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If you are designing or already manufacturing an analytical desktop, laboratory, or microscopy instrument, Andor’s modular spectroscopy platforms are designed to provide you with a solution for your analytical challenges. We can support your requirements from UV to SWIR, from macro- to nanoscale, with fluxes down to single photon and time-resolution down to the nanosecond range.
Andor portfolio of CCD cameras offers a broad portfolio of tailored solutions to particular sample or optical phenomena detection and characterization challenges. We can support your spectroscopy instrument from compact, OEM dedicated models to ultra-sensitive solutions for most challenging instrumentation requirements.
Andor’s Compact, Research-grade spectroscopy cameras designed for OEMs with performance and reliability in mind. The combination of high NIR sensitivity, high resolution 15 and 16 μm pixel sensor formats and market-leading, maintenance-free Ultravac™ technology for deep cooling & high-performance year-after-year provides the optimum platform for a wide range of research benchtop, industrial process control, or spectrally assisted medical diagnosis instruments.
iVac 316 - The back-illuminated, Low Dark Current Deep Depletion (LDC-DD) technology is harnessed in the iVac 316 to provide a much lower background noise than is possible with traditional technology. iVac 316 is a perfect tool for the instrument requiring the best possible sensitivity in the Near IR wavelength range.
iVac 324 - Our most cost-effective detector version offers an optimized performance for Near IR applications with front-illuminated, red enhanced CCD.
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The iDus series is a compact yet feature-rich platform suitable for integration into industry-grade systems. The design and performance are targeted for demanding spectroscopy applications such as low-light UV/NIR Photoluminescence or Raman spectroscopy. The three different camera versions offer a large selection of sensors with different resolutions and sensitivity ranges to make sure your requirements are met with the most optimal solution.
iDus 401 - offers 1024 x 127 resolution with large pixel size of 26 μm, and high well depth of 1.000.000 e-. This back-illuminated sensor is available in VIS optimized (BVF) or Deep Depleted (BD-DD) versions. The cooling performance offers -80°C with air, and down to -100°C with water.
iDus 416 - a unique combination of very low dark noise and very high QE, offering unrivalled sensitivity in the near-infrared. This makes it the ideal detector for NIR Raman and Photoluminescence, reducing greatly acquisition times and removing the need for inconvenient LN2 cooling.
iDus 420 - comes with a large area spectroscopy sensor with 1024 x 256 pixels (26.6 mm x 6.6 mm) providing solution also for multi-track spectroscopy. The back-illuminated sensor is available with a variety of versions, offering sensitivity from UV to near-infrared.
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The high-end Newton CCD is Andor’s solution for ultra-fast spectroscopy needs for your instrumentation. Broadband detection rates of up to 1,600 spectra per second are enabled with intelligent Crop Mode operation. The Newton CCD is an ideal tool for ultrafast UV, VIS or NIR spectroscopy (or all the above with the Dual AR-coating BEX2-DD technology), such as 2D chemical mapping, online process monitoring or non-invasive medical diagnosis. The 6.6 mm high sensors are also ideally suited for multi-track spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging.
940 series - offers 13.5 x 13.5 µm pixels with 2048 x 512 pixels resolution. This platform is the optimal solution for the highest resolution UV to VIS spectroscopy.
920 series - the solution for the high speed, high dynamic range UV to NIR requirements with scientific instrumentation. The sensor offered is 1024 x 256 pixels with 26 µm pixel pitch.
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Andor’s iKon-M 934 series cameras are designed to offer the ultimate in high-sensitivity, low noise performance, ideal for demanding spectral imaging and multichannel spectroscopy applications. The platform offers high resolution 1024 x 1024 CCD with UV, VIS, or NIR enhanced versions.
The used sensors boast up to 95% QE, high dynamic range, 13 µm pixels and exceptionally low readout noise. The iKon-M benefits from negligible dark current with industry-leading thermoelectric cooling down to -100°C. High sensitivity and exceptionally low dark current makes iKon-M a perfect solution for the most demanding long exposure experiments with scientific instruments.
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EM technology enables charge from each pixel to be multiplied on the sensor before readout, providing single photon sensitivity. Combining sensors with EM technology to high-speed camera electronics will offer an optimal solution for light starved, high speed spectroscopy solutions. Andor offers EMCCD solutions both with spectroscopy format sensors, as well as imaging format with optimized features for spectroscopy.
