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  • Andor are global leaders in the development and manufacture of high performance scientific digital cameras, microscopy systems and spectrographs for academic, industrial and government applications. Through continuous dialogue with our customers and strong teamwork we continue to innovate ground-breaking products, improving the world in which we live.
Product Portfolio
  • Scientific Cameras

  • Pioneering EMCCD and sCMOS technology, ICCD and CCD detectors.
      • iXon EMCCD Camera Series

      • With the iXon EMCCD cameras, Andor have delivered a dedicated, truly high-end, yet accessible ultrasensitive scientific camera platform, designed specifically to drive the absolute best from EMCCD technology across all critical performance specs and parameters.
          • iXon Ultra 888

          • The highly innovative iXon Ultra 888 is the world’s fastest Megapixel, Back-illuminated EMCCD camera, offering exceptional frame rates and single photon sensitivity across a large field of view. Building on a rich history of first to market innovation, the ‘supercharged’ iXon Ultra 888, represents a massive performance boost for the largest available EMCCD sensor, as well as the first USB3 enabled EMCCD camera.

            • 30 MHz readout delivering 26 fps at 1024 x 1024
            • > 2.6x larger Field of View than ‘897’ model
            • Optically Centered Crop Mode – Live Cell Super Resolution at 697fps
            • Single Photon Sensitive
            • EX2 Technology for wider QE response
            • TE Cooling to -95°C
          • iXon Ultra 897

          • The iXon Ultra platform takes the popular back-illuminated 512 x 512 frame transfer sensor and overclocks readout to 17 MHz, pushing speed performance to an outstanding 56 fps (full frame), whilst maintaining single photon sensitivity and quantitative stability throughout.

            • Overclocked to 17 MHz readout for 56 fps full frame
            • Optically Centered Crop Mode – Live Cell Super Resolution at 569fps
            • Single Photon Sensitive
            • EX2 Technology for wider QE response
            • TE Cooling to -100 °C
            • Fringe Suppression
          • iXon Life 897

          • Andor’s new iXon Life EMCCD (Electron Multiplying CCD) platform is available exclusively for fluorescence microscopy applications and is engineered to deliver single photon sensitivity with absolutely unparalleled price/performance.

            • Single photon sensitivity
            • Back-illuminated > 95% QE
            • Fast frame rates
            • Unique price/performance
            • The ultimate detector for single molecules
            • Now with SRRF-Stream super-resolution
          • iXon Life 888

          • Andor’s new iXon Life EMCCD (Electron Multiplying CCD) platform is available exclusively for fluorescence microscopy applications and is engineered to deliver single photon sensitivity with absolutely unparalleled price/performance.

            • Single photon sensitivity
            • Back-illuminated > 95% QE
            • Fast frame rates
            • Unique price/performance
            • The ultimate detector for single molecules
            • Now with SRRF-Stream super-resolution
        • sCMOS Camera Series

        • Scientific CMOS (sCMOS) is a breakthrough technology that offers an advanced set of performance features that render it ideal to high fidelity, quantitative scientific measurement. The multi-megapixel sensors offers a large field of view and high resolution, without compromising read noise, dynamic range or frame rate.
            • Neo 5.5 sCMOS

            • In a unique -40 °C vacuum cooled platform, loaded with FPGA intelligence, Andor’s Neo sCMOS camera platform is designed exclusively to drive lowest possible dark noise from this popular sensor, equally at home in both life science and physical science settings.

              • 5.5 Megapixel, 6.5 µm pixel – 22 mm diagonal
              • Vacuum cooled to -40 °C
              • 1 e- read noise and 0.007 e-/pix/s darkcurrent
              • Minimal hot pixels
              • Global (Snapshot) and Rolling Shutter

            • Zyla 4.2 sCMOS

            • Zyla 4.2 PLUS is the latest sCMOS technology advancement from Andor. At its heart, Zyla 4.2 PLUS benefits from latest generation sCMOS sensor technology, delivering a further 10 % boost in QE, resulting in an unprecedented 82% QEmax.

