Luca EMCCD Camera

The latest imaging innovation from the EMCCD experts

• Most cost effective EMCCD camera on the market
• Single photon sensitivity and unrestrained QE
• USB 2.0 – no PCI card, no controller box, it’s that simple!
• Application Flexibility – imaging of bright and weak signals
• High resolution - megapixel sensor now available
• Rapid frame rates - image dynamic events at high S/N
• Quantitative – including unique technology innovations
• Compact – Extreme-compact OEM version available

Andor's LucaEM is the latest TE-cooled Electron Multiplying CCD innovation, a highly cost-effective yet powerful camera making EMCCD available to every laboratory. LucaEM represents a new performance standard in 'workhorse' cameras. Operate 'gain off' for conventional CCD operation under brighter conditions - turn on the EM gain when the photons become scarce! Under such conditions the LucaEM compares very favorably against common interline technology.

Model	Description	Active Pixels	Pixel Size (µm)	Frame Rate (Frames Per Second)
Luca (R)	Upgrade from interline CCD to Luca R for enhanced low-light performance and versatility	1004(h) x 1002(v)	8	12.4	View Details
Luca (S)	Built with speed in mind	658 x 496 (VGA)	10	37.2	View Details

Andor iXon^EM+ EMCCD Camera

Back-illuminated EMCCD Cameras

Andor gave you the world’s first and leading scientific EMCCD camera. You’ve asked us to make it better, and you have even suggested how. Well, here’s the result.

With the back-illuminated iXonEM+, Andor have delivered a dedicated, truly high-end, ultrasensitive scientific camera platform, designed specifically to get the absolute best from back-illuminated EMCCD technology across all critical performance specs and parameters.

Andor’s vacuum-housed back-illuminated iXonEM+ EMCCD range is designed to ensure the absolute highest sensitivity from a quantitative scientific digital camera, particularly under dynamic measurement conditions (faster frame rates). Andor’s vacuum-housing is critical to ensure complete protection of the back-illuminated sensor, such that it will not suffer QE performance degradation.

The architecture of EMCCD sensors also render them extremely flexible. When harnessed effectively in the iXonEM+, EMCCD technology can be applied in an entirely quantitative fashion to meet a wide variety of experimental requirements, ranging from single photon counting experiments through to slower scan, true 16-bit dynamic range measurements. The iXonEM+ is also equipped with patented pioneering technology that ensures the longest quantitative service life of any EMCCD, offering ultimate anti-ageing protection of the sensor and automated user-initiated recalibration of EMCCD gain (EMCAL™).

Technology Excellence

Since 2001, this pioneering camera range has had a profound influence on photon starved imaging applications, from live cell microscopy to photon counting astronomy. The back-illuminated iXonEM+ combines photon collection efficiencies of up to 95% QE with single photon sensitivity through virtual elimination of the read noise detection limit. The industry leading platform offers multiple readout speeds up to 10 MHz, choice of EMCCD or conventional CCD output amplifiers, true 16-bit digitization and benefits from negligible dark current with unequalled Thermoelectric (TE) cooling down to –100°C.

Andor's unique rapid vertical clock parameters ensure that Clock Induced Charge (spurious noise) is the lowest available, frame rates are fastest available, and smear is minimal under short exposures.

The new Real EM-Gain control of iXonEM+ offers enhanced user-friendliness and quantitative control, setting a new precedent in day-to-day EMCCD use. Now, the absolute EMCCD gain of the camera can be varied linearly from unity up to maximum gain directly through the software, via a true quantitative EM gain scale. The gain you ask for is the gain you get.

Model	Description	Active Pixels	Pixel Size (µm)	Frame Rate (Frames Per Second)
860	'Lightning Speed & Sensitivity'	128 x 128	24	515	View Details
888	'Field of View and Sensitivity'	1024 x 1024	13	8.9	View Details
897	'Ultimate Sensitivity'	512 x 512	16	35	View Details

Andor iXon^EM+ 885 EMCCD Camera

With single photon sensitivity, great resolution, high ‘virtual phase’ QE, clean uniform backgrounds, stable baseline technology, exceptionally low darkcurrent, UltraVac™ hermetic vacuum and fast frame rates - all at an affordable price tag – the iXonEM+ 885 deserves serious consideration as a worthy addition to your laboratory.

A proud member of the iXonEM+ EMCCD range, the 885 benefits from the unique innovations and high-end performance specifications that have characterized this camera family as the industry’s leading high-performance EMCCD.

The megapixel sensor format and 8 x 8µm pixel size of the 885 presents an ideal combination of field of view and resolution, offering excellent Nyquist over-sampling for cell microscopy. When more light is available from the sample, the EMCCD gain can be completely switched off and the camera operated as a 'traditional' CCD camera. However if the camera is used in low-light conditions, the EMCCD gain can be applied to render it single photon sensitive, while maintaining a full resolution frame rate of 31 frames/sec.

Why Upgrade to the iXonEM+ 885?

Quite simply, the 885 sets a new benchmark for the camera performance that you can acquire from your budget, redefining the ‘workhorse camera’ price category. The 885 offers an impressive combination of fundamental high-end performance specifications.

Model	Description	Active Pixels	Pixel Size (µm)	Frame Rate (Frames Per Second)
885	'Versatile & Affordable'	1004 x 1002	8	31.4	View Details

Newton^EM EMCCD and CCD Cameras

Both the Andor NewtonEM EMCCD and Newton conventional CCD detector systems have been optimized for high performance spectroscopic applications. All Newton detector systems employ low noise electronics, cooling to -100°C, up to 95% peak Quantum Efficiency (QE), multi-MHz readout, USB 2.0 connectivity and versatile readout modes.

The NewtonEM employs Andor's pioneering electron multiplying CCD technology in an exclusive sensor format optimized for ultra-low light, level spectroscopy applications. The combination of the Newton's low noise electronics, high QE, fast readout, and the on-chip amplication (electron multiplication) makes this detector unbeatable for the most demanding ultra-low light level spectroscopy applications, including single photon light level spectra. Dual output amplifiers also allow the detector system to operate in both the electron-multiplication mode and the conventional low noise readout modes, making the detector even more versatile for a wider variety of applications.

The Newton series of conventional CCD detectors employ industry leading low noise CCD sensors such as the 2048 x 512 and the 1024 x 256 pixel formats optimized for spectroscopy along with the standard features of ultra low noise electronics, deep cooling, high QE, multi-MHz readout, and USB 2.0 connectivity. The Newton CCD detector also provides dual output amplifiers for user selection of high sensitivity or high capacity operating modes.

High performance, and extreme versatility make this the ideal CCD detector to use with Andor's line of Shamrock imaging spectrographs to form a very powerful spectroscopy measurement system for use in even the most demanding applications.

Model	Description	Active Pixels	Pixel Size (µm)
920	High-performance Spectrocopy Camera	1024 x 255	26	View Details
920-BRD	Back Illuminated Deep Depletion Model	1024 x 255	26	View Details
940	High Sensitivity or High Capacity Mode Spectroscopy CCD	2048 x 512	13.5	View Details
970	Unrivalled Performance for Spectroscopic applications	1600 x 200	16	View Details
971	Most Sensitive Spectroscopic Detector Ever	1600 x 400	16	View Details