Newton EMCCD

25.6 mm wide / 1600 pixel, 3 MHz
Spectroscopy EMCCD

Features and Benefits
EM sensor technology<1e- read noise•

Fringe suppression technology as
standard (970-BVF only)
Fringing minimized for NIR
applications
Multi-Megahertz Readout
High repetition rates achievable with low
noise electronics
TE cooling to -100°C
Negligible dark current without theinconvenience of LN2••

Available with

Anti-fringing
Back-IlluminatedTechnology•

UltraVac™
Critical for sustained vacuum integrity
and to maintain unequalled cooling and QE
performance, year after year•

16 x 16 μm pixel size
Optimized pixel size for high resolution
spectroscopy•Dual output amplifiers
Software-selectable between conventional
CCD output (low light) or an Electron
Multiplying output (ultra low light)•Crop Mode operation
Achieve the highest possible spectral ratesof over 1,500 spectra per second

EM technology enables charge from each pixel to be multiplied on the sensor before readout,•USB 2.0 connection
Ideal for laptop operation
Seamless operation alongside USB-based
Shamrock spectrograph family

3 MHz readout and USB 2.0 plug-and-play connectivity to provide unrivalled performance for••

Solis software for Spectroscopy
Comprehensive, user-friendly interface
for simultaneous detector & spectrographcontrol
Software Development Kit (SDK)
Ease of control integration into complex
setups: Matlab, Labview, Visual Basic or C/C++

Spectroscopy•Market leading platform for ultra-sensitive and ultrafast
spectroscopy.
providing single photon sensitivity. The Newton EM platform combines a 1600 x 200 (or 1600x 400) array of 16 μm pixels, thermoelectric cooling down to -100°C for negligible dark current,
spectroscopic applications. The dual output amplifiers allow software selection between either
a conventional CCD or Electron Multiplying outputs to suit a broad range of photon regime
conditions. This makes the Newton EMCCD the ideal choice for ultrafast chemical mapping
applications e.g. SERS, TERS or luminescence mapping.

Specifications Summary •1
Active pixels

1600 x 200 or 1600 x 400

Pixel size (W x H)

16 x 16 μm

Image area

25.6 x 3.2 or 6.4 mm

Output node well depth:
Conventional mode
Electron Multiplying mode

300,000 e1,300,000 e-

Active area pixel well depth

200,000 e-Maximum cooling-100ºC

Maximum spectra per sec

1,515

Read noise

As low as 2.8 e- (< 1 e- in EM mode)

Dark current

As low as 0.00007 e-/pixel/sec

1Newton EMCCD

25.6 mm wide / 1600 pixel, 3 MHz
Spectroscopy EMCCDKey Specifications •1
Model number

DU970PDU971P

Sensor options• BVF: Back Illuminated CCD, Vis-optimized and antifringing• FI: Front Illuminated CCD• UV: Front Illuminated CCD with UV coating• UVB: Back Illuminated CCD with UV coating

Active pixels •21600 x 200

1600 x 400

Pixel size

16 x 16 μm

Image area

25.6 x 3.2 mm with 100% fill factor

25.6 x 6.4 mm with 100% fill factor

Minimum temperatures •3
Air cooled
Coolant recirculator
Coolant chiller, coolant @ 10ºC, 0.75l/min
Max spectra per second •4• BV: Back Illuminated CCD, Vis-optimized• FI: Front Illuminated CCD• UV: Front Illuminated CCD with UV coating• UVB: Back Illuminated CCD with UV coating

-80ºC
-95ºC
-100ºC649 (Full Vertical Bin), 1,515 (Crop Mode - 20 rows)

System window type

396 (Full Vertical Bin), 1,515 (Crop Mode - 20 rows)

BV, BVF, FI, UV, UVB sensors: UV-grade fused silica, ‘Broadband VUV-NIR’, unwedged(Various AR coatings & MgF2 options available)

Blemish specifications

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

Advanced Specifications •1
Dark current, e-/pixel/sec @ max cooling
FI, UV
BV, UVB
BVF

0.000070.000200.00010Output node well depth
Conventional mode
Electron Multiplying mode

300,000 e1,300,000 e-Register well depth
Conventional mode
Electron Multiplying mode

400,000 e800,000 e-

Active area pixel well depth

200,000 e- •5

Read noise (e-) •650 kHz

1 MHz

3 MHz50 kHz

1 MHz

3 MHz

Conventional mode: Typ (Max) - EM off
Electron Multiplying mode: Typ (Max) - EM off
Electron Multiplying mode: Typ (Max) - EM on

