Revolutionary research solutions are imaged every day in labs around the world using PI's PIXIS imaging system. This novel design claims all the necessary essentials for tackling demanding applications, making its name synonymous with PI's reputation as a global leader in detection system design.

Well recognized as a no-compromise, next-generation camera platform, the PIXIS is engineered for low-light level spectroscopy and imaging. Whether your application involves Raman spectroscopy in the near-infrared or luminescence imaging in the ultraviolet, the PIXIS contains all the standard features for your research needs and more.

The system now supports the world's first high-resolution, back-illuminated, deep-depletion CCD for no-compromise performance in the NIR region (<1150nm). It also yields a full range of imaging and spectroscopy CCDs, including Princeton Instruments' exclusive 1340x100 and 1340x400 format devices. New Linux drivers are now available for the PIXIS and other PI cameras with USB2.0 interface, as well.

Features and Benefits:

• Permanent vacuum with all-metal seals. Maintenance free. Guaranteed for life.
• Deepest thermoelectric air cooling. No liquid assistance required.
• NEW CoolCUBE liquid circulator: An elegant solution for vibration and thermally sensitive environments.
• High-speed, USB 2.0 interface. Seamless plug-and-play interface, even at full 16-bits@2MHz speed. No PCI cards.
• Compact design. One camera head. No external boxes or controllers.
• Single input window. Minimal light loss.
• Proprietary CCDs and UV coatings. Highest sensitivity and resolution.
• Dual-amplifier configuration and independent gain settings. Unmatched versatility.
• WinView / WinSpec, LabVIEW™, SITK™ and PVCAM for Windows/Linux . Complete solution.
• Triggering and shutter control. Advanced operation at your fingertips.
• Comprehensive system testing. Legendary PI/Acton performance.

Princeton Instruments' PI-Max intensified CCD cameras have been the proven choice for hundreds of researchers all over the world, to enable them to get the results they require from their time-resolved spectroscopy experiments. Exclusive technologies have been incorporated over the years in order to make our customers experiments possible, thus enabling them to achieve the results they aspired. These fiber-optically coupled 16-bit ICCD cameras offer the widest array of CCD and intensifier combinations to deliver the highest sensitivity and precise gating.

Features and Benefits:

• Gen III filmless intensifiers for > 50% QE and sub-nanosecond gate speeds
• Exclusive 5MHz/16-bit operation greater than 15 frames-per-second
• High-resolution Gen III filmless and Gen II super-blue intensifiers
• Exclusive Unigen II photocathode for highest sensitivity from deep UV to NIR
• Fiber optic coupling between CCD and intensifier for the highest light throughput Sub-nanosecond gating capability
• High-resolution 1k x 1k CCD with gated dual-image capability (two full resolution images in quick succession of 2 µsec)
• MCP gating technology for fast gating (<9 nsec) without compromising the sensitivity
• Built-in, state-of the art programmable timing generator (PTG™) for precise synchronization with minimal insertion delay
• USB2.0 plug-n-play interface with optional fiber optic interface kit for remote operation
• Kinetics capability for ultra-high speed image/spectral acquisition

PI's high-performance Spec-10 CCD camera system comes complete with a cryogenic cooling platform. This revolutionary system features cooling down to -120°C with liquid nitrogen, read noise as low as 3 e-rms, and optional PCI or USB 2.0 interfaces.

Keeping tradition with the PI approach, our Spec-10 is offered with a full range of spectroscopy CCDs, including proprietary 1340x100 and 1340x400 format devices in front, back-illuminated, and deep depletion versions. Operated at 100 kHz and 1 MHz, each camera delivers greater than 16-bit true dynamic range. Its easy-to-use USB 2.0 interface permits utilization with portable laptop computers.

Full-triggering and shutter control capabilities are provided. The Spec-10 cameras are also available with renowned WinView/WinSpec software suites featuring powerful data acquisition capabilities. Its macro record feature quickly and easily automates complex experiments. Spec-10 cameras are backward-compatible with all the software packages and custom programs written for previous PI cameras.

Features and Benefits:

• Incomparable Instrumentation
• Exclusive Spectrometric CCDs
• Choice of Communications
• Superior Cooling Technology
• Comprehensive Control
• Powerful, Easy-to-Use Software
• Full Spectrometer Support

Researchers can now probe deeper into their sample materials using PI's OMA V detectors to discover hords of new data. Investigations in this spectral region are becoming increasingly vital in many research applications, including polymer and fuel research. Sensitivity in the 2.2 µm region is especially useful for analyzing moisture content, as well.

The InGaAs utilized in our newest OMA V systems has much less intrinsic dark noise than earlier generations of extended InGaAs. In many cases, PI OMA V 2.2 µm detectors provide ten times the sensitivity of previous extended-InGaAs detectors.