Press Releases
PIXIS 1024 BR Targets Low Light NIR Imaging
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- Published on Monday, 19 October 2009 21:58
High-resolution, back-illuminated, deep-depletion CCD camera targets low-light NIR Imaging.
PI Now Offers renowned Image-Pro Software
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- Published on Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:06
December 10, 2008 - Trenton, NJ - Princeton Instruments is pleased to offer Image-Pro advanced software packages from Media Cybernetics for use with certain PI CCD cameras. The fully featured Image-Pro Plus and affordable Image-Pro Express support the Princeton Instruments PIXIS and PhotonMAX families of cameras for scientific imaging and x-ray applications. Both Princeton Instruments and Media Cybernetics are subsidiaries of Roper Industries (NYSE:ROP).
PIXIS Cameras Capture Solar Eclipse
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- Published on Monday, 08 December 2008 19:08
Princeton Instruments, (PI), is proud to announce that their PIXIS 1024BR CCD cameras were critical elements in astronomy research conducted during the recent solar eclipse.
Headed by Dr. Shadia Habbal from University of Hawaii, a team of researchers from various universities traveled all the way to the Gobi desert in Mongolia to capture the most recent solar eclipse. The solar eclipse is a rare event which occurs when the bright disk of the sun is obscured by the moon for a few minutes. This latest eclipse occurred on August 1, 2008 and was seen over a wide swath including northern Canada, Greenland, Central Russia, eastern Kazakhstan, western Mongolia and China. The 1.039 magnitude total eclipse lasted for about 2 hours in some regions. However, it lasted only as short as 2 minutes and 10 seconds in places like Mongolia.
New Optics & Coatings Brochure Available
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 December 2008 19:48
Acton Optics & Coatings, a division of Princeton Instruments, is pleased to announce the publication of a new catalog. The 40-page catalog includes the latest products and services offered including high laser damage threshold excimer and UV laser optics, new hybrid coatings, broadband mirrors and coatings, optical filters, in addition to Acton’s other standard coatings. Coatings are presented with reflectance and transmission specifications both numerically and graphically.
Acton Spectrograph used in biospectroscopy application
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 December 2008 19:11
Acton Spectrograph used in biospectroscopy application for early cancer detection diagnostics.
Read the recent article in BioOptics World written that includes research conducted by Lev Perlman, associate professor at Harvard University.
PI Increases Sales Distribution in China
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- Published on Friday, 10 October 2008 19:49
Princeton Instruments, (PI), is pleased to announce that we are adding to our distribution network in China with the appointment of two additional distributors – Dyna Sense and MVLZ. In addition to PI’s exclusive representation by Teltec Semiconductor Pacific Ltd, these new distributors bring a wealth of experience in our key markets and applications and will help us better serve the needs and demands of this rapidly expanding region.
PI Adds New Dealer in Vietnam
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- Published on Thursday, 09 October 2008 19:03
Princeton Instruments, (PI), is pleased to announce that we are strengthening our distribution network in the ASPAC region with the appointment of Red Star Vietnam Company Ltd. Red Star brings experience in our key markets and applications and will help us better serve the needs and demands of fast growing Vietnamese region.
PI-MTE Cameras Now Twice as Fast with 2 MHz Readou
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- Published on Friday, 19 September 2008 19:13
Princeton Instruments announces the improvement of the popular PI-MTE cameras, now twice as fast, with 2 MHz readout. The well-respected PI-MTE line of high-performance cameras is capable of resolution up to 4 Megapixels and is part of Princeton Instruments’ X-ray Group. These compact cameras are designed for the most demanding X-ray applications, including Coherent X-ray diffraction imaging, Soft X-ray microscopy and X-ray holography and are used at synchrotrons worldwide. The PI-MTE cameras offer world-renowned Princeton Instruments high sensitivity, low noise and high dynamic range performance.
New Spectrograph Configurations Optimized for Raman and Fluorescence Applications
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- Published on Sunday, 10 August 2008 19:50
Princeton Instruments, (PI), introduces three new configurations of its LS 785 NIR lens spectrograph, designed specifically for demanding Raman and fluorescence applications that require the highest throughput. The new systems pair Princeton Instruments’ high-performance PIXIS deep-depletion CCD cameras with their Acton Series LS 785 spectrographs, to provide a spectrometer that is both easy to use and configure.
PIXIS 2048 Deep-cooled, large format CCD camera
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- Published on Thursday, 19 January 2006 19:02
Princeton Instruments (PI) announces the addition of the
PIXIS: 2048 series of front and back illuminated cameras to its acclaimed PIXIS line of CCD cameras. The cameras are based on e2v technologies CCD 42-40 -2048x2048 format sensors with a large 26.7 mm x 26.7 mm imaging area. For the first time ever, PIXIS: 2048 offers deep cooling better than -70oC cooling (via thermo-electric peltier) with vacuum guaranteed for the entire life of the camera.