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History
As portrayed in our mission statement the principal business of Andor is the development and manufacture of high performance digital cameras. Further we look to share our expertise to develop the best solutions for your light measuring problems. Our products are distributed to a customer base encompassing both the scientific research and industrial communities. The largest Andor facility is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland which is a new, Andor Headquarters, Belfast purpose-built 50,000sq. ft premises. The premises include state of the art optical, electronic and mechanical workshops, a 3,000sq. ft class 10,000 clean room, vacuum and electronic processing facilities. We employ over 180 staff and distribute our products to customers in over 40 countries, either using our own worldwide sales force, or through a network of independent distributors. Our portfolio of over 400 products and accessories continues to increase understanding in fields as diverse as drug discovery, toxicology analysis, medical diagnosis, food quality testing and defense. The founders of Andor were working in the Physics department of Queen's University, Belfast, but found the cameras then available were inadequate for their demanding applications, so they developed their own. After using them in various imaging and spectroscopic applications they found they were being requested by researchers in other universities. Andor was formed in 1989 to take advantage of these requirements. The company has grown organically and is today the fastest growing company manufacturing high performance digital cameras. Along the way we have pioneered the development of high performance cameras.

Pioneering EMCCD Technology

EMCCD technology, sometimes known as on-chip multiplication, is an innovation first introduced to the digital scientific imaging community by Andor Technology in 2001, with the launch of our dedicated, high-end iXon platform of ultra-sensitive cameras. Essentially, the EMCCD is an image sensor that is capable of detecting single photon events without an image intensifier, achievable by way of a unique electron multiplying structure built into the chip. Andor has more EMCCD cameras in the field than any other provider and in 2005 introduced the worlds first EMCCD spectroscopy camera, the Andor Newton. Applications for EMCCDs include live cell imaging, low light surveillance, weak Raman signals and nanotechnology research. Just recently Andor has launched the Luca family of price performance EMCCD cameras, offering speed and sensitivity at extremely affordable prices.

Research Focus
Andor has provided digital camera solutions into many of the worlds leading academic and research establishments over the last two decades. Our range of world beating imaging and spectroscopy cameras are used across the spectrum of scientific disciplines including Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Astromony. Applications include Raman, NIR, LIBS, Bose-Einstein, Live Cell Imaging, X-Ray, Adaptive Optics and 4/5-D Microscopy.

OEM / Instrumentation Capability

Andor is dedicated to providing commercial organizations and OEMs with innovative, advanced and versatile CCD, EMCCD and ICCD detectors and spectrographs. With years of academic and industrial experience, Andor now provides cameras to nine of the top twenty analytical instrumentation companies around the world. Our OEM experts specialize in the creation of complete system solutions, from tailored collection optics and spectrographs to software that gives you the levels of control and functionality you require - whether you are creating a brand new analytical device, or incorporating new functionality into an existing configuration. Andor is commited to continuous improvement and have installed Lean Manufacturing principles across the whole business, the focus being to eiminate waste from every process. Particular success in driving out waste, leading to significant reductions in lead-times, has been achieved in the manufacturing process using Kaizen and Value Stream Mapping.
Schematic of an EM sensor showing the position of the gain register. (A) and (B) depict the process of impact ionization in the gain register, leading to gain multiplication before the signal is read out at the amplifier.

Andor Products:
low light imaging
Products
iXonEM+ EMCCD camera - high speed, single photon sensitivity LucaEM EMCCD camera - price performance EMCCD platform, USB connectivity. The laboratory workhorse, now with megapixel sensor iKon L and iKon M - large-area and midsized CCD cameras, fast and slow readout modes, USB connectivity and -100C cooling

Features & Benefits

Range of highly optimized imaging formats EMCCD technology - Up to 95% QE, single photon sensitivity UltraVac performance - guaranteed vacuum process Up to 35MHz variable readout TE cooling down to -100C - lowest darkcurrent performance Range of pixel sizes and sensor formats

Applications
Single molecule detection Live cell imaging Luminescence Immunofluorescence microscopy Bose-Einstein condensation Astronomy (inc. Adaptive Optics) High-throughput screening Biochip Imaging

microscopy systems
Products
iXonEM+ EMCCD camera Laser Combiner & Multi-port switch iQ multi-dimensional imaging software CSU-X1 - Enhanced Yokogawa Spinning Disk Precision Controller Unit Range of XY and Z-stages Beam splitters, microscopes, adapters & emission controllers

Features & Benefits

Fully optimized confocal solution or individual components Industry leading price performance solutions for low light live cell microscopy Full range of training service & support

Applications
Live cell imaging Multi-dimensional microscopy Single molecule detection FRAP and Photo Activation TIRFM FRET Micro-spectroscopy

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spectroscopy
Products
NewtonEM - EMCCD camera iDus - USB, price performance camera, with InGaAs array option Shamrock series of 163i, 303i, 500 and 750 Czerny Turner Spectrographs Mechelle - Echelle spectrograph Spectral Imaging spectrographs Imspector & Raman Explorer

Features & Benefits

EMCCD sensors available with single photon sensitivity UltraVac performance -guaranteed vacuum process USB 2.0 connectivity Up to 95% QE TE cooling down to -100C Wide range of sensors available from UV to IR Pre-aligned spectrograph solutions

Applications
Raman spectroscopy Fluorescence Radiometry / Colorimetry Transient absorption Emission spectroscopy Luminescence Micro-spectroscopy

time-resolved
Products
iStar - gated, intensified CCD camera (Gen II, Gen III)

Features & Benefits

Digital delay generator built in head Gate width <2ns Single photon sensitivity Numerous CCD and intensifier combinations (Gen II, Gen III) Software controlled timings and synchronization

Applications
LIBS Laser ablation Combustion analysis CARS / time resolved Raman LIF / PLIF LIDAR

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x-ray
Products
In vacuum, vacuum attached and stand-alone X-ray platforms Fiber Optic (FO) cameras with wide range of tapers Configurable for direct or indirect detection EMCCD indirect X-ray detectors - single photon sensitivity and rapid readout Complete coverage from VUV to Hard X-ray

Features & Benefits

Spectroscopy and imaging sors available High QE from VUV to X-ray Better spatial and energy resolution EMCCD option for indirect FOdetection & single photon sensitivity sen-

Applications
X-ray/Gamma tomography X-ray spectroscopy X-ray microscopy X-ray beam profilometry X-ray diffraction Plasma studies Lithography X-ray topography

software & accessories

Imaging & Spectroscopy
Andor Solis, SDK and iQ software 3rd party software support Controller cards Gratings, mirrors, filters, lenses Fiber optics Mounts Slits / shutters Light sources / lasers

Andor has a FREE 330-page catalog featuring Theory, Application notes and extensive Product information. To request your own copy of the digital camera solutions catalog, visit www.andor.com

* CSR (Constant Spectral Resolution)= /FWHM. Hence Resolution = 0.04nm @ 200nm. The FWHM corresponds to 3 pixel width. = measured with 1200 l/mm grating

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low light imaging microscopy systems spectroscopy time resolved x-ray oem solutions

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