HORIBA Synapse EMCCD Camera EMCCD Scientific Camera

Active pixels

1600 × 200

1600 × 400

Pixel size

16 μm × 16 μm

Image area

25.6 mm × 3.2 mm

25.6 mm × 6.4 mm

Output node well capacity
    High Sensitivity mode
    Electron Multiplying mode

300,000 e—
1,300,000 e—

Register well depth
    High Sensitivity mode
    Electron Multiplying mode

450,000 e—
800,000 e—

Non-linearity
(measured at all speeds per camera)

Non-linearity (measured at all speeds per camera)

Readout Noise (e—): Typ. (Max)
    High Sensitivity mode: EM off
    Electron Multiplying mode: EM off
    Electron Multiplying mode: EM on

50 kHz
2.7 (5)
8.0 (15)
< 1

1 MHz
6.1 (9)
23 (35)
< 1

3 MHz
8.5 (12)
38 (50)
< 1

Dark Current at —60°C (e—/pixel/s)
    FI
    BI

< 0.0025
< 0.015

Maximum spectra per second
    Full vertical bin
    ROI mode 20 rows
    ROI mode 8 rows (1)

616
1475
1613

376
1475
1613

Software-adjustable gain (e—/count)
    High Sensitivity mode
    Electron Multiplying mode

Selectable from 0.6 to 4.0
Selectable from 3.6 to 25

Electron multiplier gain

1 to 1000, software-controlled

Digitization

16-bit ADC

Vertical shift rates

4.9, 9.6, 19 software-selectable*

Cooling at +20°C
    Air-cooled
    Liquid-cooling recirculator

—60°C (guaranteed)
—75°C (typical)

Power requirements
    AC-DC power supply (provided)

AC input 90–264 VAC, 47–63 Hz
DC output +9 V, 6.44 A maximum