| Sensor | Front-illuminated (FI), back-illuminated (BI), scientific grade 1 | |
| Active pixels | 1600 × 200 | 1600 × 400 |
| Pixel size | 16 μm × 16 μm | |
| Image area | 25.6 mm × 3.2 mm | 25.6 mm × 6.4 mm |
| Output node well capacity High Sensitivity mode Electron Multiplying mode | 300,000 e— 1,300,000 e— | |
| Register Well Depth High Sensitivity mode Electron Multiplying mode | 450,000 e— 800,000 e— | |
| Non-linearity (measured at all speeds per camera) | < 0.75% | |
| Readout Noise (e—): Typ. (Max) High Sensitivity mode: EM off Electron Multiplying mode: EM off Electron Multiplying mode: EM on | 50 kHz 1 MHz 3 MHz 2.7 (5) 6.1 (9) 8.5 (12) 8.0 (15) 23 (35) 38 (50) < 1 < 1 < 1 | |
| Dark Current at —60°C (e—/pixel/s) FI BI | < 0.002 < 0.01 | |
| Maximum spectra per second Full vertical bin ROI mode 20 rows ROI mode 8 rows | 616 1475 1613 | 376 1475 1613 |
| Software-adjustable gain (e—/count) High Sensitivity mode Electron Multiplying mode | Selectable from 0.6 to 4.0 Selectable from 3.6 to 25 | |
| Electron multiplier gain | 1 to 1000, software-controlled | |
| Digitization | 16-bit ADC | |
| Vertical shift rates | 4.9, 9.6, 19 software-selectable(4) | |
| Cooling at +20°C Air-cooled Liquid-cooling recirculator | —60°C (guaranteed) —75°C (typical) | |
| Power requirements AC-DC power supply (provided) | AC input 90–264 VAC, 47–63 Hz DC output +9 V, 6.44 A maximum | |
(1) Region Of Interest (ROI) mode 8 rows
(2) Measured at -60°C
(3) Measured at all read-out speeds for each camera
(4) Some decrease in CTE may be observed at faster speeds.
