Oxford Instruments Andor Products & Reviews

Facilitated by a fundamental redesign, the NEW iXon Ultra platform takes the popular back-illuminated 512 x 512 frame transfer sensor and overclocks readout to 17 MHz, pushing speed performance to an outstanding 56 fps (full frame), whilst maintaining quantitative stability throughout. The status of ‘Ultimate Sensitivity’ is also preserved in this model, offering thermoelectric cooling down to -100°C and industry-lowest clo…

The new Andor Holospec is the ideal solution for collecting more light and achieving better signal-to-noise ratio faster, which is critical for applications such as micro-Raman mapping, microfluidics, real-time medical diagnosis (point-of-care analyzers) or stand-off bacteriologic agents or explosives detection.   The superb light collection efficiency capabilities of the superfast F/1.8 Andor Holospec spectrograph…

The highly innovative iXon Ultra 888 is the world’s fastest Megapixel, Back-illuminated EMCCD camera, offering exceptional frame rates and single photon sensitivity across a large field of view. Building on a rich history of first to market innovation, the ‘supercharged’ iXon Ultra 888, represents a massive performance boost for the largest available EMCCD sensor, as well as the first USB3 enabled EMCCD camera. The iXon Ultr…

Image at an unrivalled combination of speed, sensitivity, confocality and resolution beyond the diffraction limit

Andor's Benchtop Confocal delivers amazing images at the push of a button. This plug and play confocal system has been designed with cost, performance and accessibility in mind, ensuring hassle-free, high-quality 2D & 3D imaging for busy researchers.

Building on more than 16 years of Excellence in the development of World-class, fast-gated Intensified CCD (ICCD) cameras, Andor redefines the standard of rapid, ns time-resolved Imaging and Spectroscopy with the introduction of the New iStar ICCD camera family. Andor’s iStar ICCD Camera Series extract the very best from CCD sensor and gated image intensifier technologies, achieving a superior combination of rapid acquisiti…

The Newton CCD camera is ideally suited to high-performance spectroscopic applications. The high-resolution sensors deliver up to 95% QE. Combined with Andor Technology’s low noise electronics, it provides convenient multi-Megahertz readout and USB connectivity. The camera utilizes a 1024 x 255 array of 26μm² pixels with thermoelectric cooling down to -100°C resulting in negligible dark current. The system offers the best perf…

Andor's Compact and Reliable Spectroscopy CCD Technology markets evolve and we all expect to get more for our money. The Andor iDus leads the way, delivering performance that was once the preserve of high-end spectroscopy. The iDus was designed with the lowest noise to provide an ultra sensitive and high dynamic range detector for use in a wide range of both conventional and demanding spectroscopic applications such as fluores…

From the manufacturer’s of the World's most compact and reliable spectroscopic CCD detector, comes a new Near Infrared detector solution, the Andor iDus InGaAs detector array system. With all the benefits you’ve come to expect from the iDus range of detectors, the iDus InGaAs detector offers a choice of 512 or 1024 element linear photodiode arrays (PDA) ideal for NIR spectroscopy with high sensitivity output and high resolutio…

Andor’s iKon-M X-Ray CCD Cameras are designed to offer high-performance solutions to your direct detection X-ray needs, and come in two variants: DO and DY. The DO variant interfaces easily with vacuum chambers, whereas the DY variant is a ‘stand-alone’ camera with beryllium input window. The systems offer very low read noise floor, high QE across the X-ray, XUV and EUV range, and boast negligible dark current with thermoelect…

Andor's flagship live cell imaging software, designed with flexibility and power in mind. iQ - image and quantify - occupies a central role in their Revolution product range and provides optimized control of Andor's award winning iXon EMCCD cameras and automation hardware for a range of Bioimaging applications. iQ integrates a range of additional hardware for multi-parameter and multi-modal imaging, including devices such as…

The Shamrock 163i offers the best price performance imaging and non-imaging spectrograph solutions on the market. The Shamrock 163i is offered in either an imaging version (SR-163i) or a conventional non-imaging version (SR-163), depending on your application and budget requirements. For spectroscopy applications that do not require as high a resolution or as much automation, the Shamrock 163i provides a cost-effective solutio…

