iKon-XL 231 Cameras | Andor

Features & Benefits:

Thermoelectric Cooling to -100°C (Liquid/Water) – Patent-pending ColdSpace™ very large area TE cooling technology avoids need for liquid nitrogen or unreliable cryo coolers. Minimization of darkcurrent to below the zodiacal background.
61.4 x 61.4 mm sensor – Very large field of view from 16.8 Megapixel, 15 µm pixel pitch sensor.
Extended Dynamic Range – Unique method to achieve lowest noise and maximum well depth within one scan. Supplemented by up to 18-bit digitization.
Peak QE over 95% (deep depletion available) – High photon collection efficiency for maximising SNR.
Low noise readout – Intelligent low-noise electronics, combined with the ‘astro’ CCD231-84 sensor, deliver the lowest CCD noise available.
350,000 e- well depth – Extremely high well depth for linear quantification of relatively bright signal.
UltraVac™ – Critical for sustained vacuum integrity and to maintain unequalled cooling and QE performance, year after year.
‘Deep Cooled’ and ‘Compact’ versions – ‘Deep Cooled’ for -100 °C water/liquid (no air cooling). ‘Compact’ for smaller form factor and combined -80 °C water liquid; -60 °C air cooled.
Fibre-optic or USB 3.0 interface flexibility – Built-in robust plug and play interface options as standard. Fibre optic for long distance solution.
Balanced Quad-port readout – Tracking stability to ensure all readout circuits experience same temperature and operating conditions, yielding well balanced quadrants. Optional (software selected) single port readout mode.

Technical Specifications:

Pixels: 4096 (H) x 4108 (V).
Pixel size: 15 x 15 μm.
Image area : 61.4 x 61.7 mm with 100% fill factor.
System window type: Single AR coated UV grade fused silica window (>98% transmission).
Linearity: Better than 99%.
Outputs: Quad or Single.
Digitization: 16-bit (all speeds), 18-bit (100 kHz, 500 kHz and 1 MHz).