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 iXon^EM+^, 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 iXon^EM+ 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 iXon^EM+, 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 iXon^EM+ is also equipped with patented, pioneering technology that will ensure the longest quantitative service life of any EMCCD, offering ultimate anti-ageing protection of the sensor and automated user-initiated recalibration of EMCCD gain.

Model	Description	Active Pixels	Pixel Size (µm)	Frame Rate (Frames Per Second)
860	'Lightning Speed & Sensitivity'	128 x 128	24	515
888	EMCCD & Conventional Amplifier Outputs for Greater Flexibility	1024 x 1024	13	8.9
897	'Ultimate Sensitivity'	512 x 512	16	35