13 Sep 2006 PIXIS: 2048 - Deep cooled, large format CCD camera with lifetime vacuum guarantee. Princeton Instruments/Acton (PI/Acton) announces the addition of the PIXIS: 2048 series of front and back illuminated cameras to its acclaimed PIXIS line of CCD cameras. The cameras are based on e2v technologies CCD 42-40 -2048x2048 format sensors with a large 26.7 mm x 26.7 mm imaging area. For the first time ever, PIXIS: 2048 offers deep cooling better than -70oC cooling (via thermo-electric peltier) with vacuum guaranteed for the entire life of the camera.
"The new PIXIS: 2048 clearly offers far superior performance compared to any similar camera on the market today,” says Ravi Guntupalli, Product manager, Imaging. “Ultra-low read noise and fast readout rate are just some of the features that make this system unique. As expected, the camera is already receiving strong interest from the Astronomy and OEM communities."
These new cameras carry the traits of the renowned PIXIS line including dual 100kHz/2MHz digitizers, ultra low read noise of 3e- rms read noise (@100kHz), all-metal hermitic seals, easy-to-use USB2.0 interface, and single optical window design for the best optical throughput. The cameras also boast other salient features of the PIXIS line including flexible binning, ROI capabilities, and the WinView software package. For integration into complex experiments, a tool kit with LabView examples and PI/Acton’s PVCAM library of function calls are available.
The compact PIXIS: 2048 is particularly optimized for large format astronomical imaging. For example, astronomers are particularly sensitive to the smearing caused by the convective air currents around telescope optics. By completely eliminating the internal fan and using the available CoolCUBE liquid circulator to move heat away from the camera, the PIXIS: 2048 allows operators to capture crisp images. For operation from remote control rooms, the camera can be equipped with optional fiber optic data interface. The camera is supplied with standard interface libraries for both Windows 2000/XP and Linux operating systems.
With very low dark current and read noise, the camera is also capable of detecting ultra-low light levels typical in chemi and bioluminescence applications. The large imaging area is also ideal for high-throughput screening.
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