              • 82% QE; 4.2 Megapixel
              • 53 fps from USB 3.0; 100 fps Camera Link
              • 0.9 e- read noise
              • 99.8% linearity
              • LightScan PLUS

            • Sona sCMOS

            • Sona is Andor’s latest high performance sCMOS camera platform, specifically for life science imaging applications. The NEW Sona 4.2B-6 model provides the perfect balance of sensitivityspeed and resolution for optimal imaging performance across many applications.

              • 95% QE & -45 °C cooling - most sensitive back-illuminated sCMOS available
              • Up to 4.2 Megapixel – capture huge fields of cells & whole embryos

              • 6.5 µm & 11µm pixel size options – suit most magnifications & applications
              • Up to 74 fps full frame – follow dynamic processes without smear
              • > 99.7% linearity – superb quantitative accuracy across full dynamic range
            • Zyla 5.5 sCMOS

            • Zyla 5.5 is a large field of view, high resolution 5.5 megapixel sCMOS camera, ideal for research and OEM usage. Zyla 5.5 offers a 100 fps frame rate and ultra-low noise performance, in a light, compact design. A highly cost-effective USB 3.0 version is available, offering up to 40 fps (full frame) and industry fastest ROI speeds, representing the ideal performance upgrade for your lab
              • 5 Megapixel, 6.5 µm pixel – 22 mm diagonal
              • 0.9 e- read noise
              • 60% QE
              • 100 fps Camera Link; 40 fps from USB 3.0
            • Marana sCMOS

            • Marana is Andor’s high performance sCMOS camera platform for Astronomy and Physical Sciences, featuring 95% Quantum Efficiency (QE) and market-leading vacuum cooling to -45 °C. The platform offers solutions for large field of view and high-speed imaging/spectroscopy.

              • 95% QE & -45 °C cooling - most sensitive back-illuminated sCMOS available
              • 4.2 Megapixel / up to 32mm sensor – perfect for astronomy
              • Up to 74 fps full frame (faster with ROI) – track fast events without smear
              • > 99.7% linearity – superb quantitative accuracy across full dynamic range
              • Vacuum longevity & quality – no moisture on sensor, no QE decay
            • Balor sCMOS

            • Balor is Andor’s game-changing, very large area sCMOS camera platform for Astronomy, the perfect solution for Large Sky Surveys that measure photometric and astrometric variability across timescales ranging from milliseconds to tens of seconds.
              • 16.9 Megapixel / 70mm sensor – large sky surveys
              • 54 fps full frame – fast solar dynamics/fast moving objects
              • Low read noise – detect weak signal/small objects
              • Extended Dynamic Range – across range of object brightness/sizes
              • Minimal down time - vacuum longevity and quality: no moisture.  
          • iKon-XL and iKon Large CCD Series

          • Now including the iKon-XL very large area platform, the iKon slow scan CCD series offers unique thermoelectric cooling to -100°C, alongside industry-leading low noise performance, exceptional dynamic range and extremely broad back-illuminated QE profiles. The robust quality, low maintenance, hassle-free design is ideal for usage across many experimental set-ups, including in remote astronomical observing sites
              • iKon-XL 231

              • Andor’s NEW iKon-XL is a TE-cooled, very large area CCD camera platform, accommodating big field of view sensors that are ideally suited to long exposure astronomy applications. Patent-pending ColdSpace™ technology thermoelectrically cools a back-illuminated 16.8 Megapixel sensor (e2v) down to -100 °C, avoiding the requirement for liquid nitrogen or unreliable cryo coolers. Extended Dynamic Range technology is complemented by up to 18-bit digitization capability.

                The iKon-XL 231 model uses the e2v CCD231-84 ‘astro’ back-illuminated sensor, combining exceptionally low read noise of 2.1 e- with a very large well depth of 350,000 e- and available with a range of sensor QE coatings, in both standard and deep depletion formats.