Andor’s new Mechelle ME5000 Spectrograph has been designed to provide simultaneous recording of a wide wavelength range (200-975 nm) in one acquisition. It has no moving components is available in a pre-aligned detector/spectrometer format. The Andor Mechelle spectrograph is based on the echelle grating principal and its patented optical design provides extremely low cross-talk and maximum resolution compared with other spectr…

Cost Effective Widefield Fluorescence Microscopy

Small in Size, Super in Resolution

The Optosplit II Image Splitter is a simple and elegant device for dividing an image into two separate, spatially equivalent, components that can be displayed side by side on a single camera chip. One Camera Solution - Dual Emission Image Splitter The Optosplit image splitter is sold by Andor as part of our dual wavelength imaging portfolio. It is a simple device enabling a single camera to record images simultaneously at two…

Andor’s new iDus 416 CCD platform boasts a unique combination of very low dark noise and very high QE, offering unrivalled sensitivity in the near-infrared. This makes it the ideal detector for NIR Raman and Photoluminescence, reducing greatly acquisition times and removing the need for inconvenient LN2 cooling. iDus 416 CCD Features and Benefits: Low dark current - 10x better than Back-Illuminated Deep-Depletion NIMO sens…

The i-Zyla brings together the unique acquisition rates & dual-imaging (PIV mode) features of the scientific CMOS, as well as the nanosecond time-resolved capability of a C-mountbased, lens-coupled gated image intensifier unit. The iZyla brings together the unique acquisition rates & dual-imaging (PIV mode) features of the scientific CMOS, as well as the nanosecond time-resolved capability of a C-mountbased, lens-coupled gate…

Andor's iKon-L SO is a revolutionary large area CCD platform. Offering back illuminated (> 90% QE) full frame sensors up to 4MPixel(2k x 2k), 1 MHz readoutand unparalleled priority TE cooling down to –100°C. For astronomy we recommend the iKon-L DW-436 or iKon-L DZ-436. Andor’s iKon-L SO 936 series is designed with direct High-Energy Imaging in mind with a convenient 16-point, knife-edge sealed 6” CF152 flange providing a rob…

Andor’s USB 2.0 ikon-M SO series features high-QE, sensors for direct detection of soft X-Ray EUV or VUV photons. A convenient 16-point, knife-edge sealed 6” rotatable CF152 flange provides a robust and highly-effective seal to any compatible vacuum chamber interface. Andor’s USB 2.0 iKon-M SO 934 series features high-QE, sensors for direct detection of soft X-Ray EUV or VUV photons. A convenient 16-point, knife-edge sealed 6…

Andor’s Newton SO series features high-QE sensors for direct detection of soft X-Ray, EUV or VUV photons. A convenient 16-point, knife-edge sealed 6” rotatable CF152 flange provides a robust and highly-effective seal to any compatible vacuum chamber interface. Andor’s Newton SO series features high-QE sensors for direct detection of soft X-ray, EUV or VUV photons. A convenient 16-point, knife-edge sealed 6” rotatable CF152 fl…

The Andor Software Development Kit (SDK) gives the programmer access to the Andor camera and spectrograph range. The key part of the SDK is the dynamic link library which can be used with a wide variety of programming environments including C, C++, C#, Visual Basic and LabVIEW.The SDK provides a suite of functions that allow you to configure the data acquisition process in a number of different ways. There are also functions…

Andor’s standalone USB 2.0 iKon-M SY 934 series features a high-QE, back-illuminated sensor for direct X-ray detection. A convenient Berylium foil window blocks visible wavelengths with minimal ‘Beam Hardening’ of X-ray energies giving a direct detection energy range from 20keV.This 1024 x 1024 sensor array with 13 x 13 μm pixels offers high dynamic range and high spatial resolution. Seamless software selection of a range of…

The Andor Revolution DSD2 is a simple confocal device delivering extraordinary imaging performance. Its simplicity lies in a compact patented optical design and laser-free operation, providing ease of retrofit to an existing fluorescence microscope, or an easy addition to most new models currently available. The benefits are an affordable confocal device for your own laboratory, eliminating the need to use core facilities, or…

Kymera 193i is Andor’s next generation ‘intelligent’ spectrograph platform for the Physical and Life Science ‘modular’ Spectroscopy market. It is designed to provide maximum configurability & flexibility, high spectral performance and enhanced user-experience. Combined with Andor’s high resolution and high sensitivity CCD, EMCCD, ICCD and sCMOS detectors, it offers the perfect platform for a wide range of routine and more a…