Newton SY

10eV

100eV

1keV

100keV

10keV

Soft X-Rays

YEAR

Hard X-Rays

VACUUM

WARRANTYHigh Energy Detection

Photon Energy

High Energy Spectroscopy
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Direct Detection

Features and Benefits‘Standalone’ Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy @ -100°C• ‘Standalone’ Beryllium window•1200 µm thick Beryllium foil window asstandard

Andor’s Newton SY series features high-QE sensors ideal for direct detection of low flux andlow energy photons such as soft X-Rays. A convenient thin Beryllium foil window blocks visible
wavelengths with minimal ‘Beam Hardening’ of X-Ray energies. The maintenance free vacuum
design allows for long exposures at the highest sensitivity. Variable readout rates enable data
readout at up to 3 Megahertz, through the plug and play USB interface.

• TE cooling down to -100oC
Critical for elimination of dark current• UltraVacTM
Critical for sustained vacuum integrity andto maintain unequalled cooling, year afteryear• Hermetic vacuum seal
Maximum protection of sensor QE
performance over time, no inconvenient
sensor chamber maintenance• Multi-Megahertz readout
High repetition rates achievable with low
noise electronics• Down to 13.5 x 13.5 μm pixel size
Optimal balance of dynamic range andresolution• Crop mode operation
Specialized acquisition mode forcontinuous imaging with fast temporalresolution• USB 2.0 connection
USB plug and play – no controller box• Enhanced baseline clamp
Quantitative accuracy of dynamic
measurements• Software-selectable pre-amplifier gain
Choice of best SNR performance ordynamic range at the touch of a button• Software Development Kit (SDK)
Ease of control integration into complex
setups: Linux, Matlab, Labview, Visual
Basic or C/C++

The camera utilizes a 1024 x 255 (1024 x 256 for BR-DD model) or 2048 x 512 array of 26 x 26 μm
or 13.5 x 13.5 μm pixels, with thermoelectric cooling down to -100°C, resulting in negligible darkcurrent and provides unrivalled performance for spectroscopic applications.

Specifications Summary •2
Active pixels

1024 x 255 (1024 x 256 for BR-DD model)
or 2048 x 512

Pixel size (W x H)

26 x 26 or 13.5 x 13.5 μm

Image area

Up to 27.6 x 6.9 mm

Register well depth
Standard mode
High Capacity mode
High Sensitivity mode

1,000,000 e600,000 e150,000 e-

Maximum cooling-100ºC

Maximum spectra rate •3

1,612 spectra/sec

Read noise

2.5 e-Dark current

As low as 0.0001 e-/pixel/sec

Beryllium foil thickness

200 µm• Integrated in EPICS
Platform is fully integrated into the EPICS
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System Specifications •2
Model number

DY920P

DY920P BR-DD

DY940P

Sensor options• BN: Back Illuminated CCD• FI: Front Illuminated CCD• BR-DD: Back Illuminated,Deep Depletion CCD• BN: Back Illuminated CCD• FI: Front Illuminated CCD

Active pixels •41024 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

Minimum temperatures •5Air cooled
Coolant recirculator
Coolant chiller, coolant @ 10ºC, 0.75l/min

-80ºC
-95ºC
-100ºC

Blemish specifications

Grade 1 sensor from supplier. Camera blemishes as defined by Andor Grade A:
https://andor.oxinst.com/learning/view/article/ccd-blemishes-and-non-uniformities

Advanced Performance Specifications •2
Dark current, e-/pixel/sec @ max cooling •6FIBNBR-DD

0.00020.0003-0.001

0.000030.0001-1,000,000 e-

1,000,000 e-

150,000 e600,000 e-

Register well depth
Standard mode
High Sensitivity mode
High Capacity mode
Read noise (e-) •750 kHz

1 MHz

3 MHz50 kHz

1 MHz

3 MHz50 kHz

1 MHz

3 MHz

Standard mode: Typ (Max)High Sensitivity mode: Typ (Max)High Capacity mode: Typ (Max)4 (8)-12 (18)-17 (25)-4 (8)-12 (18)-17 (25)-2.5 (4)9 (12)

7 (12)
27 (32)

11 (15)37 (50)Sensitivity (e-/count)Standard mode
High Sensitivity mode
High Capacity mode
Vertical clock speed •9Linearity•8Digitization

Adjustable from 2.5 - 10-

Adjustable from 2.5 - 10-

Adjustable from 1 - 4
Adjustable from 4 - 16

Software selectable between 2 - 179 µs
Better than 99%
16-bit2

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Quantum Efficiency Curves
1240•10124

12.4

Wavelength (nm)
1.24

0.124

0.0124

100BR-DD90
FI80

BNQuantum efficiency (%)

7060504030XUV20EUV10NIR VIS UVHard X-Rays

VUV01101001000

10000

100000

Photon energy / eV
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

Photoelectrons v Incident X-Rays

Beryllium Foil Transmission•11100
10000
10000

Andor gives 8% higher
transmission @ 3 keV

604020200 μm thick (standard)
250 μm thick (competitors)

01000

10000
Photon Energy / eV

Photoelectrons
detected
X-ray
Photoelectronsper
per detected
X-ray

Transmission / %8010001000

10010010100.1
0.1

11010

Energy [keV]

Energy / keV3

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Creating The Optimum Product for You

DY 940 P - FI - T2
example shown

Step 1.

