Newton 940
The Newton 940 spectroscopic CCD camera series utilizes a 1024 x 255 or 2048 x 512 array of 26 μm or 13.5 μm pixels, with thermoelectric cooling down to -100°C, resulting in negligible dark current and provides unrivalled performance for spectroscopic applications.
Multi-Megahertz Readout
TE cooling to -100°C
UltraVac™
Down to 13.5 x 13.5 μm pixel size
Crop Mode Operation
Overview
This high-end USB2.0 Newton CCD series brings together Andor’s ultra fast, lownoise electronics platform and market-leading deep thermo-electric cooling to -100°C, complemented by Andor’s Ultravac™ technology with its un-matched reliability track record in the scientific and industrial community.
Broadband detection rates of up to 1,600 spectra per second are enabled with intelligent Crop Mode operation. The Newton CCD is an ideal tool for ultrafast UV, VIS or NIR spectroscopy (or all the above with the Dual AR-coating BEX2-DD technology!), such as 2D chemical mapping, online process monitoring or non-invasive medical diagnosis.
The Newton 940 series offers 13.5 x 13.5 μm pixels for the highest UV to VIS resolution spectroscopy, while the 920 series and its 26 x 26 μm offers the highest dynamic range for UV to NIR applications. Both > 6.6 mm high sensors are ideally suited for multi-track spectroscopy or hyper-spectral imaging.
Specifications
Key Specifications Sensor Options
BU: Back Illuminated CCD, UV-Enhanced, 350 nm optimized
BU2: Back Illuminated CCD, UV-Enhanced, 250 nm optimized
BV: Back Illuminated CCD, Vis-optimized
FI: Front Illuminated CCD
UV: Front Illuminated CCD with UV coatingActive Pixels
2048 x 512
Pixel Size
13.5 x 13.5 μm
Image area
27.6 x 6.9 mm with 100% fill factor
Minimum Temperature Air Cooled
-80°C
Coolant recirculator
-95°C
Coolant chiller, coolant @ 10ºC, 0.75 l/min
-100°C
Max spectra per second
122 (Full Vertical Bin),
943 (Crop Mode - 20 rows)System window type
Single UV-grade fused silica window, uncoated. Various AR coatings & MgF2 options available
Blemish specifications
Grade 1 as per sensor manufacturer definition
Features and Benefits
Features Benefits Peak QE up to 95%
Visible-optimized ‘BV/BVF’, infrared-optimized ‘BR-DD’ and broadband UV-NIR ‘BEX2-DD’ model
Fringe suppression technology as standard
Fringing greatly reduced (Deep-Depletion) or minimized (Back-Thinned ‘BVF’)
Extended range dual-AR option
Superior UV-NIR broadband QE
TE cooling to -100°C
Critical for elimination of dark current detection limit - no inconvenience associated with LN2
UltraVac™
Critical for sustained vacuum integrity and to maintain unequalled cooling and QE performance, year-after-year
Multi-Megahertz Readout
High repetition rates achievable with low noise electronics
Crop Mode Operation
Up to 1,600 spectra per second rates
Single UV-grade fused silica window
Best UV-NIR throughput performance, specific AR coating and wedge options available
USB 2.0 Connection
Universal plug-and-play capability, ideal for laptop operation. Seamless operation alongside USB-based Shamrock spectrograph family
Down to 13.5 x 13.5 μm pixels
Optimized pixel format for high resolution spectroscopy
Software-selectable pre-amplifier gain
Choice of best SNR performance of dynamic range at the touch of a button
USB 2.0 connection
Ideal for laptop operation, seamless operation alongside USB-based Shamrock spectrograph family
Solis software for Spectroscopy
Comprehensive, user-friendly interface for simultaneous detector & spectrograph control
Software Development Kit (SDK)
Ease of control integration into complex setups: Matlab, Labview, Visual Basic or C/C++
Graphs
Graphs and Drawings
QE Curve
Dark Current
Readout Rate & Speed
Dimensions - Front
Dimensions - Top
Dimensions - Side
Connector Panel
Typical Setup