Newton SO Series

OPEN-FRONT CCDs

DIRECT DETECTION
SPECTROSCOPYKey Specifications• 1024 x 255 or 2048 x 512 highresolution matrix• Peak QE up to 95% (soft x-rayregion)• TE-cooling down to -100°C• Spectral rates up to 1,612 sps• Plug-and-Play USB 2.0• Labview and EPICS compatibility

Key Applications
P VUV/EUV/XUV Spectroscopy
P X-Ray Plasma diagnostics
P X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)
P X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
P X-Ray source characterization
P High Harmonic Generation (HHG)

INTRODUCINGNEWTON SO
High Resolution, High Sensitivity and High Dynamic Range‘Direct’ Detection
Andor’s Newton series offers outstanding sensitivity performance througha combination of > 95% QE back-illuminated sensors, low noise readout
electronics and industry-leading, maintenance-free deep TE-cooling down
to -100°C. It features a 1024 x 255 (26 µm pixel) and a 2048 x 512 (13.5 µmpixel) matrix options optimised for high dynamic range & high speed andhigh spatial resolution Spectroscopy in the VUV and soft x-ray range.
A convenient 16-point, knife-edge sealed 6” rotatable CF-152 flange provides a robust and highlyeffective seal to any compatible vacuum chamber interface. The Newton SO platform also offers a
USB2 interface and Labview or EPICS compatibility for seamless integration into complex setups.

FEATURES & BENEFITS
FeatureBenefit

Open-front end

DN100CF / 6” CF / CF-152 flange and knife-edge sealing provided as standard for directinterfacing to vacuum chambers.

1024 x 255 and 2048 x 512 sensor options

Choice of high acquisition speed and dynamic range or high resolution.

26 x 26 and 13.5 x 13.5 µm pixel size options

Ideal balance of dynamic range and resolution.

Peak QE up to 95%

High photon collection efficiency for maximising signal-to noise ratios.
‘Enhanced’ process back-illuminated sensor options for increased QE in the soft x-ray range.

Thermo-electric cooling down to -100°C

Efficiently minimizes dark current noise for acquisitions requiring longer sensor exposure
time, obtain better signal-to-noise ratios faster.

Low noise readout down to 2.5 e-Intelligent low-noise electronics offer the most ‘silent’ system noise.

Up to 5 MHz pixel readout speed(3 MHz for 940 model)

Slow readout for low noise and best SNR performance, faster speed for studying dynamicprocesses.

Cropped sensor mode

Specialized acquisition mode for continuous imaging with fast temporal resolution, spectral
rates up to 1,600 sps.

USB 2.0 interface

Built-in robust plug and play interface as standard.

Enhanced baseline clamp

Slower readout for lowest noise, faster speeds for more rapid readout and focusing.

Software Development Kit (SDK)

Ease of control integration into complex setups: Matlab, Labview, Visual Basic, C/C++ orLinux.

Integrated in EPICS

Seamless integration and operation at EPICS-based particle accelerators.

Filter and filter holders options

Accommodate beryllium (or aluminium) windows with thickness down to 200 µm for removal ofunwanted lower energy radiations.

Open-front to standalone converter options

Provides maximum flexibility – camera can attach directly to a vacuum chamber, or be used as
standalone with a beryllium filter.

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TECHNICAL DATA
System Specifications •2
Model number

DO920P

DO920P BR-DD

DO940P

Sensor options• NEW BEN: Back-Illuminated
CCD, enhanced process,uncoated• FI: Front Illuminated CCD• BR-DD: Back Illuminated,Deep Depletion CCD• BN: Back Illuminated CCD,uncoated• NEW BEN: Back-Illuminated
CCD, enhanced process,uncoated• FI: Front Illuminated CCD

Active pixels •31024 x 255

1024 x 256

2048 x 512

Pixel size

26 x 26 μm

26 x 26 μm

13.5 x 13.5 µm

Image area

26.7 x 6.7 mm
with 100% fill factor

26.7 x 6.7 mm
with 100% fill factor

27.6 x 6.9 mm
with 100% fill factor

273 (full vertical bin)
1,612 (Crop Mode - 20 rows)

