Scientific sCMOS Cameras for Life & Physical Science

Andor’s Scientific CMOS camera portfolio for Life and Physical Science research delivers advanced performance features that render them ideal for high fidelity, quantitative scientific measurements. Providing a range of application advantages Andor’s multi-megapixel sCMOS cameras offer large field of view and high resolution, without compromising on read noise, dynamic range or frame rates.

sCMOS Camera Features include:

Large Field of View & High Resolution
Up to 4.2 Megapixel, 95% QE & -45 °C cooled
Up to 100 fps & 18.5ms Readout
Global and Rolling Shutter
Back-Illuminated and Low Noise

sCMOS for Life Science

Applications include Cell Mobility, Developmental Biology, Plasma Membrane, Intracellular Tracking, Organoids, Gene Editing and Neurophysiology

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sCMOS for Physical Science

Applications include Solar Astronomy, Space Debris, Adaptive Optics, Fluid Dynamics, X-Ray Imaging, Neutron Tomography, Cold Atoms & Bose Einstein Condensation and Quantum Optics

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sCMOS Camera Specifications

Model Marana ZL41 Wave iStar Zyla HF CB2 ZL41 Cell Sona

Sensor Format 2048 x 2048 2048 x 2048
2560 x 2160 2560 x 2160 2560 x 2160 5328 x 4608 2048 x 2048
2560 x 2160 1410 x 1410
2048 x 2046
2048 x 2048

Sensor Diagonal (mm) 31.9 18.8 - 31.9 Ǿ18/25mm intensifiers 21.8 19.3 18.8 - 21.8 18.8-31.9

Pixel Size (μm) 6.5 - 11 6.5 6.5 6.5 2.74 (5.48 binned) 6.5 6.5-11

QE max (%) 95 64 - 82 Up to 50% (Gen3 intensifier) 64 74 64 - 82 95

QE Profile Options BV, BU FI Intensifier dependent FI N/A FI BV

Cooling (°C) -45 -5 0 -5 -20 -5 -45

Exposure (Shutter) Modes Rolling Rolling and Global Global Rolling and Global Global Rolling and Global Rolling

Max. Frame Rate (fps, full array) 48 - 135 100 (CameraLink)
40 - 53 (USB 3.0) 50 100 (CameraLink)
40 (USB 3.0) 74 (12-bit) 100 (CameraLink)
40 - 53 (USB 3.0) 43-135

Read Noise Median (e-) 1.0 - 1.6 0.9 (Rolling)
2.3 (Global) 2.3 (< 1 with Gain) 0.9 (Rolling)
2.3 (Global) 1.3 0.9 (Rolling)
2.3 (Global) < 1.0 - 1.9

Pixel Well Depth (e-) 55,000 - 85,000 30000 30000 30000 9500 30000 42,000 - 85,000

Fast shuttering capability N/A N/A Yes (< 2 ns) N/A Yes (88 μs) N/A N/A

Indirect X-ray & Neutron detection Lens coupled Lens coupled N/A Fiber-optic coupled Lens coupled Lens coupled N/A

Interface USB 3.0
(4 Lane CXP-6) USB 3.0
Camera Link USB 3.0 USB 3.0
Camera Link CoaXPress 4.0, GigE Vision USB 3.0
Camera Link USB 3.0
CoaXPress

Applications Physical Science Physical Science Physical Science Physical Science Life & Physical Science Life Science Life Science

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