                • – 100 °C TE cooled large area sensors
                • NO liquid nitrogen, NO cryo-cooler
                • Extended Dynamic Range (18-bit)
                • e2v CCD231-84 sensor (deep depletion available)
              • iKon-XL 230

              • Andor’s NEW iKon-XL is a TE-cooled, very large area CCD camera platform, accommodating big field of view sensors that are ideally suited to long exposure astronomy applications. Patent-pending ColdSpace™ technology thermoelectrically cools a back-illuminated 16.8 Megapixel sensor (e2v) down to -100 °C, avoiding the requirement for liquid nitrogen or unreliable cryo coolers. The iKon-XL 230 model uses the e2v CCD230-84 back-illuminated sensor, offering a very large 61.4 x 61.4 mm imaging area from a 4096 x 4096 array format and 15 µm pixel size, ideal for applications such as Astronomy or X-ray/Neutron radiography.

                • – 100 °C TE cooled large area sensors
                • NO liquid nitrogen, NO cryo-cooler
                • Extended Dynamic Range (18-bit)
                • e2v CCD230-84 sensor
              • iKon-L 936

              • Andor’s iKon-L High Dynamic Range CCD camera offers outstanding resolution, field of view, sensitivity and dynamic range performance. It boast a proprietary large area 5-stage TE cooler enabling cooling of this large area sensor down to an unprecedented -100°C without the aggravation of liquid nitrogen. NEW ‘Dual AR Extended Range’ sensor option offers broadest QE coverage, from UV to NIR.
                • TE cooling to -100°C
                • Large area 2048 x 2048 sensor
                • 4-speed readout up to 5 MHz
                • Low read noise
                • UltraVac™
              • iKon-M 934

              • Andor’s iKon-M 934 low noise CCD camera series are designed to offer the ultimate in high-sensitivity, low noise performance, ideal for demanding imaging applications. These high resolution 1024 x 1024 CCD cameras boast up to 95% QEmax, high dynamic range, and 13μm pixels.

                • 100 °C UltraVac™ TE Cooling
                • Up to 95% QE and extra-low noise floor
                • 5 MHz readout for dynamic performance
                • Sensor formats up to 1MegaPixel
                • ‘Deep depletion’ near-IR version available
                • Dedicated photovoltaic inspection model available
              • iKon-M 912

              • Andor’s iKon-M 912 cooled back-illuminated CCD camera is designed to offer the ultimate in high dynamic range, low noise performance. The 512 x 512 CCD array with 24 μm pixels has been optimized for extremely high well depth and maximum photon collection per pixel.

                • 300,000 e- well depth
                • TE cooling to -100°C
                • QE max > 90 °C from back-illuminated sensor
                • Ultra low noise readout
                • Multi-Megahertz pixel readout
                • UltraVac™
              • PV Inspector

              • Andor’s PV Inspector NIR Camera is designed to offer ultimate speed and sensitivity performance for in-line Electro- and Photoluminescence Inspection, delivering > 90% QE beyond 800 nm and incorporating Fringe Suppression Technology™ to minimize fringing effects in the NIR

                • QE > 90% beyond 800 nm
                • 5 MHz and 3 MHz readout speeds
                • Dual Exposure Ring Mode
                • Fringe Suppression Technology ™
                • UltraVac™

            • Cameras for X-Ray, EUV, Electron and Neutron Detection

            • Andor’s portfolio of CCD, sCMOS and EMCCD cameras provide a wide range of high sensitivity, high dynamic range and fast detection solutions for table-top laboratory and beamline experiments. These detectors benefit especially applications in the field of EUV, X-ray, neutron or electron detection for material science, plasma studies, bio-samples analysis or beam/source characterisation.
                • Open-Front (‘SO’) & Standalone (‘SY’)

                  • Spectroscopy & imaging formats
                  • High VUV/EUV/XUV sensitivity
                  • Large FOV up to 61.4 x 61.7 mm
                  • Deep TE-cooling to -100°C
                  • UHV compatibility
                • Fibre-optic coupling (‘HF’)

                  • Up to 100 frames/s
                  • Large FOV up to 27.6 x 27.6 mm
                  • Up to 95% QE at 550 nm
                  • High throughput FOP
                  • Modular scintillator options
                • Lens-coupling