272 (full vertical bin)
1,587 (Crop Mode - 20 rows)

122 (full vertical bin)943 (Crop Mode - 20 rows)

Max spectra per second •4
Minimum temperatures •5
Air cooled
Coolant recirculator
Coolant chiller, coolant @ 10ºC, 0.75 l/min
Blemish specifications

-80ºC
-95ºC
-100ºC
Grade 1 sensor from supplier. Camera blemishes as defined by Andor Grade A
www.andor.com/learning-academy/ccd-blemishes-and-non-uniformities-black-pixels-and-hot-pixels-on-a-ccd-sensor

Advanced Performance Specifications •2
DO920P
Peak QE •6
Active area well depth (typical)

DO920P BR-DD

DO940P>95% (BN/BEN), >90% (BR-DD)
400,000 e-650,000 e-

FI: 140,000 eBN/BEN: 100,000 e-

1,000,000 e-

1,000,000 e-

150,000 e600,000 e-

Register well depth
Standard mode
High Sensitivity mode
High Capacity mode
Pixel readout rate
Read noise (e-) •70.05 MHz
1 MHz
3 MHz
Dark current, e-/pixel/sec •8@ -100ºC

3, 1 and 0.05 MHz
Standard modeStandard mode

High Sensitivity

High Capacity

4 (8)12 (18)20 (30)4 (8)12 (15)15 (30)2.5 (4)7 (12)
11 (15)9 (12)
27 (32)40 (56)

FI: 0.0001
BN/BEN: 0.0003

0.003

Linearity •9Better than 99%Digitization

16 bit (all speeds)

Mounting flange
Maximum bakeout temperature
Vacuum compatibility

FI: 0.0001
BN/BEN: 0.0002

DN100CF / 6” CF / CF-152+55ºC>10-8 millibar3

Quantum Efficiency Curves

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Key:
VUV: Vacuum Ultraviolet, EUV: Extreme Ultraviolet, XUV: Extreme Ultraviolet (X-Ray)For more information about Andor solutions for ‘indirect’ detection please go to www.andor.com/scientific-cameras/high-energy-detection

Dark Current Performance

Beryllium Window Transmission

1000000

100%

100000

BR-DD

90%

10000

80%

920 BEN

1000Transmission [%]Dark current (e-/pixel/s)

70%10010FI

10.1

940
BN/BEN

0.01

50%
40%
30%
20%0.001

Be (200 µm)

10%0.0001
0.00001-10060%-80-60-40
Temperature (°C)-20020Be (250 µm)

0%
1,000

10,000
Photon Energy [eV]4

Typical Set-up

Photoelectrons v Incident X-rays
10000

Vacuum ChamberPC

Photoelectrons per detected X-ray

CF152 Flange

Software CD
USB Cable

Newton SO CCD

1000

100

Power Supply Cable

PS-25 Power Supply

100.1

110

Energy [keV]Best Practice GuidelinesCondensation• It is strongly advised that the camera should not be used in a condensing atmosphere.
• If used in a condensing atmosphere the sensor MUST be protected and the use of a cold finger is strongly recommended.
Contamination & Damage• When not in use, the sensor chamber should be covered and sealed.
• Due to the exposed nature of the sensor, extreme care should be taken with the camera, as damage can easily occur through mishandling or by contamination.
• If the sensor becomes contaminated, due to accident or misuse, please contact Andor immediately for advice on cleaning.
Vacuum Operations• Ensure that the vacuum environment to which the camera is fitted is free of water vapour and other contaminants.
• Care should also be taken to control pressure change, as sudden pressure changes can potentially cause damage to the sensor assembly.