The Newton EM platform combines a 1600 x 200 (DU970P) or 1600 x 400 (DU971P) pixels array of 16 μm pixels, thermoelectric cooling down to -100°C for negligible dark current, 3 MHz readout and USB 2.0 plug-and-play connectivity to provide unrivalled performance for spectroscopic instrumentation.
The fast camera electronics of Newton series offer readout speed up to 1500 spectra / second. The sensor variants are available with UV or VIS optimized coatings.
The dual output amplifiers allow software selection between either a conventional CCD or Electron Multiplying outputs to suit a broad range of photon regime conditions. This makes the Newton EMCCD the ideal choice for ultrafast chemical mapping applications e.g. SERS, TERS or luminescence mapping.
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The iXon Ultra has been a very valuable detector for fast spectroscopy applications, such as rapid spectroscopic mapping or fast monitoring of fast chemical reactions. When operated in full vertical binning these cameras can be pushed to thousands of spectra per second, accessing sub-ms dynamics.
The large sensor area of 13.3 mm x 13.3 mm (Ultra 888) or 8.2 mm x 8.2 mm (Ultra 897) make iXon an optimal solution for multichannel spectroscopy or for the most demanding hyperspectral imaging solutions.
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Andor can support your instrument development for NIR spectroscopy with different InGaAs based solutions. These detectors offer sensitivity up to 2.2 μm.
Andor’s iDus InGaAs series provides the most optimized platform for NIR Spectroscopy applications.
The series offers two versions, iDus InGaAs 1.7 offering sensitivity from 600 nm to 1700 nm, and iDus InGaAs 2.2 with response from 800 nm to 2200 nm.
The TE-cooled, in-vacuum sensors reach cooling temperatures of -90°C where the best Signal-to-Noise ratio can be achieved.
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If you are working and developing an instrument requiring the best possible timing accuracy for your measurement, like time-resolved measurements, plasma studies, or utilizing methods like LIBS, the Andor line of intensified and gated detectors is the solution for you.
Andor’s iStar extracts the very best from CCD sensor and image intensifier technologies. Exceptional detection performances are accessed through high quantum-efficiency image intensifiers, thermo-electric cooling to -40ºC, 500 kHz photocathode gating rates and enhanced intensifier EBI noise reduction.
Low jitter, low insertion, fully integrated delay gating electronics and nanosecond-scale optical gating provide excellent timing accuracy down to a few 10’s of picoseconds, allowing ultra-precise synchronization of complex experiments through iStar’s comprehensive range of input/output triggering options.
The iStar CCD offer high spectral rates from 323 spectra / second (full vertical binning) to >20 000 spectra / second (fast kinetics).
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Andor iStar sCMOS is a solution of choice for nanosecond time-resolved spectroscopy. The combination of high-speed Global Shutter sCMOS sensors, high quantum-efficiency image intensifiers, and integrated delay gating electronics, opens new possibilities for your instruments.
The large area sCMOS sensor is optimal for multichannel spectroscopy, with on-head asymmetric binning and multi-track functionalities. User-selectable data bit depth to be transmitted over the camera interface, up to 32-bit.
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The Andor sCMOS cameras can offer flexibility and high performance for your spectroscopy instrumentation in compact packages. These cameras have high speeds, enhanced spectroscopy functionalities, and large sensors for optimal utilization in your multichannel spectroscopy or hyperspectral imaging instruments. The front-illuminated version offer also an etaloning free performance for the near-infrared regions, while the back-illumination enables UV measurements or extremely high sensitivity for visible range.
The highly successful Zyla sCMOS series with high QE microlens sensors and ultra-low noise, is available now with reengineered and enhanced sensor chamber. Zyla offers superb spectroscopic flexibility used with advanced spectroscopy modes, like multi-track, and on-head accumulation to enhance your instrument’s performance. You can further benefit of compactness for tight optical spaces, extensive software compatibility and exceptional price/performance value.
