Newton SO Series
Direct Detection Spectroscopy
Key Specifications

Key Applications

P 1024 x 255 or 2048 x 512 matrix
P Peak QE up to 95% (soft X-ray region)
P TE-cooling down to -100°C
P Spectral rates up to 1,612 sps
P Plug-and-Play USB 2.0
P LabVIEW and EPICS compatibility

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)

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Introducing Newton SO
High Resolution, High Sensitivity and High Dynamic Range ‘Direct’DetectionAndor’s Newton series offers outstanding sensitivity performance through a combination of > 95%
QE back-illuminated sensors, low noise readout electronics and industry-leading, maintenancefree deep TE-cooling down to -100°C. It features a 1024 x 255 (26 µm pixel) and a 2048 x 512(13.5 µm pixel) matrix options optimised for high dynamic range & high speed and high 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 andhighly effective seal to any compatible vacuum chamber interface. The Newton SO platform alsooffers a USB 2.0 interface and LabVIEW or EPICS compatibility for seamless integration into complex setups.

Features & Benefits
FeatureOpen-front end •1

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%
Thermo-electric cooling down to -100°C

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.
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 3 MHz pixel readout speed

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

Cropped sensor modeUSB 2.0 interface
Enhanced baseline clamp
Software Development Kit (SDK)
Integrated in EPICS

2Benefit

Specialized acquisition mode for continuous imaging with fast temporal resolution, spectral
rates up to 1,600 sps.
Built-in robust plug and play interface as standard.
Slower readout for lowest noise, faster speeds for more rapid readout and focusing.
Ease of control integration into complex setups: MATLAB, LabVIEW, Visual Basic, C/C++ orLinux.
Seamless integration and operation at EPICS-based particle accelerators.

Filter and filter holder optionsAccommodate 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 usedas standalone with a beryllium filter.

Technical Data
System Specifications •2
Model number

DO920P

DO920P BR-DD

DO940P

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

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 recirculatorCoolant 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
andor.oxinst.com/learning/view/article/ccd-blemishes-and-non-uniformities

Advanced Performance Specifications •2DO920P
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

3, 1 and 0.05 MHz

Pixel readout rate
Read noise/ e-, typical (maximum)•70.05 MHz
1 MHz
3 MHz
Dark current, e-/pixel/sec •8@ -100ºC

Standard mode
4 (8)12 (15)15 (30)

FI: 0.0001
BEN: 0.0003

0.003

Linearity •9

Better than 99%

Digitization

16 bit (all speeds)

Mounting flange
Maximum bakeout temperature
Vacuum compatibility

3Standard mode
4 (8)12 (18)20 (30)

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

High sensitivity
2.5 (4)7 (12)
11 (15)High capacity
9 (12)
27 (32)40 (56)

FI: 0.0001
BN/BEN: 0.0002

Quantum Efficiency Curves

•6

Key:
VUV: Vacuum Ultraviolet, EUV: Extreme Ultraviolet, XUV: Extreme Ultraviolet (X-ray)
FI - Please contact your local Andor representative for further details about this sensor option.
For more information about Andor solutions for ‘indirect’ detection please go to andor.oxinst.com/products/cameras-for-x-ray-euvelectron-and-neutron-detection

Dark Current Performance

Beryllium Window Transmission

1000000

100%

100000

BR-DD

90%

10000

80%

920 BEN

1000

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

70%10010FI

10.1

940
BN/BEN

0.01

60%
50%
40%30%20%0.001

Be (200 µm)

0.0001

10%0.00001-100

0%1,000-80-60-40
Temperature (°C)

4-20020Be (250 µm)

10,000
Photon Energy [eV]Typical Set-up

Photoelectrons v Incident X-rays
10000

Vacuum ChamberPC

Photoelectrons per detected X-ray

CF152 Flange

Software
USB Cable
Newton SO CCD
PS-25 Power Supply

1000

100

Power Supply Cable
100.1110

Energy [keV]Best Practice Guidelines
Condensation• 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 bycontamination.
• 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.

Software

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 array940

Back-illuminated CCD, no AR coating,enhanced soft X-Ray QE

BEN

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

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

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-45Beryllium 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 (8, 8.1 and 10) offering rich functionality
for data acquisition and processing. AndorBasic provides macro language control of data acquisition, processing, display
and export. (Control of Andor Kymera and Shamrock spectrographs and a very wide range of 3rd party spectrographs is alsoavailable).
Andor 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 (8, 8.1 and 10) and Linux. Compatible with C/C++, C#, Delphi, VB.NET, LabVIEW
and MATLAB. See andor.oxinst.com/third-party-software-matrix

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 for direct X-ray detection or theAndor Balor 17F-12 offers a 49.5 x 49.2 mm active sensor area as an in-direct X-ray detection solution.
Need to detect harder X-rays? Andor offers a range of indirect detection cameras (HF range) that are compatible with industrystandard scintillators.
Need a standalone camera for X-ray? A custom-built beryllium window is fitted as standard to our SY/HY range of cameras toblock 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.

6Mechanical Drawings
Dimensions in mm [inches]

Third-angle projection

11.25°

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

Rotation index block

ICF-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 DimensionsRear View

Weight: 4.9 kg [10 lb 12 oz]

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

Camera ControlConnector type: USB 2.0
TTL / LogicConnector type: SMB, provided with SMB - BNC cable
Fire (Output), External Trigger (Input), Shutter (Output)

Mounting hole locations

I2C connector
Compatible with Fischer SC102A054-130
Shutter (TTL), I2C Clock, I2C Data, +5 Vdc, Ground
Minimum cable clearance required at bottom of camera
100 mm

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, 200nm zirconium foil for the neon measurement). Courtesy of Dr. Jens
Rauschenberge, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland.

7Coherent keV Supercontinuum for Broad Element-Specificity.
Courtesy of Dr. Daniil Kartashov Photonics Institute, Vienna
University of Technology, Austria.

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Items shipped with your camera:

Footnotes: Specifications are subject to change without notice1 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 Electronic copy of user guides
1 x Individual system performance booklet
1 x Protective cover plate
4 x Fixing screws for cover plate •10

1. IMPORTANT: Due to the sensor being exposed to environments outside of Andor’s control there is no

Minimum Computer Requirements:

3. Edge pixels may exhibit a partial response.

andor.oxinst.com• 3.0 GHz single core or 2.4 GHz dual orquad core processor• 2 GB RAM• 100 MB free hard disc to install software(at least 1 GB recommended for dataspooling)• USB 2.0 High Speed Host Controller
capable of sustained rate of 40 MB/s
• Windows (8, 8.1 and 10) or Linux

warranty 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.

4. Based on a 920 camera with a horizontal pixel readout rate of 3 MHz, a vertical shift speed of 12.9 μs
and in crop 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 order to 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 becompromised by the environment to which the sensor is exposed.

Operating & Storage Conditions

6. Quantum efficiency of the sensor at 20°C, as supplied by the sensor manufacturer.

••••

7. Readout noise is for the entire system and is taken as a mean over the sensor area excluding any

Operating temperature: 0°C to 30°C ambient
Relative humidity: < 70% (non-condensing)
Storage temperature: -25°C to 50°C
Maximum bakeout temperature: +55°C

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

regions of blemishes. 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 thesaturation point of the system.
10. Fixing screws for mounting the flange to a vacuum
chamber are not included.

FM40523

EMS91062

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