General overview of Ascent cameras0 pages

ASCENT®
High Performance
Cooled CCD Camera System
DESCRIPTION
The Ascent® Camera Series supports a variety of interline transfer sensors with high quantum efficiency and low dark current. Most
cameras are available with a choice of monochrome sensor or color sensor with a Bayer mosaic. Low noise and small pixels are
ideal for OEM applications, astrophotography, biological sciences, guiding / adaptive optics, and other high frame rate applications.
• Chemiluminescence • Fluorescence • Astronomy • Colorimetry • Fundus Imaging •
FEATURES
CCD CONFIGURATIONS
• CCDs up to 29 megapixels
• 16-bit digitization up to 16 MHz throughput
• Dual channel CCD support
• Video focus mode
• Programmable, intelligent cooling to 35°C below ambient
• Binning up to 8 Horizontal x CCD height
• Subarray readout and fast sequencing modes
• Programmable offset and gain
• External triggering and strobe controls
• ActiveX drivers included with every system
• Field upgradeable firmware
• Programmable status indicators
Model
CCD
Array
Pixels
Pixel size
(microns)
CCD Size
(mm)
Area
(mm2)
Diagonal
(mm)
Video
size (“)
A29050
A16000
A8050
A4000
A4050
A2150
A2000
A2050
A1050
A285
A205
A340
KAI-29050
KAI-16000
KAI-8050
KAI-4022
KAI-4050
KAI-2150
KAI-2020
KAI-2050
KAI-1050
ICX285
ICX205
KAI-0340
6576 x 4384
4872 x 3248
3296 x 2472
2048 x 2048
2336 x 1752
1920 x 1080
1600 x 1200
1600 x 1200
1024 x 1024
1360 x 1024
1360 x 1024
684 x 484
28.8M
15.8M
8.1M
4.2M
4.2M
2.1M
1.9M
1.9M
1.1M
1.4M
1.4M
313K
5.5
7.4
5.5
7.4
5.5
5.5
7.4
5.5
5.5
6.45
4.65
7.4
36 x 24
36 x 24
18.1 x 13.6
15.2 x 15.2
12.8 x 9.6
10.6 x 5.9
11.8 x 8.9
8.8 x 6.6
5.6 x 5.6
8.8 x 6.6
6.3 x 4.8
4.8 x 3.6
872
866.5
246.5
229.7
123.8
62.7
105.1
58.1
34.8
57.9
30.1
17.2
43.5
43.3
22.7
21.4
16.1
12.1
14.8
11.0
8.3
11.0
7.9
6.0
2.7
2.7
1.42
1.34
1.0
0.76
0.93
0.69
0.52
0.69
0.49
0.37
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