Products: PyLoN Cameras for Imaging & Spectroscopy

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Princeton Instruments (PI), world leader in delivering extremely low noise liquid nitrogen and thermoelectrically deep cooled scientific CCD cameras, is proud to present its extremely successful line of liquid nitrogen cooled PyLoN cameras with the following salient features:

Support for CCDs with 1340 x 100 to 2048 x 2048 pixels resolution and 13 x 13 µm to 26 x 26 µm pixels
Sensitivity from ~120 nm to ~ 1100 nm (UV to NIR) wavelength range with eXcelon technology
Cryogenic Cooling to -120 ºC
Flexible readout design
Flexible readout speeds from 50 kHz to 4 MHz
Digital correlated double sampling and bias stabilization
High Speed GigE interface
Powerful 64-bit LightField software

Every day Princeton Instruments' PyLoN cameras play a key role in revolutionary research performed in leading labs around the world. These compact cameras include all the essentials for tackling demanding dark noise-limited imaging and spectroscopy applications.

PyLoN, which has dark current levels on the order of 1 e-/pixel/hour, is ideal for photon-starved applications requiring long exposure times from minutes to hours such as tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), astronomy and photoluminescence.

NIR fluorescence spectra

NIR fluorescence spectra.

The PyLoN camera supports high-resolution front-illuminated (F/I), back-illuminated (B/I), and back-illuminated deep-depletion (B/I DD) imaging and spectroscopy CCDs. Every PyLoN camera delivers the highest sensitivity, lowest noise and highest dynamic range in its class.

Sensitivity from ~ 120 nm to
~ 1100 nm:

Broadest wavelength coverage for the widest variety of applications
> 95% quantum efficiency (QE) with selected CCDs
High QE in UV with UV enhanced CCD or Unichrome / Lumogen phosphor coating
Enhanced sensitivity and reduced etaloning with proprietary eXcelon technology

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Cryogenic cooling to -120 ºC delivers:

Ultralow dark current for exposure times of minutes to hours
Dark current on the order of 1 e-/pixel/hour
Single input window for maximum sensitivity
Refill requirement of only once a day
Experimental flexibility with optional end-on and all-directional dewars

Dual-amplifier readout design delivers:

Ultimate flexibility to optimize system performance
Reduced read noise for weak signals with high sensitivity amplifier
Increased effective dynamic range with high capacity amplifier

Digital correlated double sampling and bias stabilization delivers:

Best read noise performance below 1 MHz readout speed
Improved linearity
Constant baseline for multiple exposure, long integration time applications

High-speed GigE interface:

Industry standard computer interface without the need for additional hardware
Seamless plug-and-play connectivity with the latest desktops and laptops
Remote operation from more than 15 meters away
Maximum 4 MHz readout rate with true 16-bit data transfer

Powerful 64-bit software delivers:

Intutive user interface
Easily automate experimental setup for multi-user labs
Simple background, flatfield and defect correction
Accurate wavelength and intensity calibration for spectroscopy with optional Intellical (TM) software
Universal programming interface - PICAM (64 bit) - for custom programming

Flexible readout speeds from 50 kHz to 4 MHz delivers:

Lowest read noise at 50 kHz readout speed
Highest spectral rate over 1000 frames/sec at 4 MHz readout speed

Proprietary eXcelon technology delivers:

Highest sensitivity in UV and NIR
Back illuminated CCDs with reduced etaloning
Back illuminated, deep depletion CCDs with negligible etaloning

Learn more about eXcelon.