Vacuum Units Equivalences
Vacuum Regime

Pressure Range
mBar

bar

pascal (Pa)Torr

Atmospheric pressure

1.013x10+3

1.013

1.013x10+5

7.6x10+2

High vacuum

1x10-3 to 1x10-9

1x10-6 to 1x10-12

1x10-1 to 1x10-7

7.5x10-4 to 7.5x10-10

Ultra high vacuum

1x10-9 to 1x10-12

1x10-12 to 1x10-15

1x10-7 to 1x10-10

7.5x10-10 to 7.5x10-13

Extremely high vacuum<1x10-12<1x10-15<1x10-10<1x10-13

Please refer to the Andor Technical Note:
Open-front camera flanges for further details.

5CREATING THE OPTIMUM
PRODUCT FOR YOU
DO 940 P - BEN
example shown

Step 1.

Array Size

Step 3.

Accessories &Adapters

Step 4.

Choose the sensor array size

Step 2.

Choose the sensor type option

Description

Code

Description

Code1024 x 256 (255) array920

Back Illuminated CCD, no AR coating

BN2048 x 512 array940Back-illuminated CCD, no AR coating,enhanced soft X-Ray QE

BEN

Front Illuminated CCD

FI

Back Illuminated, Deep Depletion CCD(920P only)

BR-DDSensor
Type

Select the required accessories and adapters
Description

Order CodeRe-circulator for enhanced cooling performance

XW-RECR

Oasis 160 Ultra compact chiller unit

ACC-XW-CHIL-160

USB Extender: Icron USB 2.0 Ranger 2201 (100 m) - EU/UK/USACC-USBX-EU
ACC-USBX-UK
ACC-USBX-US

Copper gasket for DN100CF / 6” CF open-front camera knife-edge vacuum seal

ACC-FLG-SO-GSKT-CU

SO-SY adapter for Newton CCD, Ø45.5 mm filter

FLG-SO-SY-CONVERT-45

Beryllium filter, Ø45.5 mm, 250 µm thick

ACC-OPT-02839

Select the required software
The Newton SO requires at least one of the following software options:
Solis for Spectroscopy A 32-bit and fully 64-bit enabled application for Windows (7, 8 and 10) offering rich functionality fordata acquisition and processing. AndorBasic provides macro language control of data acquisition, processing, display andexport. (Control of Andor Shamrock spectrographs and a very wide range of 3rd party spectrographs is also available).

SoftwareAndor SDK A software development kit that allows you to control the Andor range of cameras from your own application.
Available as 32 and 64-bit libraries for Windows (7, 8 and 10) and Linux. Compatible with C/C++, C#, Delphi, VB6, VB.NET,LabVIEW and Matlab.

Have you found what you are looking for?
Need a wider field of view? Andor’s iKon-L SO 936 boasts a 27.6 x 27.6 mm active image area.
Need to detect harder X-rays? Andor offers a range of Indirect Detection cameras (HF range) that are compatible withindustry-standard scintillators.
Need a standalone camera for X-ray? A custom built beryllium window is fitted as standard to our SY/HY range ofcameras to block visible light.
Need a specific mounting? Contact our experienced design team so we can make the perfect fit.
Need a customized version? Please contact us to discuss our Customer Special Request options.

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MECHANICAL DRAWINGS
Dimensions in mm [inches]

Third-angle projection

11.25°

Water connectors (2 off) tosuit 6.0 [0.236] ID hose

Rotation index blockICF-152
Flange47.0 [1.85]

94.0 [3.700”]Ø66.0 [2.440”]

6.7 [0.263”]

6.2 [0.244”]

pixel 1,1

Ø151.6[5.968”]9.5 [0.369”]
Image plane of sensor

26.6 [1.047”]

21.3 [0.838”]

101.2 [3.984]
193.7 [7.614”]

Side View

Front Dimensions

Rear View

Weight: 4.9 kg [10 lb 12 oz]

Connecting to the Newton
16 off M8 clearance
holes for attaching tovacuum chamber

Camera Control
Connector type: USB 2.0
TTL / Logic
Connector type: SMB, provided with SMB - BNC cable
Fire (Output), External Trigger (Input), Shutter (Output)I2C connector
Compatible with Fischer SC102A054-130
Shutter (TTL), I2C Clock, I2C Data, +5 Vdc, Ground

Mounting hole locations

HHG spectra from neon and argon gas, recorded with an H+P XUVspectrometer (solid lines). Thin metal foils were used for spectral filtering(200 nm aluminium foil for the argon measurement, 200 nm zirconium
foil for the neon measurement). Courtesy of Dr. Jens Rauschenberge,
Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland.

