HiRes IV
HiRes series is a cooled digital cameras series born to detect extremely faint light emissions.
There are two versions: the standard HiRes IV and the upgraded model HiRes IV Plus, both of them made of two main components: the head (with CCD sensor, Double stage Peltier cooling system, electronics) and the controller, that includes the power supply.
This series displays KODAK and E2V Technologies sensors, either marked by high definition (small pixels : <= 16 mm) or high sensitivity (bigger pixels : >= 20 mm). They belong to the front-illuminated kind, with thin indium electrodes able to raise the Quantum Efficiency in the case of shorter wavelengths, or to the back-illuminated type to make the most of the latest CCD technology.

Among the main application fields : Biology, Astronomy, Spectroscopy, RAMAN Spectroscopy, Semiconductor Physics, Plasma Physics and X-Ray Physics.
A line completely devoted to Spectroscopy is available.
HiRes IV also includes the former Hurricane specs.

For the HiRes IV cameras we have appealed to sophisticated sampling and amplification techniques as well as to a 16-bit A/D Converter, to be fully exploited in their dynamics. Furthermore, the Double Stage Peltier cooling system allows to perform DT= -50 °C.
All cameras have been equipped with integrated peripherals, such as parallel ports and timers, allowing one to carry out a complete automation of one's experiment.

Herewith below the specs of the cameras as well as the mostly used sensors.

However: feel free to ask for any other KODAK or E2V technologies sensor not included in the following tables.

 

Specifications (high-resolution)
MODEL CCD ARRAY FORMAT (HxV) PIXEL (HxV) um SIZE (HxV) mm FWC
ke-
DARK CURRENT
e-/pix.s@-5 °C
Qe @ 450,550,650 nm FILL FACTOR %
HR400LE KAF-0401LE 768x512 9x9 6.9x4.6 100 0.5 20, 35, 42 70
HR400E
HR400ME
KAF-0402E
KAF-0402ME
768x512 9x9 6.9x4.6 100 0.5 35, 55, 68
55, 67, 82
100
HR1300E
HR1300LE
KAF-1301E
KAF-1301LE
1280x1024 16x16 20.48x16.38 220
120
2.8
4.5
40, 55, 63
20, 32, 28
100
70
HR1600E
HR1600LE
KAF-1602E
KAF-1602LE
1536x1024 9x9 13.8x9.2 100
50
0.6
0.5
40, 50, 60
20, 35, 42
100
70
HR3200E
HR3200ME
KAF-3200E
KAF3200ME
2184x1472 6.8x6.8 14.85x10.26 55 0.5 40, 52, 65
60, 75, 82
100
HR6000E
HR6000LE
KAF-6303E
KAF-6302LE
3072x2048
3072x2034
9x9 27.65x18.48 100
50
0.5 40, 55, 64
9, 15, 13
100
70

High-Sensitivity

MODEL CCD ARRAY FORMAT (HxV) PIXEL (HxV) um SIZE (HxV) mm FWC
ke-
DARK CURRENT
e-/pix.s@-5 °C
Qe @ 450,550,650 nm FILL FACTOR %
HR260E KAF-0261E 512x512 20x20 10.2x10.2 500 12.5 36, 52, 58 100
HR1000E KAF-1001E 1024x1024 24x24 24.5x24.5 500 17.2 40, 70, 63 100
HR4300E KAF-4301E 2084x2084 24x24 50.0x50.0 570 4.5 40, 55, 65 100
HR4710F
HR4710B
CCD47-10F
CCD47-10B
1024x1024 13x13 13.3x13.3 100 4.4
11
8, 24, 40
82, 81, 76
100
HR7700F
HR7700B
CCD7700F
CCD7700B
512x512 24x24 12.3x12.3 300 8.5
29.5
8, 31, 45
82, 81, 76
100

Spectroscopy

MODEL CCD ARRAY FORMAT (HxV) PIXEL (HxV) um SIZE (HxV) mm FWC
ke-
DARK CURRENT
e-/pix.s@-5 °C
Qe @ 450,550,650 nm FILL FACTOR %
HR3011F
HR3011B
CCD30-11F
CCD30-11B
1024x256 26x26 26.6x6.7 500 11
43
21, 43, 45
82, 81, 76
100
HR4210F
HR4210B
CCD42-10F
CCD42-10B
2048x512 13.5x13.5 27.6x6.9 100 4.4
11
8, 32, 45
84, 82, 76
100

"E" is the Enhanced (ITO) version, "F" means front-illuminated, "B" back-illuminated.
The values concerning Quantum Efficiency, Full Well Capacity and Dark Current have to be considered as typical.

Readout speed Up to 100 kpixel/s
Filter wheel (opt.) External
A/D Converter 16 bit
Max total noise 5e-/15e-
Partial CCD Reading Programmable
Binning From 1x1 to 8x8 (or arbitrary)
Interface FDL-PCI
Mount **
Spectral response 350-1000 nm
Backfocus 17.5 mm
Cooling Double stage Peltier  -50 °C DT
Shutter Electromechanical
Exposure time From 0.01 to 9999 s
CCD temperature control ±0.1 °C
Settable gains 2
BIAS Control 9 bit
Optical window * fused silica
Head weight Starting from 2000 g
Dimensions Starting from 130x125x150 mm
Auxiliary port yes

* With double coating. On request, it can mount coating and/or double coating windows with non parallel faces and windows in Berillium with X-ray scintillator screen
 
** According to sensors

The standard system includes:

- Assembled unit in light alloy with threaded 42x0.75 input;
- 32 bit FDL-PCI interface;
- PC parallel link cable 2.5 m;
- software for image grab and processing under  Windows 95/98/Me/XP/2000 with PCI interface (included);
- 230V power supply;
- case, manual with test report and 24 months of warranty.

Options

FOL Serial fiber optic link (fiber :  30 m,  ST 62/125 mount). Different lengths on demand
NIK-H Adapter for Nikon lens
MIN-H Adapter for  42x1 mm lens
M10 10 m parallel link cable for FDL-PCI
TSC 2  stage Peltier + liquid heat exchange with external pump
LEX Liquid heat exchanger
TTC Adapter from 42x0.75 to C mount
ATE 1/4" mounting post

All the data reported are subject to change without prior warning.
DTA Scientific Instruments s.r.l. declines any responsibility for errors that may occur in the specifications listed above.

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