- Patent-pending ColdSpace™ very large area TE cooling technology avoids need for liquid nitrogen or unreliable cryo coolers. Minimization of darkcurrent to below the zodiacal background.
- Very large field of view from 16.8 Megapixel, 15 µm pixel pitch sensor.
- Unique method to achieve lowest noise and maximum well depth within one scan. Supplemented by up to 18-bit digitization.
- High photon collection efficiency for maximising SNR.
- Intelligent low-noise electronics offer the most ‘silent’ system noise available from the 230-84 sensor.
- Critical for sustained vacuum integrity and to maintain unequalled cooling and QE performance, year after year.
- ‘Deep Cooled’ for -100 °C water/liquid (no air cooling). ‘Compact’ for smaller form factor and combined -80 °C water liquid; -60 °C air cooled.
- Built-in robust plug and play interface options as standard. Fibre optic for long distance solution.
- Tracking stability to ensure all readout circuits experience same temperature and operating conditions, yielding well balanced quadrants. Optional (software selected) single port readout mode.
- Slower readout for lowest noise, faster speeds for more rapid readout and focusing.
- No shutter is designed or specified for infinite usage! When it finally fails in a remote observing location, it can be easily replaced on site.
- Image GPS timestamp with 10ms resolution for network integration.
- Easy and flexible software access to dark (shielded) reference columns
- Andor’s user-friendly SDK supports both Windows and Linux OS. LabView VI package available
- redlogix ASTRO.control is a dedicated platform for control of astronomical telescopes and instrumentation