
Optical Spectroscopy
Synapse-i scientific CCD camera

The Synapse-i scientific CCD camera is the most sensitive quantitative low light imaging camera on the market. The Synapse-i imaging camera provides real image quantification for direct correlation between the image intensity and the detected number of photons.

The importance of the quantitative nature of the Synapse-i imaging camera cannot be overstated especially for imaging of labeled cells, plants and in-vivo imaging.
Thanks to its unique quick-change mounting flange, the Synapse-i imaging camera can be converted easily from an imaging mode to a spectroscopic mode for standard spectroscopy experiments. The Synapse-i imaging camera offers deep thermoelectric cooling for low dark signal operation with excellent linearity. The increased accuracy of data over the full dynamic range gives you a true 16-bit linear range without binning. The scientific grade 1 CCD makes the Synapse-i the ideal imaging quatitative camera for chemiluminescence, plant genetics, photovoltaic inspection, combustion and flow analysis.
Specifications
CCD Format | 512 x 512 | 1024 x 1024 | |
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Pixel Size | 24 µm x 24 µm | 13 µm x 13 µm | |
Image Area | 12.3 mm x 12.3 mm | 13.3 mm x 13.3 mm | |
Cooling System | Guaranteed -75°C | Guaranteed -75°C | |
Read Noise | 20 kHz | 3 e- rms | 2 e- rms |
1 MHz | 15 e- rms | 8 e- rm | |
Dark Current | 0.004 e-/pixel/s | 0.001 e-/pixel/s | |
Pixel Well Capacity | 350 ke- | 100 ke- | |
Register Well Capacity | 1000 ke- | 500 ke- | |
Nonlinearity | 20 kHz | < 0.4% | < 0.4% |
1 MHz | < 1% | < 1% | |
Pixel Read Out State | 20 kHz, 1 MHz | 20 kHz, 1 MHz | |
Software Selectable Gains | 3 choices | 3 choices | |
Dynamic Range | 16 bits | 16 bits | |
Vertical Shift Rate | 36 µs, 8 µs | 36 µs, 9 µs | |
Maximum Spectral Rate | 20 kHz | 18 Hz | 8 Hz |
1 MHz | 185 Hz | 97 Hz | |
Minimum Image Readout Time | 20 kHz | 15.8 s | 63 s |
1 MHz | 0.32 s | 1.5 s |
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