iKon CCD Camera Series

iKon CCD Camera Series

The iKon slow scan CCDs offer industry-leading low-noise performance, alongside unparalleled thermoelectric cooling to -100°C, enabling better signal-to-noise at longer exposure times than other CCD cameras on the market. The iKon series offer up to 5 MHz readout for rapid frame rate acquisition or fast focusing, along with direct USB 2.0 connectivity to PC.

Model	Active Pixels	Cooling	Pixel Size	Frame Rate	Read Noise
iKon-M 912	512 x 512	-100	24 x 24	8	3
iKon-L 936	2048 x 2048	-100	13.5 x 13.5	0.95	2.9
iKon-M 934	1024 x 1024	-100	13 x 13	44	2.9
PV Inspector	1024 x 1024	-100	13 x 13	4.4	9

Overview

Pushing Detection Boundaries from Particles to Galaxies

The iKon-M platform includes a 1 Megapixel NIR-enhanced Deep Depletion model, ideal for Bose-Einstein Condensation. The iKon-M ‘PV Inspector’ has been designed specifically for Photovoltaic Inspection.

The iKon-L is a revolutionary 4 Megapixel, high-sensitivity CCD platform, delivering outstanding field of view, resolution and dynamic range. This platform is used widely across Astronomy and Bio-Imaging OEM applications.

Features

Features	Benefits
Unparalleled thermoelectric (TE) cooling performance	negligible dark current, without the aggravation or safety concerns associated with LN2. Market-exclusive TE cooling specs of -100°C with 10°C water chiller/recirculator available from Andor); -80°C with air-cooling via integrated low-noise fan.
Up to 95% QE	back-illuminated sensors available for maximum photon capture and higher S/N ratio.
UltraVac™	proprietary and proven vacuum process, critical for sustained vacuum integrity, sensor protection and unequalled cooling, year after year.
Up to 4 Megapixel	iKon-L 936 offers large field of view, while maintaining -100 °C TE cooling.
PV Inspector	iKon-M variant specifically for in-line inspection of Photovoltaics using EL or PL in the NIR.
Up to 5MHz pixel readout	High frame rates achievable
USB 2.0 PC interface	“Plug and Play” connectivity direct from camera to PC.