2.8 (5)8 (15)<1

6.7 (9)25 (35)<1

8.5 (12)38 (50)<1

2.8 (5)8 (15)<1

6.7 (9)25 (35)<1

8.5 (12)38 (50)<1Sensitivity (e-/count)
Conventional mode
Electron Multiplying mode
Electron Multiplier gain
Linearity•6Digitization
Vertical clock speed •8

Adjustable from 0.8 - 3
Adjustable from 5 - 20
1 - 1,000 times (software controlled)
Better than 99%
16 bit4.9, 9.8, 19, 38, 57 (software selectable)

Have you found what you are looking for?
Need to work further into the NIR? The iDus InGaAs series, with up to 1024 pixel linear array with transmission to 2.2 μm.
Need a customized version? Please contact us to discuss our Customer Special Request options.
The Newton series combines seamlessly with Andor’s research grade Shamrock Czerny-Turner spectrographs.

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Dark Current

25.6 mm wide / 1600 pixel, 3 MHz
Spectroscopy EMCCD

Quantum Efficiency Curves•9•1025°C

10000

BVF

1000

101FI, UV

0.1

BV, UVB

0.01

Dark current (e-/pixel/s)

100

0.001
0.00010.00001-100-90-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-1001020

Temperature (°C)

Typical Setup

Readout Rate & Speed•111600

Newton EMCCD

1400
Crop Mode (20 rows)

1200
Frequency (spectra/s)

Power Supply

ComplementaryDetector(e.g. iDus InGaAs)

1000

800

Spectral Rates (Fast External Trigger)

600

970 Conventional
971 Conventional
970 EM971 EM400200SpectrographUSB 2.00PC
Software CD0Crop
Mode123456789

Number of Tracks

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25.6 mm wide / 1600 pixel, 3 MHz
Spectroscopy EMCCD

Creating The Optimum Product for You
DU 970 P- BVF
example shown

Step 1.

Array Size

Choose the sensor array size

Step 2.

Choose the sensor type option

Description

Code

Description

Code1600 x 200 array970

Back Illuminated CCD, Vis-optimized

BV

1600 x 400 array

971

Back Illuminated CCD, Vis-optimized and antifringing (970 model only)

BVF

Front Illuminated CCD

FI

Front Illuminated CCD with UV coating

UV

Back Illuminated CCD with UV coating

UVBSensor
Type

Step 3.

Select an alternative camera window (optional)
The standard window has been selected to satisfy most applications. However, other options are available. The alternativecamera window code must be specified at time of ordering.

CameraWindow
Step 4.

To view and select other window options please refer to the ‘Camera Windows Supplementary Specification Sheet’ which
gives the transmission characteristics, product codes and procedure for entering the order. Further detailed information on thewindows can be found in the Technical note – ‘Camera Windows: Optimizing for Different Spectral Regions’.

Select the required accessories and adapters
Description

Accessories &Adapters

Order CodeCoolant re-circulator for enhanced cooling performance

XW-RECR

Oasis 160 Ultra Compact Chiller Unit (tubing to be ordered separately)

ACC-XW-CHIL-160

6 mm tubing option for ACC-XW-CHIL-160

ACC-6MM-TUBING-2xxxxM

C-mount lens adaptor

LM-C

F-mount lens adaptor

LM-NIKON-F

Nikon F-mount lens adaptor with shutterLMS-NIKON-F-NS25B

Shutter Driver for NS25B Bistable Shutter (not needed for Shamrock spectrographs)

ACC-SD-VDM1000

Bistable Shutter, Standalone (not needed for Shamrock spectrographs)

ACC-SHT-NS25B

Spectrograph Compatibility
The Newton series is fully compatible with Andor’s Shamrock spectrograph (163 - 750 nm focal lengths) family. Spectrographmounting flanges and software control are available for a wide variety of 3rd party spectrographs including, McPherson, JY/Horiba, PI/Acton, Chromex/Bruker, Oriel/Newport, Photon Design, Dongwoo, Bentham, Solar TII and others.

Step 5.

Select the required software
The Newton EMCCD 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, see listabove.

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.