                  • Up to 100 frames/s
                  • Large FOV up to 61.4 x 61.7 mm
                  • Up to 95% QE @ 550 nm
                  • Deep TE-cooling to -100°C
                  • High dynamic range
              • Multi-Wavelength Imaging

              • The vast majority of imaging applications involve the use of more than one fluorescent probe e.g. FRET, dual color imaging, co-localization studies etc. For multi-wavelength imaging Andor Technology has the most flexible and versatile solution available to the researcher.
                  • Optosplit II

                  • The Optosplit II image splitter is a simple and elegant device for dividing an image into two separate, spatially equivalent, components that can be displayed side by side on a single camera chip.

                    • Cost effective - only one camera required
                    • Dichroic mirror and emission filters mounted in readily interchangeable cube
                    • Unity magnification fitted as standard
                    • Simple intuitive alignment in x, y, and focal planes
                    • Interchangeable mount for N.D. filter or chromatic correction lenses
                  • Optosplit III

                  • The Optosplit III, a 3-way image splitter is a simple device for dividing an image into one, two or three separate, spatially equivalent components which can be displayed side by side on a camera sensor, enabling a single camera to record images simultaneously at one, two or three different optical wavelengths.

                    • Variable internal path separation
                    • Dichroic mirror and emission filters mounted in a readily interchangeable cube
                    • Variable and locking rectangular diaphragm aperture
                    • Simple and precise controls for image registration

                  • TuCam

                  • Andor’s TuCam is a new generation two-camera adapter for macro or microscopic imaging applications. Available in C- or CSUX-mount, TuCam features include large aperture, exceptional transmission, very low distortion and high precision alignment using kinematic cassettes

                    • Largest aperture
                    • High quality achromatic lenses
                    • Highest transmission
                    • Very low distortion
                    • Bypass mode
                • Scientific Cameras & Spectroscopy

                    • Intensified Camera Series

                    • Andor’s intensified camera series extract the very best from CCD and sCMOS sensor and gated image intensifier technologies, achieving a superior combination of rapid acquisitions rates and ultra-high sensitivity down to single photon.
                        • iStar 312T

                        • Andor’s iStar 312T intensified CCD camera series is designed for rapid, ns-scale time-resolved Imaging. The 512 x 512 array is ideally suited for PLIF-based combustion analysis as well as Plasma plume analysis with ns time-resolution.

                          • USB 2.0 connection
                          • Multi-MHz Readout speeds
                          • Integrated Digital Delay Generator
                          • Close-Coupled Gating
                          • Lowest insertion delay
                        • iStar 320T

                        • Andor’s iStar 320T intensified CCD camera series are designed to offer the ultimate integrated detection solution for high resolution, ns-scale time-resolved Spectroscopy. It offers Multi-MHz readout for acquisition in excess of 322 spectra/sec along with laptop-friendly, USB 2.0 connectivity and a fully integrated, software-controlled Digital Delay Generator.

                          • USB 2.0 connection
                          • Multi-MHz Readout speeds
                          • Integrated Digital Delay Generator
                          • Close-Coupled Gating
                          • Lowest insertion delay
                        • iStar 334T

                        • Andor’s iStar 334T fast gated intensified CCDs series is designed to offer the ultimate integrated detection solution for high resolution, ns-scale time-resolved Imaging. The 1024 x 1024 array is ideally suited for a wide variety of time-resolved applications including Plasma analysis, & LIBS.

                          • USB 2.0 connection
                          • Multi-MHz Readout speeds
                          • Integrated Digital Delay Generator
                          • Close-Coupled Gating
                          • Lowest insertion delay
                        • iStar 340T

                        • Andor’s iStar 340T Intensified CCD sensor series is designed to offer the ultimate integrated detection solution for high resolution, ns-scale time-resolved Spectroscopy. The high resolution 2048 x 512 array with 13.5 µm pixel size offers a 4:1 aspect ratio which is ideally suited for use with Andor’s Shamrock Czerny-Turner spectrograph series and accessories.