PyLoN Cameras for Imaging & Spectroscopy model comparison and datasheets

Model	Imaging Array	Pixel Size	Sensor Type	Peak QE*
100B	1340 x 100	20 x 20 µm	B/I	95%
100B eXcelon	1340 x 100	20 x 20 µm	B/I	95%
100BR	1340 x 100	20 x 20 µm	B/I DD	95%
100BR_eXcelon	1340 x 100	20 x 20 µm	B/I DD	98%
100F	1340 x 100	20 x 20 µm	F/I	47%
400B	1340 x 400	20 x 20 µm	B/I	95%
400B eXcelon	1340 x 400	20 x 20 µm	B/I	95%
400BR	1340 x 400	20 x 20 µm	B/I DD	95%
400BR_eXcelon	1340 x 400	20 x 20 µm	B/I DD	98%
400F	1340 x 400	20 x 20 µm	F/I	47%
2KB	2048 x 512	13.5 x 13.5 µm	B/I	95%
2KB_eXcelon	2048 x 512	13.5 x 13.5 µm	B/I	95%
2KBUV	2048 x 512	13.5 x 13.5 µm	B/I UV	67%
2KF	2048 x 512	13.5 x 13.5 µm	F/I	47%
256E	1024 x 253	26 x 26 µm	F/I open electrode	55%
256BR	1024 x 252	26 x 26 µm	B/I DD	95%
1300B	1340 x 1300	20 x 20 µm	B/I	95%
1300B eXcelon	1340 x 1300	20 x 20 µm	B/I	95%
1300BR	1340 x 1300	20 x 20 µm	B/I DD	95%
1300F	1340 x 1300	20 x 20 µm	F/I	47%
2048B	2048 x 2048	13.5 x 13.5 µm	B/I	95%
2048B_eXcelon	2048 x 2048	13.5 x 13.5 µm	B/I	95%
2048BR	2048 x 2048	13.5 x 13.5 µm	B/I DD	95%
2048F	2048 x 2048	13.5 x 13.5 µm	F/I	47%

Download the GigE Fiber Optic Interface Kit datasheet

F/I - Front Illuminated | B/I - Back Illuminated | DD - Deep Depletion | UV - UV Enhanced

*Peak quantum efficiency measured at 25°C; QE is typically lower at normal operating temperature.

Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
TERS - Tip-Enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Fluorescence, Phosphorescence, and Photoluminescence Spectroscopy
Fluorescence, phosphorescence and photoluminescence occur when a sample is excited by absorbing photons and then emits them with a decay time that is characteristic of the sample environment.

Astronomical Imaging
Astronomical imaging can be broadly divided into two categories: (1) steady-state imaging, in which long exposures are required to capture ultra-low-light-level objects, and (2) time-resolved photometry, in which integration times range from milliseconds to a few seconds.

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
SERS - Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy
Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS) a type of non-linear Raman spectroscopy. Instead of the traditional single laser, two very strong collinear lasers irradiate a sample.

Resonance Raman Spectroscopy
Instead of fluorescence, some types of colored molecules produce strong Raman scattering at certain conditions. This effect was called Resonance Raman.

X-Ray Spectroscopy
X-ray absorption spectroscopy is an element-specific probe of the local structure of elements in a material.

Stimulated Raman Scattering
Stimulated Raman scattering takes place when an excess of Stokes photons that were previously generated by normal Raman scattering are present or are deliberately added to the excitation beam.

Publications

Matthew M. Sartin, Kei Kondo, Michito Yoshizawa, Satoshi Takeuchi and Tahei Tahara

2016

Local environment inside a novel aromatic micelle investigated by steady-state and femtosecond fluorescence spectroscopy of an encapsulated solvatochromic probe
Researchers at RIKEN in Wako, Japan used the Princeton Instruments PyLoN camera as part of their groundbreaking fluorescence spectroscopy experimental setup.

Application Notes

Acquiring and processing Raman spectral data for the C2-D stretching vibration of 2 deuterated histidine
Because of histidine’s importance and unique functionality, we wanted to map out the probe group’s sensitivity to allow for its general use in protein related research.

Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering (TERS)
Researchers: Samuel Berweger and Prof. Markus Raschke – Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry, and JILA, University of Colorado at Boulder used Princeton Instruments' camera and spectrograph for their research.

Manuals

Product Manuals
Download operation manuals for Princeton Instruments cameras, spectrometers, and accessories from our ftp site.

Software

LightField 64-bit software - trial download
Download a 45-day free trial of Princeton Instruments' Revolutionary 64-bit data acquisition package for spectroscopy and imaging.

Tech Notes

A Primer on eXcelon CCD technology
This paper provides a basic overview of the advantages and disadvantages of various types of low-light CCDs and introduces an advanced sensor technology, eXcelon, that mitigates some of their inherent limitations.

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