1.4 Megapixel Back Illuminated Cooled Scientific CMOS USB 3.0 Camera
95% QE Backside Illuminated Scientific CMOS, when discovery depends on every photon
The study of live cell dynamics is often compromised by the poor throughput of optical systems. Spinning disk confocal microscopy is an example where limited optical throughput compromises frame rates as exposure times must be increased to compensate. Higher excitation intensity can be used but at a cost of accelerating phototoxicity and photobleaching.
The Prime 95B Scientific CMOS camera allows you to overcome many difficult imaging challenges by converting nearly every available photon to useful signal through an incredible 95% Quantum Efficiency – by using the first available scientific CMOS sensor with backside illumination. The result is the most sensitive CMOS camera available for scientific imaging. The Prime 95B gives you more signal and better experimental results with these exceptional features:
Key Features:
- 95% Quantum Efficiency
- 11µm x 11µm Pixel Area
- 1200 x 1200 array – 1.44 Megapixel
- 6e- Read Noise
- 80,000e- Pixel Full Well
- 61,500:1 Dynamic Range
- 41fps @ 16-bit
- 82fps @ 12-bit
Primary Applications:
- Super-Resolution Microscopy
- Single Molecule Fluorescence
- Light Sheet Microscopy
- Confocal Microscopy
| Camera Specifications | |
| Sensor Type | GPixel GSense 144 BSI CMOS gen IV, Grade 1 in imaging area |
| CCD Array | 1200 x 1200 pixels |
| Pixel Size | 11 x 11 µm |
| Sensor Dimensions | 13.2mm x 13.2mm (18.7mm Diagonal) |
| Peak Quantum Efficiency | >95% |
| Read Noise | 1.6e- (Median), 1.8e- (RMS) |
| Full Well Capacity | 80,000e- (Combined Gain) |
| 4,500 e- (High Gain) | |
| Dynamic Range | 50,000:1 (Combined Gain) |
| Bit Depth | 16-bit (Combined Gain) |
| 12-bit (High Gain) | |
| Readout Mode | Rolling Shutter, Effective Globe Shutter |
| Supported Binning Modes | 2x2 (on FPGA) |
| Air Cooled | -10°C @ 30°C Ambient |
| Dark Current 2.9e-/pixel/s | |
| Liquid Cooled | -25°C @ 30°C Ambient |
| Dark Current 0.7e-/pixel/s | |
| Data Interface | PCI-Express |
| Optical Interface | C-mount |
| Mounting Points | 2 x 1/4 20” mounting points per side to prevent rotation |
| Input Trigger Modes | Trigger-First – Sequence triggered on first rising edge |
| Edge – Each frame triggered on rising edge | |
| SMART Streaming – Fast iteration through multiple exposure times | |
| Output Trigger Modes | First Row – Expose signal is high while first row is acquiring data |
| Any Row – Expose signal is high while any row is acquiring data | |
| All Row – Effective Globe Shutter -Expose signal is high when all rows are acquiring data | |
| Output Trigger Signals | Expose Out (up to four signals), Read Out, Shutter Out, Trigger Ready |
Frame Rates
| Array Size | 16-bit | 12-bit |
| 1200 x 1200 | 41 | 82 |
| 1200 x 512 | 96 | 192 |
| 1200 x 256 | 192 | 384 |
| 1200 x 128 | 384 | 768 |
