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ApogeeAspen CG9000

ApogeeAspen CG9000

ApogeeAspen CG9000

Product catalog summary
Overview: The Apogee Aspen CG9000 is a high-performance cooled CCD camera system designed for low light imaging applications such as astrophotography, sky surveys, and radiology. It features a 9.3 megapixel sensor with deep thermoelectric cooling, ensuring optimal sensitivity for long exposure applications.
Key Features:
  • High Resolution Sensor: 9.3 Megapixel sensor with 12 mm pixels, providing a large field of view and high resolution.
  • Cooling System: Programmable TE cooling down to 60°C below ambient, ideal for weak chemiluminescence detection and astronomy images.
  • Interfaces: Ethernet interface with built-in web server for remote access, and USB 2.0 for plug and play simplicity.
  • Shutter and Triggering: High reliability shutter specified for over 5 million cycles, with remote triggering capabilities.
  • Focusing Mode: Faster readout option for focus optimization.
Specifications:
  • Array Size: 3056 x 3056 pixels (9.3 Megapixel)
  • Pixel Size: 12 x 12 mm
  • Sensor Size: 36.7 x 36.7 mm
  • Quantum Efficiency: 64% at 550 nm, 37% at 400 nm
  • Cooling: Maximum cooling up to 60°C below ambient
  • Read Noise: 9.4 e- (RMS at 0.87 MHz)
  • Dynamic Range: 79.6 dB
Customization Options: Users can select camera type, software, adapters, and accessories to tailor the system to specific needs. A variety of filters and lens adapters are available.
Operating Conditions:
  • Temperature: Operating 0 to 40ºC, Storage -25ºC to 50ºC
  • Humidity: < 70% (non-condensing)
  • Power Requirements: 100-240V AC or 12V input, 75W maximum power consumption
Contact Information: For more information, Andor provides technical support and has regional headquarters in Europe, Japan, North America, and China.
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High Performance Cooled CCD Camera System ANDOR an Oxford Instruments company Typical. Applications Y Astrophotography Y Sky Surveys Y Radiology • High Resolution Sensor 9.3 Megapixel sensor with 12 mm pixels delivers an exceptionally large field of view with high resolution. • Programmable TE cooling down to 60oC below ambient Ideal for detection of weak chemiluminescence or astronomy images, enabling long exposure acquisitions with optimized signal to noise ratio. • Ethernet interface with built-in web server Remote access and control over the Internet, via standard web browser. • USB 2.0 interface Direct ‘Plug and Play’ simplicity of USB 2.0. • 16-Bit digitization High photometric accuracy. • High longevity shutter Shutter during readout and take dark reference frames - 58 mm. Specified for >5 million cycles. • Programmable I/O port Synchronization with intricate experimental set-ups. • Remote Triggering LVTTL input allows exposure to start within 25 microseconds of the rising edge of the trigger. • Focusing mode Faster readout option, ideal for focus optimisation. Array Size (pixels) Pixel Size Sensor Size Pixel Well Depth (typical) • 2 Dark Current •3 Read Noise Maximum Dynamic Range Quantum Efficiency Apogee Aspen CG9000: Compact, 9.3 Megapixel CCD Ideally suited to challenging astronomy and physical science imaging applications, the Apogee Aspen family offers a range of popular full frame CCD sensors, within a camera platform that is designed to push performance. Deep thermoelectric cooling ensures optimal sensitivity for long exposure applications. The simple convenience of a USB 2.0 interface is accompanied by an Ethernet network interface with a built-in web server. The Apogee Aspen also utilizes a new extremely high reliability shutter, specified for > 5 million shutter cycles. The Aspen CG9000 uses a very large format 9.3 megapixel full frame sensor with 12 mm pixels and anti-blooming gates. Cooling down to 60oC below ambient results in a low dark current contribution. These features make the Aspen CG9000 an ideal solution for applications requiring both a large field of view and optimal signal to noise ratio, such as astrophotography, sky surveys and radiology.

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High Performance Cooled CCD Camera System ANDOR an Oxford Instruments company Size of CCD Imaging Area Mechanical Drawings Mechanical Specifications Camera Housing

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High Performance Cooled CCD Camera System ANDOR an Oxford Instruments company CREATING THE OPTIMUM PRODUCT FOR YOU How to customize the Apogee Aspen CG9000: Step 1: Select your camera type

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High Performance Cooled CCD Camera System ANDOR an Oxford Instruments company Order Today Need more information? At Andor we are committed to finding the correct solution for you. With a dedicated team of technical advisors, we are able to offer you one-to-one guidance and technical support on all Andor products. For a full listing of our Footnotes 1. Figures are typical unless stated otherwise 3. Readout noise is for the entire system. It is a combination of sensor readout noise and A/D noise. 4. Quantum efficiency of the sensor at 25°C, as supplied by the sensor manufacturer. 5. Assumes internal...

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