Luca EMCCD Camera Series
Andor’s Luca is the latest TE-cooled Electron Multiplying CCD innovation, a highly cost-effective yet powerful range of EMCCD cameras for every laboratory. Luca EMCCD cameras represent 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 Luca compares very favorably against common interline technology.
| Model | Active Pixels | Cooling | Pixel Size | Frame Rate | Read Noise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Luca S
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658 x 496
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-20
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10 x 10
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37.2
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< 1
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Luca R
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1004 x 1002
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-20
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8 x 8
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12.4
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< 1
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LucaEM EMCCD Cameras
The latest imaging innovation from the EMCCD experts
Andor’s Luca is the latest TE-cooled Electron Multiplying CCD innovation, a highly cost-effective yet powerful range of EMCCD cameras for every laboratory. Luca EMCCD cameras represent 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 Luca compares very favorably against common interline technology.
| Features | Benefits |
| EMCCD Technology | Single photon sensitivity + full QE of sensor. |
| Resolution | Luca R delivers high resolution over a large field of view. |
| Speed | Up to 37 full frames/sec with LucaEM S; faster with sub-array/binning. |
| iCam Technology | Unique innovation that empowers the EMCCD to operate with market-leading acquisition efficiency through live cell microscopy software. |
| RealGain TM | Andor’s unique linear and quantitative EM gain scale. |
| Baseline Clamp | Essential for quantitative accuracy of dynamic processes. |
| Auto Dynamic Range | Automatically tunes to enable maximum dynamic range. |
| Video out | Direct PAL output from LucaEM S for video analogue display on. |
| USB 2.0 | No PCI card, no controller box, it’s that simple! |
| Visual Acquisition | Follow events in real time during data acquisition. |
| Highly Compact | Adaptable across many set-ups. ‘Extreme compact’ OEM version available. |
| Multiple camera | Operate multiple low-cost LucaEM cameras synchronized in parallel. |
| Software | Use with Andor’s Solis-i image acquisition software or iQ multi-dimensional microscopy software for optimized performance. Other 3rd party software drivers available. |
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