Step 2.

Choose the sensor array size
Code

Description

Code1024 x 256 pixel array (BR-DD)

920

Back Illuminated CCD, with no AR coatingBN1024 x 255 pixel array (FI, BN)

920

Front Illuminated CCD

FI

2048 x 512 pixel array (FI, BN)

940

Back Illuminated, Deep Depletion CCD withfringe suppression (920P only)

BR-DD

Description

ArraySize

Step 3.

Choose the sensor type option

SensorType

Step 4.

Select the required accessories and adapters
Description

Accessories &Adapters

Step 4.

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 options for ACC-XW-CHIL-160(2x2.5 m or 2x5 m lengths)

ACC-6MM-TUBING-2X2.5/
ACC-6MM-TUBING-2X5M

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

30 m Ethernet cable (for use with the above ACC-USBX-** USB extenders)

ACC-ELC-13295

Select the required software
The Newton SY also requires at least one of the following software options:
Solis Imaging A 32-bit and fully 64-bit enabled application for Windows (7, 8, 8.1 and 10) offering rich functionality for dataacquisition and processing. AndorBasic provides macro language control of data acquisition, processing, display and export.

SoftwareAndor SDK A software development kit that allows you to control the Andor range of cameras from your own application.
Available as 32/64-bit libraries for Windows (7, 8, 8.1 and 10), compatible with C/C++, C#, Delphi, VB.NET, LabVIEW andMatlab. Linux SDK compatible with C/C++.

Have you found what you are looking for?
Need a square field of view? Andor’s iKon-M SY 934 boasts a 13.3 x 13.3 mm active image area.
Need to detect harder X-Rays? Andor offers a range of Indirect Detection cameras (HH/HF range) that are compatiblewith with industry-standard scintillators.
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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Product Drawings
Dimensions in mm [inches]
Third-angle projectionn = pixel 1, 1

Rear connector panel
Weight: 2.7 kg [5 lb 15 oz]

iBest Practice
Guidelines

P When not in use the window should be covered and protected.
O Not suitable for mounting to vacuum chamber.
P Handle the camera with care - due to the exposed nature of the window, damage can easily occur through mishandling or by contamination.
P If due to accident or misuse the window becomes contaminated, please contact Andor immediately for advice on cleaning.
O Avoid shock damage as the Beryllium foil window is very brittle. If the foil is broken there is a health risk. Please contact Andor for further information ifrequired.

Connecting to the Newton SY
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

Applications GuideRRRR
R

X-Ray Source Development
X-Ray Plasma Diagnostics
X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)
X-Ray Spectroscopy

Minimum cable clearance required at rear of camera
90 mm

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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
Fax +44 (28) 9031 0792			
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Phone +1 (860) 290 9211			
Phone +86 (10) 8271 9066
Fax +1 (860) 290 9566			
Fax +86 (10) 8271 9055

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

Footnotes: Specifications are subject to change without notice1.

IMPORTANT: Due to the Be window there is a limited warranty on the sensor. For full details of Andor’s
Warranty Policy please refer to our webpage at http://www.andor.com/contact_us/support_request/. For key
information on handling precautions for SY/HY 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.

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.

4.

Edge pixels may exhibit a partial response.

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.

6.

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

7.

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.

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

9.

Vertical speeds are software selectable. All sensors are designed to give optimum Charge Transfer Efficiency(CTE) at 12.9 μS (920 models) and 14.5 μS (940 models).

10. Quantum efficiency of the sensor at 20°C, as supplied by the sensor manufacturer.
11. The graph shows photoelectrons generated as a function of photon energy of incident X-Ray.

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• 2 GB RAM• Relative Humidity: < 70% (non-condensing)

FM40523

EMS91062• Storage Temperature: -25°C to 50°C

• 100 MB free hard disc to install software(at least 1GB recommended for data spooling)• USB 2.0 High Speed Host Controller capable ofsustained rate of 40 MB/s
• Windows (7, 8, 8.1 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.

• Power consumption: 48W max
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