crucially, Andor’s cameras for Astronomy stand for superb quality, vacuum innovation and ease of maintenance, intended to maximize your observing time and to minimize cost of ownership.
Andor’s cameras for Astronomy
- sCMOS series: up to 16.9 MP and >90% QE options for high time resolution and large FOV applications iXon
- EMCCD series: single photon sensitivity, high QE and frame transfer structure for applications like Adaptive Optics, Speckle and Lucky Imaging, as well as Exoplanet Studies
- iKon CCD series: up to 16.8 MP back-illuminated and low-noise CCDs for broad range of astronomical applications, including a variety of sensor options
Please note: We offer ANDOR cameras exclusively for astronomical applications and satellite tracking. This is in response to requests from companies, institutes and amateur astronomers to integrate these high-quality special cameras into telescope systems and observing stations.
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- iDus CCD low noise sensor with high QE up to 95%
- Back-illuminated sensor for high NIR sensitivity
- Sensor size of 30 x 3.8mm, with 2000 x 256 pixels
- Pixel size of 15 µm
- TE cooling down to -95°C for negligible dark noise
- USB 2.0 connection
- Solis software for spectroscopy
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- Extremely low read noise down to 0,9 electrons (much lower than comparable CCD cameras)
- High resolution cameras ranging from 4.2 MP up to 16.9 MP and pixel sizes between 6,5 µm and 12 µm
- No mechanical shutter (electronic only)
- Quantum efficiency up to 95%
- High frame rates (up to 100 fps) at full frame
- Higher frame rates possible through ROI selection
- High dynamic range of up to 53.000 : 1
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- Read noise <1e- with EM gain
- Available with two sensor formats (1024 x 1024 with 13 µm pixel size, 512 x 512 with 16 µm pixel size)
- High frame rates of up to 26 fps (iXon Ultra 888) and 56 fps (iXon Ultra 897)
- Higher frame rates possible through ROI selection and pixel binning
- Various back-illuminated sensor options with >90% QE, optimized for UV, VIS and NIR
- TE cooling of the sensor down to -100°C for negligible dark noise
- Frame transfer (EM)CCD – no mechanical shutter
- '2 in 1’ camera – CCD and EMCCD
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- Front-, or back-illuminated CCD sensor options (incl. deep depletion sensors) and AR coating
- Sensor sizes from 512 x 512 up to 4096 x 4112 pixels
- TE cooling down to -100°C, resulting in very low dark current
- 16bit digitization and low read noise
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