EM CCD camera
Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 11/1/2006
The ImagEM is the latest addition to Hamamatsu Photonics' C9100 electron multiplication CCD camera line. Designed for low-light fluorescence imaging, ultra-low-light luminescence imaging, and high-dynamic-range brightfield imaging, the camera has applications in materials research and industrial imaging.
The ImagEM features low dark current, stable high gain, and increased signal-to-noise ratio. The camera offers dark current levels down to 0.001 electrons/pixel/s with temperature stability of ±0.05°C at –80°C. Special features for use with real-time confocal microscopes are included. Proprietary synchronization modes allow synchronization to spinning disk and multipoint confocals, even if the disk speeds are not constant. Shading and banding effects are eliminated, according to the company.
Another new feature is the built-in real-time image-processing functions for live recursive filtering, background subtraction, and shading correction. A built-in image processor handles high-speed streaming applications. Readout speed, camera gain, exposure time, triggering with time delay, and polarity control for external devices are all software controlled for integration into any application or setup. Hamamatsu Photonics, www.imagemccd.com.