Minimum cable clearance required at bottom of camera
90 mm

Coherent keV Supercontinuum for Broad Element-Specificity.
Courtesy of Dr. Daniil Kartashov Photonics Institute, Vienna
University of Technology, Austria

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Order Today
Need more information? At Andor we are committed to finding
the correct solution for you. With a dedicated team of technicaladvisors, we are able to offer you one-to-one guidance andtechnical support on all Andor products. For a full listing of ourregional sales offices, please see: www.andor.com/contact
Our regional headquarters are:Europe 				Japan
Belfast, Northern Ireland 			Tokyo
Phone +44 (28) 9023 7126			
Phone +81 (3) 6732 8968
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Phone +1 (860) 290 9211			
Phone +86 (10) 8271 9066
Fax +1 (860) 290 9566			
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Items shipped with your camera:
1 x 2 m SMB-BNC connection cable
1 x 3 m USB 2.0 cable Type A to Type B
1 x PS-25 power supply with mains cable
1 x CD containing Andor user guides
1 x Individual system performance booklet
1 x Protective cover plate
4 x Fixing screws for cover plate •10Footnotes: Specifications are subject to change without notice1.

IMPORTANT: Due to the sensor being exposed to environments outside of Andor’s control there is nowarranty on the sensor. For full details of Andor’s Warranty Policy please refer to our webpage at
www.andor.com/contact_us/support_request/. For key information on handling precautions for SO/HO open
front end systems, please refer to the best practice guidelines on page 5. Note permanent damage can easily
occur due to misuse.

2.

Figures are typical unless otherwise stated.

3.

Edge pixels may exhibit a partial response.

4.

Based on a 920 camera with a horizontal pixel readout rate of 3 MHz, a vertical shift speed of 12.9 μs and incrop mode for 20 Rows. Achievable spectral rates will vary with selected trigger mode.

5.

Stabilized cooling temperatures are given for slowest readout speed. Use of faster readout speeds (in orderto achieve faster frame rates) may require a higher cooling temperature to be selected. Specified minimum
air cooled temperature assumes ambient temperature of 25°C. Specified minimum temperature with coolant
assumes coolant temperature of 10°C. All cooling performance can be compromised by the environment towhich the sensor is exposed.

6.
7.

Quantum efficiency of the sensor at 20°C, as supplied by the sensor manufacturer.
Readout noise is for the entire system and is taken as a mean over the sensor area excluding any regions ofblemishes. It is a combination of sensor readout noise and A/D noise.

8.

Dark current measurement is averaged over the CCD area excluding any regions of blemishes.

9.

Linearity is measured from a plot of counts vs exposure time under constant photon flux up to the saturation
point of the system.

10. Fixing screws for mounting the flange to a vacuum chamber are not included.

Minimum Computer Requirements:

Operating & Storage Conditions• 3.0 GHz single core or 2.4 GHz dual or quad core

• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 30°C ambientprocessor• Relative Humidity: < 70% (non-condensing)• 2 GB RAM• Storage Temperature: -25°C to 50°C

• 100 MB free hard disc to install software• Maximum Bakeout Temperature: +55°C(at least 1GB recommended for data spooling)• USB 2.0 High Speed Host Controller capable ofsustained rate of 40 MB/s
• Windows (7, 8 and 10) or LinuxFM40523

EMS91062

Power Requirements• 100 - 240 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz• Power Consumption: 48W max

Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Labview is a registered trademark of National Instruments.
Matlab is a registered trademark of The MathWorks Inc.
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