New EMCCD Spectroscopy Cameras Announced
Andor Technology, pioneers of Electron Multiplying (EM) CCD technology, today announce
the launch of the world's first Spectroscopy EMCCD camera, the Andor Newton. The
Newton is a new type of camera enabling faster detection, ultimate sensitivity and
speed for more accurate spectroscopy results. It is the world's most sensitive UV
to NIR spectroscopic detector ever, without any compromises and offers single photon
sensitivity for spectroscopists.
The Newton is available in a range of Andor exclusive EMCCD sensors. The EM version
sensor has the ability to amplify very low light signals above the read noise floor
of the CCD. Importantly, this effectively eliminates read noise, rendering the camera
'single photon sensitive' and can be particularly effectual under rapid frame rate
operation where read noise is otherwise substantial. Non EM version sensors are
also available. This latest camera also boasts Andor's permanent hermetic vacuum-seal,
meaning no vacuum failures, no maintenance, no repumping and no leaks. The company's
proprietary UltraVacTM process minimises outgassing.
This process takes place in a Class 10,000 clean room (meaning less than 10,000
particles of less than 0.5 micron dimension per cubic meter). Andor's investment
in its facility gives the company the ability to minimize outgassing better than
anyone else in the market.