pco.egde 4.2 bi UV USB

pco.edge 4.2 bi UV USB sCMOS Camera

The pco.edge 4.2 bi UV is built on the trusted pco.edge series of scientific CMOS cameras with modern back-illuminated sensor technology. It offers a 2048 x 2048 pixel high resolution and 6.5 x 6.5 μm² pixel size for high quality imaging. Featuring a specialized input window, this UV sensitive sCMOS camera can achieve high quantum efficiency in the ultraviolet wavelength range.

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The pco.edge 4.2 bi UV USB sCMOS camera offers an adjustable cooling system with the option to use air or water to cool the sensor down to -25 °C thus, reducing the dark current to 0.2 e-/pixel/s. It also incorporates a powerful USB 3.1 interface complementing its high performance.

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Interface

USB 3.1 Gen 1

Sensor technology

back-illuminated sCMOS

Color type

monochrome

Resolution

2048 x 2048 pixels

Sensor diagonal

18.8 mm

Pixel size

6.5 x 6.5 μm

Maximum frame rate @ full resolution 

40 fps

Maximum pixel rate

184 MPixel/s

Peak QE

89 % @ 580 nm

48 % @ 240 nm

Typical read noise1 

1.0 e-

Dark current @ sensor temperature

< 0.2 @ -25 °C  e-/pixel/s

Maximum dynamic range

26,667 : 1

Shutter type

Rolling Shutter, Global Reset

Sensor cooling2

air & water

Additional options

lightsheet scanning mode3,

low light mode

Dimensions (H x W x L)

85 x 80 x 109mm

 

 


1 The readout noise values are given as median (med). All values are raw data without any filtering.
2 air = air forced with fan | water = external water connection
3 Selectable via software. 
pco.edge 4.2 bi UV QE Curve
pco.edge 4.2 bi UV QE Curve
pco.edge 4.2 bi UV QE Curve

 

  • Brightfield microscopy microscopy
  • Fluorescence microscopy
  • Digital pathology
  • Single molecule localization microscopy
  • Lightsheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM)
  • Calcium imaging
  • FRET
  • FRAP
  • Structured illumination microscopy (SIM)
  • Highspeed bright field ratio imaging
  • High throughput screening
  • High content screening
  • Biochip reading
  • TIRF microscopy
  • Spinning disk confocal microscopy
  • 3D metrology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Photovoltaic inspection
  • Industrial quality inspection
  • Lucky astronomy
  • Bio luminescence
  • Chemo luminescence

 

 

Interface

USB 3.1 Gen 1

Sensor technology

back-illuminated sCMOS

Color type

monochrome

Resolution

2048 x 2048 pixels

Sensor diagonal

18.8 mm

Pixel size

6.5 x 6.5 μm

Maximum frame rate @ full resolution 

40 fps

Maximum pixel rate

184 MPixel/s

Peak QE

89 % @ 580 nm

48 % @ 240 nm

Typical read noise1 

1.0 e-

Dark current @ sensor temperature

< 0.2 @ -25 °C  e-/pixel/s

Maximum dynamic range

26,667 : 1

Shutter type

Rolling Shutter, Global Reset

Sensor cooling2

air & water

Additional options

lightsheet scanning mode3,

low light mode

Dimensions (H x W x L)

85 x 80 x 109mm

 

 


1 The readout noise values are given as median (med). All values are raw data without any filtering.
2 air = air forced with fan | water = external water connection
3 Selectable via software. 
pco.edge 4.2 bi UV QE Curve
pco.edge 4.2 bi UV QE Curve
pco.edge 4.2 bi UV QE Curve

 

  • Brightfield microscopy microscopy
  • Fluorescence microscopy
  • Digital pathology
  • Single molecule localization microscopy
  • Lightsheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM)
  • Calcium imaging
  • FRET
  • FRAP
  • Structured illumination microscopy (SIM)
  • Highspeed bright field ratio imaging
  • High throughput screening
  • High content screening
  • Biochip reading
  • TIRF microscopy
  • Spinning disk confocal microscopy
  • 3D metrology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Photovoltaic inspection
  • Industrial quality inspection
  • Lucky astronomy
  • Bio luminescence
  • Chemo luminescence
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