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Newton EMCCD

25.6 mm wide / 1600 pixel, 3 MHz
Spectroscopy EMCCD

Product Drawings
Dimensions in mm [inches]
47.0 [1.85]

Water connectors
47.0 [1.85] Water connectors
2 off 6.0mm internal
2 off 6.0mm internal
diameterdiameter soft PVC
hose soft PVC hose

200.3 [7.89]

Third-angle projection

200.3 [7.89]

50.0 [1.97]

50.0 [1.97]

90.0 [3.54]
101.2 [3.99]

Focal Planeof Detector

Focal Planeof Detector

90.0 [3.54]
101.2 [3.99]

n = position of pixel 1,1

10.0 [0.39]

10.0 [0.39]
25.4 [1.00]

25.4 [1.00]= pixel 1 location= pixel 1 location
22.0 [0.87]

19.4 [0.76]

19.4 [0.76]

45.4 [1.78]

45.4 [1.78]

52.0 [2.05]

118.9 [4.68]

O'ringØ54.4 [2.14] internal
O'ring Ø54.4 [2.14]
internal

94.0 [3.70]

52.0 [2.05]

118.9 [4.68]

94.0 [3.70]

4 off Ø4.0 [0.16]4 off Ø4.0 [0.16]
faceplatefaceplate mounting
holesmounting holes

Weight: 2.7 kg [5 lb15 oz]

3 off 1/4-20 UNC
x 12.5 [0.50] deep

Connecting to the Newton
Camera ControlConnector type: USB 2.0
TTL / Logic
Connector type: SMB, provided with SMB - BNC cable
1 = Fire (Output), 2 = External Trigger (Input), 3 = Shutter (Output)

Mounting hole locations

I2C connector
Compatible with Fischer SC102A054-130
1 = Shutter (TTL), 2 = I2C Clock, 3 = I2C Data, 4 = +5 Vdc, 5 = Ground

Fire SMB
External Trigger SMB

PowerShutter SMB

Minimum cable clearance required at rear of camera
90 mmI²C

USB 2.0

Rear connector panel

Applications & Techniques Guide

BVmodels

BVF
modelsAbsorption/Transmittance/Reflection••

Atomic Emission Spectroscopy

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Fluorescence & Luminescence

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Raman Spectroscopy (244 – 488 nm)

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Raman Spectroscopy (514, 532 nm)••Raman Spectroscopy (633 nm)

•Photon Counting••

Single Molecule Spectroscopy••= SuitableFI
modelsUVmodels

UVBmodels

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25.6 mm wide / 1600 pixel, 3 MHz
Spectroscopy EMCCD

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Items shipped with your camera:

Footnotes: Specifications are subject to change without notice

1x 2m BNC - SMB connection cable
1x 3m USB 2.0 cable Type A to Type B
1x Set of Allen keys (7/64”, 3/32” & 3 mm)
1x Power supply with mains cable
1x Quick launch guide
1x CD containing Andor user guides
1x Individual system performance booklet
1x CD containing either Solis software or SDK(if ordered)

1. Figures are typical unless otherwise stated.
2. Edge pixels may exhibit a partial response.
3. Cooling is provided by the use of an external mains driven power supply. Minimum
temperatures listed are typical values with ambient temperature of 20°C. Systems are specified
in terms of minimum dark current achievable rather than absolute temperature.
4. Based on horizontal pixel readout rate of 3 MHz and a vertical shift speed (in conventionalmode) of 4.9 μs. Achievable spectral rates will vary with selected trigger mode.
5. Shown for EM mode. For Conventional mode the measurable well depth value will be lower, asa result of the combination of higher sensitivity values and A/D 16 bits digitization.
6. Readout noise is for the entire system. It is a combination of CCD readout noise and A/D noise.
Measurement is for Single Pixel readout with the CCD at a temperature of -80°C and minimum
exposure time under dark conditions. Noise values will change with readout mode.
7. Linearity is measured from a plot of counts vs exposure time under constant photon flux up tothe saturation point of the system.
8. Vertical speeds are software selectable. All sensors are designed to give optimum Charge
Transfer Efficiency (CTE) at 9.7 μs vertical pixel shift, some decrease in CTE may be observed
at faster shift speeds.
9. The graph shows typical dark current level as a function of temperature. The dark current
measurement is averaged over the CCD area excluding any regions of blemishes.
10. Quantum efficiency of the sensor as supplied by the sensor manufacturer.
11. The chart shows the maximum possible readout rates available when using Multi-track mode,each track being defined as 20 rows. Crop mode is a specific single-track readout method
optimized for rapid kinetic-type acquisition.

Minimum Computer Requirements:

Operating & Storage Conditions• 3.0 GHz single core or 2.4 GHz multi core processor• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 30°C ambient• 2 GB RAM• Relative Humidity: <70% (non-condensing)• 100 MB free hard disc to install software (at least• Storage Temperature: -25°C to 50°C

FM40523

OHS502497

1 GB recommended for data spooling)• USB 2.0 High Speed Host Controller capable ofsustained rate of 40 MB/s
• Windows (7, 8 and 10) or LinuxPower Requirements• 100 - 240 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz

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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