                          • USB 2.0 connection
                          • Multi-MHz Readout speeds
                          • Integrated Digital Delay Generator
                          • Close-Coupled Gating
                          • Lowest insertion delay
                        • iStar sCMOS

                        • The innovative USB 3.0 iStar sCMOS boasts frame rates at least 50% faster than competing CCD or interline platforms (at equivalent pixel matrix size), while offering intrinsically low noise floor. A better signal-to-noise ratio can be achieved with lower intensifier amplification gain, yielding market-leading dynamic range performance. It also features ‘dual-frame’ capabilities for Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) with optical inter-frame as low as 300 ns.

                          • Superior speed up to 4,000 fps and sps
                          • Ultra low noise for high sensitivity
                          • NEW Ultrafast spectroscopy and multi-track
                          • Ultimate timing accuracy with <2 ns gating
                          • Market leading dynamic range at full speed

                      • Cameras for UV to NIR and SWIR Spectroscopy

                      • Spectroscopy-based diagnostics in the fields of Material ScienceChemistryLife Science or Fundamental Physics & Optics rely on the capture and analysis of optical and chemical signatures with a high degree of precision.

                        Andor portfolio of CCD, EMCCD, InGaAs, ICCD and sCMOS cameras offer tailored solutions to particular sample or optical phenomena detection and characterisation challenges for RamanLuminescence/PhotoluminescenceNon-Linear or Optical Emission Spectroscopy/LIBS –based experiments.

                          • High Sensitivity & Dynamic Range

                            • High sensitivity UV-SWIR
                            • Large pixel well depths
                            • High resolution matix
                          • ns to µs Time-Resolution

                            • Nanosecond gating
                            • High sensitivity down to single photon
                            • On-head DDG with ps accuracy
                          • kHz Spectral Rates

                            • µs to ms time-resolution
                            • High sensitivity down to single photon
                            • High resolution matrix
                          • Extended Multi-fibre Spectroscopy

                            • Large area sensors
                            • Ultrafast sCMOS and EMCCD options
                            • High sensitivity down to single photon
                        • Spectroscopy

                        • Pre-aligned, pre-calibrated spectrograph and detector systems for Spectroscopy.
                            • Kymera & Shamrock Spectrographs

                            • Spectrograph platforms adapted to your needs
                              Andor’s spectrograph family is based on Czerny-Turner, Echelle or Transmission optical designs, and offers a range of highly configurable or highly specialised platforms to best suit your experimental requirements.
                                • Kymera & Shamrock

                                  • High modularity
                                  • High resolution options
                                  • Intelligent motorisation
                                • Mechelle 5000

                                • Andor’s new Mechelle ME5000 Echelle spectrograph has been designed to provide simultaneous recording of a wide wavelength range (200-975 nm) in one acquisition. It has no moving components is available in a pre-aligned detector/spectrometer format.
                                  • Compact and robust design
                                  • Patented optical design
                                  • Auto-temperature correction
                                  • N2 purged
                                  • Pre-aligned detector/spectrograph
                              • Microscopy Systems

                              • Flexible laser-based and laser-free imaging solutions for Microscopy.
                                  • Dragonfly Confocal Microscopy System

                                  • The game-changer in confocal microscopy. With the Andor Dragonfly, you can image at an unrivalled combination of speed, sensitivity, confocality and resolution beyond the diffraction limit. Now available in 200 series and 500 series.
                                      • Dragonfly 200

                                      • Dragonfly is now available in a more compact package, the 200 series, suitable for both inverted and upright microscopes.

                                        The 200 series offers many of the key features that make Dragonfly performance exceptional: Confocal speeds of up to 400 fps; Borealis™ enhanced illumination for a large and flat field of view; ClearView-GPU™ deconvolution; dual-camera acquisition; choice of optical zoom and pinhole size.

                                        For those who might be considering a new or additional confocal, but looking for something that pushes new imaging boundaries. The Dragonfly 200 offers a price-point comparable to traditional point scanning technology.

                                      • Dragonfly 500

                                      • Dragonfly 500 offers the full range of imaging modalities and complementary features available on this innovative platform.

