an Oxford Instruments company iKon-XL 230-CCD VERY LARGE AREA ASTRONOMY CCD NEW P -100 °C TE Cooling (ColdSpace™) P NO liquid nitrogen or cryo-cooler P 18-bit Extended Dynamic Range Key Specifications \ • 16.8 Megapixel sensor (CCD230-84) • -100 °C TE cooled • 3.8 e- read noise • 150,000 well depth • Up to 4 MHz readout (quad port)

INTRODUCING IKON-XL 230 Extreme performance, no hassle... Andor’s iKon-XL is a TE-cooled, very large area CCD camera platform, accommodating large field of view sensors that are ideally suited to long exposure astronomy applications. Patent-pending ColdSpaceTM technology thermoelectrically cools a back-illuminated 16.8 Megapixel sensor (e2v) down to -100 0C, avoiding the requirement for liquid nitrogen or unreliable cryo coolers. Extended Dynamic Range technology is complemented by up to 18-bit digitization. Flexible connectivity is standard through either USB 3.0 or a long distance direct fibre...

ANDOR an Oxford Instruments company FEATURES “ & BENEFITS Redlogix ASTRO.control is a dedicated platform for control of astronomical telescopes and ASTRO.control compatibility instrumentation :tp://www.andor.com/astrocontrol.aspx Extended Dynamic Range Technology CCD cameras always require software selection of amplifier gain to optimize either for low noise (weak signal) OR max well depth (bright signal). Not both... ...until now! iKon-XL utilizes proprietary Andor CCD expertise to offer lowest read noise AND maximum well depth in one image, with only one gain setting.

ANDOR an Oxford Instruments company TECHNICAL “ DATA System Specifications * Frame Rates *

Quantum Efficiency Curve •1 -250C Quantum efficiency (%) The iKon-XL 230 is available with 2 sensor options: BV: Mid-band AR coating (providing exceptionally high QE in the visible range) BB: Broadband AR coating (providing enhanced sensitivity in the blue region) 30 Basic midband coating BV 20 Basic broadband coating BB 10 0 300 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 offers a robust high speed plug and play data interface TTL / Logic Connector type: SMB, provided with SMB - BNC cable Fire (Output), External Trigger (Input), Shutter (Output) I2C Compatible with Fischer SC102A054-130 Shutter (TTL), I2C Clock, I2C Data,...

ANDOR an Oxford Instruments company CREATING THE OPTIMUM_ Step 1. Choose the sensor type optionStep 2. Choose the cooling optionSensor Type Description Cooling Description Step 3. Select shutter option Description ShutterStep 4. Select the required accessories Description Please contact your local sales representative regarding other options such as different mounting types, camera window options or other customizations you may require for system integration or your specific application. The iKon-XL requires at least one of the following software options: Solis for Imaging A 32-bit and fully...

ANDOR an Oxford Instruments company MECHANICAL MOUNTING HOLES FOCAL PLANE Flexi Model Camera Control Unit CCU-500 *7 'Camera cable outlet Note: Product drawings of models without shutter can be found at http://www.andor.com/xl-product-drawings

ANDOR an Oxford Instruments company Need more information? At Andor we are committed to finding the correct solution for you. With a dedicated team of technical advisors, we are able to offer you one-to-one guidance and technical support on all Andor products. For a full listing of our regional sales offices, please see: Items shipped with your camera 1x Fibre Optic PCIe card 1x USB 3 PCIe card 1x iKon-XL camera control unit • 1x Camera power lead (5m) 3x BNC-SMA cable 1x USB 3.0 cable 1x Fibre Optic patch lead (15m) (Note: PC requires 1x slot for installation of a PCIe card) OXFORD INSTRUMENTS...