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 LEDs have many advantages over conventional light sources. They produce an immediate and consistent light source over a narrow bandwidth, the brightness can be easily controlled, no warm up period is required, they are significantly more efficient, need no maintenance and use no consumables. In addition, they avoid the health and environmental hazards associated with mercury lamps and, as they operate from a low voltage supply, are inherently safe.
Cost of ownership is very low compared with mercury lamps. The PrecisExcite® excitation system has a 'light-on' lifetime of over 10,000 hours whereas mercury lamps have a comparatively short life. In addition, the microscope may have to be recalibrated after the bulb has been changed so adding to the operating cost.
Dr. Mark Browne, Market Development Manager within Andor, said "The addition of PrecisExcite® from CoolLED to our range of microscopy systems complements our offering of cameras and software for microscopes so that scientists can now minimise specimen exposure, reduce cost of ownership and toxic waste from Hg lamps and never worry about aligning a lamp again."
Andor Technology will be showing their new iKon-M X-ray camera. This extension to the established ‘iKon’ family of low light imaging cameras is designed to deliver high-performance solutions to direct detection X-ray needs, and is available in two variants: DO and DY. The DO variant interfaces easily with vacuum chambers, whereas the DY variant is a ‘stand-alone’ camera with a beryllium input window.
The new camera offers very low read noise floor, high QE across the X-ray, XUV and EUV energy ranges, and boasts negligible dark current with thermoelectric cooling to as low as -90ºC, ideal for maximizing signal to noise for low photon flux applications. Readout speeds of up to 2.5 MHz enable faster frame rate imaging of dynamic processes.
Dr Colin Coates, Market Development Manager within Andor Technology, said; "We are delighted to announce the launch of this latest addition to our X-ray family of cameras. The iKon-M X-ray offers unparalleled thermoelectric cooling and ultra low noise readout, making it ideal for a range of applications including; Soft X-ray imaging, Lithography, X-ray microscopy, Beam profilometry, and Plasma diagnostics”.
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