                                        Choose this model for a fully scalable imaging range from; sub-cellular protein targets at the cell membrane using TIRF, or deeper in the cell with SRRF-Stream and dSTORM super-resolution; to large scale tissue structure or whole organism anatomy.

                                        Dragonfly 500 should be considered by those whose research projects, or variety of users, cover a wide range of imaging requirements; and for whom the ability to apply several pertinent techniques to the same sample offers a powerful tool for discovery.

                                        Techniques for which you would purchase three independent products, Dragonfly 500 offers in a single cost-effective solution.

                                    • Photostimulation

                                    • Photostimulation describes a rapidly evolving range of optical techniques with an increasing impact on scientific enquiry and experimentation. All PS techniques target optical radiation at user-defined region(s) of the specimen and use optical imaging to observe, and often to measure, the impact of the “perturbation”.
                                        • MicroPoint

                                        • MicroPoint provides a flexible and field-proven tool for photo-stimulation. Supplied with a patented compact, pulsed nitrogen pumped tunable dye laser it is capable of ablation, bleaching and uncaging over a wavelength range of 365 to 656 nm.

                                          Within the EU MicroPoint is only available for research purposes and not for commercial use.

                                          • Simultaneous laser delivery, microscope viewing and image acquisition
                                          • Low maintenance with fiber optic delivery that maintains alignment when system is moved
                                          • Quick set-up with manual beam positioning or automatic pattern generation
                                          • User control of ablation and illumination plane provided by z-axis telescope
                                          • Precise control of energy provided by motorized variable attenuator slide
                                        • Mosaic

                                        • Mosaic is the perfect tool for photostimulation applications such as Optogenetics, optophysiology,

                                          • Unlimited flexibility in shape, size, complexity of illumination mask
                                          • Simultaneous illumination of multiple regions of interest
                                          • Precise illumination of areas of interest that protects the target specimen
                                          • Zero delta acquisition time for true digital excitation
                                          • Complementary illumination option enables on and off control
                                      • Microscopy Components

                                            • Integrated Laser Engine

                                            • The Andor Integrated Laser Engine (ILE) is a third generation multi-line laser source delivering between two and eight laser lines via one, two or three optical fibre outputs for millisecond switching between imaging modes and tools like Confocal, TIRF and FRAPPA.

                                              • Multi-line laser source - up to 8 lines
                                              • Wide VIS-NIR range
                                              • Up to 3 port output
                                              • Unique Active blanking
                                              • Low power consumption
                                              • Long life solid state lasers
                                        • Software

                                        • Get the absolute best from your Andor products with our flexible solutions.
                                            • iQ Live Cell Imaging Software

                                            • Andor iQ is designed from years of experience and understanding of the demands that capturing highly dynamic cellular processes impose. iQ integrates a range of additional hardware for multi-parameter and multi-modal imaging, including devices such as confocal scanners, light sources including our own laser combiner, filter wheels and x,y, & z motorized stage control.
                                            • Solis Software

                                            • Solis is Andor’s camera and spectrograph system control software. It is available as 32-bit and fully 64-bit enabled application for Windows (7, 8, 8.1 and 10), offering extensive data acquisition and export options to extract the very best out of Andor’s detection solutions. AndorBasic provides macro language control of data acquisition, processing, display and export.
                                            • Komet Software

                                            • Komet software allows the capture and analysis of images from ‘The Comet Assay’. The Comet Assay permits the quantification of DNA damage and repair in single cell preparations and is applicable to any eukaryotic cell. The assay can be used in both in-vitro and in-vivo testing and has been shown to be a powerful and sensitive predictor of genetic toxicity.
                                            • Software Development Kit (SDK)

                                            • The Andor Software Development Kit (SDK) gives the programmer access to the Andor camera and spectrograph range. The key part of the SDK is the dynamic link library which can be used with a wide variety of programming environments including C, C++, C#, Visual Basic and LabVIEW.
                                            • GPU Express Library

                                            • The Andor GPU Express library has been created to simplify and optimize data transfers from camera to a CUDA-enabled NVidia Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) card to facilitate accelerated GPU processing as part of the acquisition pipeline.