科學(xué)級相機和光譜儀制造商牛津儀器Andor Technology，正式發(fā)布全新iKon-XL大靶面CCD相機，iKon-XL相機采用的“ColdSpace”技術(shù)可以將背照式16.8M超大靶面，背照式CCD芯片（e2v）制冷到-100℃，無需液氮或者制冷機。iKon-XL可應(yīng)用于系外行星搜尋，大尺度巡天，測光，天文光譜，空間碎片追蹤，是理想的天文觀測相機。
此外，iKon-XL相機平臺具有創(chuàng)新性的寬動態(tài)范圍技術(shù)，采用高達18bit的A/D，在一次讀出中即得到的讀出噪聲和的滿井容量。其標(biāo)配USB3.0或遠距離光纖接口，連接方式靈活。成像信息可以選擇通過單通道或者四通道讀出，四通道讀出的穩(wěn)定性得益與其特殊的電路設(shè)計和均衡的圖像象限平衡。
此次發(fā)布的這臺高靈敏度相機平臺使用來自e2v的兩款芯片：CCD231-84和CCD230-80， 具有高達95%的量子效率，NIR增強的深耗盡芯片，低至2e-的讀出噪聲，高達350Ke-滿井容量。-100℃制冷溫度保證了低于黃道光背景的極低暗電流，可以滿足對弱信號的長時間曝光拍攝。
牛津儀器Andor成像產(chǎn)品經(jīng)理Colin Coates博士評價道：“iKon-XL是一款性能*，設(shè)計成熟的‘一站式服務(wù)’探測器，該款相機很少需要維護，使用壽命很長，將置于觀察站并通過遠程操控使用。即使在嚴苛的觀測環(huán)境下，也可以將此產(chǎn)品視作理想的“現(xiàn)成”解決方案。
牛津儀器將繼續(xù)以支持中國科學(xué)研究發(fā)展為己任，為中國廣大科研人員提供高性能、高可靠性的Andor相關(guān)設(shè)備；同時牛津儀器的服務(wù)團隊也可以為用戶提供系列服務(wù)套餐，包括配件和耗材、延保合同、產(chǎn)品培訓(xùn)、服務(wù)維修和技術(shù)支持。
iKon-XL 231
Andor’s NEW iKon-XL is a TE-cooled, very large area CCD camera platform, accommodating big field of view sensors that are ideally suited to long exposure astronomy applications. Patent-pending ColdSpace™ technology thermoelectrically cools a back-illuminated 16.8 Megapixel sensor (e2v) down to -100 °C, avoiding the requirement for liquid nitrogen or unreliable cryo coolers. Extended Dynamic Range technology is complemented by up to 18-bit digitization capability.
The iKon-XL 231 model uses the e2v CCD231-84 ‘a(chǎn)stro’ back-illuminated sensor, combining exceptionally low read noise of 2.1 e- with a very large well depth of 350,000 e- and available with a range of sensor QE coatings, in both standard and deep depletion formats.
– 100 °C TE cooled large area sensors
NO liquid nitrogen, NO cryo-cooler
Extended Dynamic Range (18-bit)
e2v CCD231-84 sensor (deep depletion available)
iKon-XL 230
Andor’s NEW iKon-XL is a TE-cooled, very large area CCD camera platform, accommodating big field of view sensors that are ideally suited to long exposure astronomy applications. Patent-pending ColdSpace™ technology thermoelectrically cools a back-illuminated 16.8 Megapixel sensor (e2v) down to -100 °C, avoiding the requirement for liquid nitrogen or unreliable cryo coolers. The iKon-XL 230 model uses the e2v CCD230-84 back-illuminated sensor, offering a very large 61.4 x 61.4 mm imaging area from a 4096 x 4096 array format and 15 μm pixel size, ideal for applications such as Astronomy or X-ray/Neutron radiography.
– 100 °C TE cooled large area sensors
NO liquid nitrogen, NO cryo-cooler
Extended Dynamic Range (18-bit)
e2v CCD230-84 sensor
