Gating repetition rates up to 500 kHz and Intelligate multi-channel plate (MCP) gating maximize detection performance in challenging low light scenarios such as time-resolved fluorescence/photoluminescence and Echelle-based LIBS applications.

The iStar series' state-of-the-art gating interface offers true < 2 ns optical gating performance on a range of high quantum efficiency (QE) Gen 2 and Gen 3 intensifiers. It also features 'dual-frame' capabilities for particle image velocimetry (PIV) with optical inter-frame as low as 300 ns. A better signal-to-noise ratio can be achieved with lower intensifier amplification gain, yielding market-leading dynamic range performance.

The USB 3.0 iStar sCMOS has frame rates at least 50% faster than competing CCD or interline platforms (at equivalent pixel matrix size), while offering intrinsically low noise floor. RELATED ARTICLE: Photonics Products: How to choose a high-speed camera: Understanding new image sensors and techniques Andor says it is a key addition to its iStar family, giving access to a unique combination of superfast frame rate capabilities greater than 4000 fps, high sensitivity, high dynamic range, nanosecond gating, and high-throughput fiber-optic coupling on a single, fully integrated platform with a high resolution on-head digital delay generator (DDG). Scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions company Andor Technology (Belfast, Ireland), an Oxford Instruments company, launched its new iStar platform featuring the latest in high-speed, low-noise scientific CMOS (sCMOS) technology. Most sCMOS cameras have imaging speeds in the 100 fps realm. IMAGE: A high-speed scientific CMOS (sCMOS) camera offers very high frame rates of 4000 frames per second (fps) with all the standard advantages of sCMOS technology.

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