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Cooled CCD Camera ORCA-R2

Source: Hamamatsu Corporation

For low-light imaging in the UV to NIR region. Hamamatsu’s versatile ORCA-R2 cooled CCD camera has great sensitivity from UV to NIR and a wide exposure setting from 10 microseconds to 70 minutes. Its optional water cooling feature makes it suitable for the most demanding applications and environments.

The main features and benefits of the ORCA-R2 camera are summarized below. For more info:

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•Datasheet: Cooled CCD Camera ORCA-R2
•Technical Note: Cooled CCD Camera ORCA-R2
•Overview: Cooled CCD Camera ORCA-R2
•Cameras for Microscopy

Hamamatsu’s Cooled CCD Camera ORCA-R2 offers all three features…plus more…in a compact and versatile camera. Its ER-150 CCD image sensor is responsive to a wide spectral range, with especially high sensitivity in the visible and near-infrared regions. The CCD is encased in a maintenance-free, hermetic vacuum-sealed chamber, which ensures efficient camera cooling, by either air or water. Thanks to this cooling structure and an advanced external circuit design, the ORCA-R2 offers rapid readout with minimal noise. In its normal scan mode, the ORCA-R2 provides 8.5 frames per second at full spatial resolution. In fast scan mode, frame rates range from 16.2 to 115.1 frames per second at varying levels of resolution.

 

 

Features

  • ER-150 chip: 1.37 million pixel interline CCD with peak QE over 70%
  • 14 MHz and 28 MHz readout modes included
  • 12-bit and 16-bit digitizers are included and software selectable
  • Air and water cooling capabilities are standard

Benefits

  • High resolution and short exposure times combined
  • Choice of very low noise or very fast readout to suit applications
  • Choice of bit depth to suit data and precision needs
  • Long exposures with very low dark current and no vibration

 

Applications
The ORCA-R2 camera is suited for many imaging applications in the visible to NIR wavelengths that require high resolution and an exposure time between 10 µs and 70 minutes. Example applications are listed below.

 

  • Fluorescence microscopy
  • Live cells expressing GFP
  • Red to NIR fluorescence application
  • Ratio imaging
  • Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
  • IR-DIC and fluorescence imaging
  • Cell or tissue pathology
  • Time lapse fluorescence imaging
  • TIRF microscopy
  • Real-time confocal microscopy
  • Failure analysis
  • Semiconductor inspection
  • X-ray scintillator readout

Click Here To Download:
•Datasheet: Cooled CCD Camera ORCA-R2
•Technical Note: Cooled CCD Camera ORCA-R2
•Overview: Cooled CCD Camera ORCA-R2
•Cameras for Microscopy

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