Zyla 5.5 is an ideal workhorse, a highly cost-effective and flexible solution that delivers a superior field of view from a 5.5 Megapixel sensor. This camera also offers 2-in-1 rolling and true global shutter functionality, making it ideal for hyperspectral imaging and multichannel spectroscopy.
Zyla 4.2 provides high sensitivity from a combination of 82% QE and very low 0.9 e- read noise, in a 4.2 Megapixel sensor. The low noise, good IR sensitivity, and front-illuminated sensors without etaloning offer a perfect cost-effective solution for spectroscopy instruments in infrared range up to 950 nm.
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Marana is Andor’s latest high- performance sCMOS camera platform with back-illuminated 95% QE and market-leading vacuum cooling to -45 °C, making Marana the most sensitive back-illuminated sCMOS platform available.
The Marana 4.2B-6 offers a 4.2 Megapixel sensor with 6.5 um pixel size, ideal for 60x microscope objectives, up to 135 fps (full resolution) and rolling shutter with global reset functionality for tight synchronization.
The Marana 4.2B-11 comes with 4.2 Megapixel sensors and 11 um pixel size, offering an impressive 32mm sensor diagonal for large field of view imaging.
Both models can be used with advanced spectroscopy modes, like multi-track, and on-head accumulation to enhance your instrument’s performance.
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The Kymera series of Cherny-Turner spectrographs is the most advanced modular spectroscopy platform available for your instruments requiring high resolution spectral measurements. The available models offer automized Adaptive focus, TruResTM spectral resolutions enhancement, Grating turret with RFID identification for several gratings, and options for Dual input and output. All designed to offer you the best possible flexibility for your measurement challenges.
The Kymera spectrographs can also be offered with Andor spectral detectors, fully pre-aligned and pre-calibrated for fast integration for your solutions. All the automated features are software controlled and can be fully integrated into your bespoke software through Andor SDK2. To understand the spectral performance available with different grating and detector combinations, please refer to our online Spectroscopy Resolution Calculator.
The Andor Kymera 193i is a 193 mm focal length compact and rugged spectrograph with F/3.6 aperture. It offers a single input and two outputs to enable configuration of instruments, for example for different wavelength ranges with multiple cameras.
The Dual grating turret with RFID identification adds a seamless field-upgradability and freedom to select the spectral bandpass and resolution to match your and your end users’ needs.
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The Andor Kymera 328i offers 328 mm focal length and F/4.1 aperture. These units can be offered with up to two input ports and two output ports to enable convenient interfacing to multiple light paths, and detector options.
Kymera 328i can accommodate up to four gratings with field-changeable grating turret. This highly increases your instruments flexibility, and even enables microspectroscopy when utilizing one turret position for a mirror.
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The Andor Shamrock family is the Cherny-Turner configuration offering the highest spectral resolution for your instrument, and well suited with image astigmatism correction for configurations requiring multi-track capabilities.
This rugged spectroscopy platform features a comprehensive range of light coupling accessories and gratings, and combines ideally with Andor’s market leading CCD, Electron Multiplying CCDs, InGaAs and Intensified CCDs. To understand the spectral performance available with different grating and detector combinations, please refer to our online Spectroscopy Resolution Calculator.
The Shamrock 500i is the platform of choice for high resolution measurements. The interchangeable triple grating turret and dual input and output enable your instrument integration without compromise in configuration versatility and ease of use.
This 500 mm focal length, F/6.5 aperture model offers spectral resolution down to 0.03 nm and 10 pm wavelength repeatability.
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The Shamrock 750 offers the highest resolution of the Shamrock family. It also contains the interchangeable triple grating turret and dual input and output for ultimate experiment flexibility.
The 750 mm focal length and grating selection enables resolutions down to 0.02 nm. The wavelength repeatability is 10 pm.
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Andor echelle spectrographs are optimized tools for Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and plasma studies requiring simultaneous high spectral resolution and large spectral bandpass. The compact and robust design without moving parts offers a Stable and reproduceable design for your instruments targeted for laboratory environment
Andor’s Mechelle ME5000 spectrograph has been designed to provide simultaneous recording of a wide wavelength range (200 - 975 nm) in one acquisition.
Andor patented optical design ensures the spectral performance with extremely low crosstalk and offers a high collection efficiency with F/7 optical aperture. You are also able to benefit from automatic temperature corrections.
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