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Hamamatsu ORCA-Quest C15550-20UP qCMOS Scientific Camera
Product Description
The Hamamatsu ORCA-Quest (model C15550-20UP) is a high-performance scientific camera featuring:
- Imaging Device: Quantitative CMOS (qCMOS) image sensor with back-illuminated and trench pixel structure to reduce crosstalk, achieving high quantum efficiency.
- Resolution: 4096 (H) × 2304 (V) pixels (9.4 megapixels total).
- Pixel Size: 4.6 µm × 4.6 µm.
- Effective Area: 18.841 mm × 10.598 mm.
- Full Well Capacity: Approximately 7000 electrons.
- Readout Speed:
- Standard scan: 120 frames/s at full resolution via CoaXPress, 17.6 frames/s via USB
- Ultra quiet scan: 5 frames/s (both CoaXPress and USB)
- Readout Noise:
- Ultra quiet scan: 0.27 electrons rms (typical)
- Standard scan: 0.43 electrons rms (typical)
- Exposure Time Ranges:
- Standard scan: 7.2 µs to 1800 s
- Ultra quiet scan: 199.9 ms to 1800 s (varies with trigger mode)
- Cooling Options:
- Forced-air cooled to -20 °C (ambient 25 °C)
- Water cooled to -20 °C (water 25 °C)
- Max water cooling to -35 °C (water 20 °C, ambient 20 °C)
- Dark Current: As low as 0.006 electrons/pixel/s with max water cooling.
- Dynamic Range: Approximately 25,900:1 (full well capacity/readout noise ratio).
- Trigger Modes: Edge, Global reset edge, Level, Global reset level, Sync readout, Start, with SMA input and output routing.
- Image Processing Features: Defect pixel correction (hot pixel correction in 3 steps).
- Interface: USB 3.1 Gen 1 and CoaXPress Quad CXP-6.
- Analog-to-Digital Converter: 16-bit, 12-bit, 8-bit selectable.
- Lens Mount: C-mount.
- Power Supply: AC100–240 V, 50/60 Hz, approx. 155 VA consumption.
- Operating Conditions:
- Temperature: 0 °C to +40 °C
- Storage: -10 °C to +50 °C
- Humidity: 30% to 80% operating (non-condensing), up to 90% storage (non-condensing).
Key Features:
- Photon Number Resolving (PNR) output capable of counting photoelectrons through ultralow noise (0.27 electrons rms) technology, enhancing quantitative imaging accuracy.
- High Resolution and Speed: Surpasses conventional EM-CCD and sCMOS cameras with 9.4 MP and about 47 megapixels per second pixel rate readout.
- Back-Illuminated Sensor with Trench Technology: Combines high quantum efficiency with reduced pixel crosstalk, preserving spatial resolution.
- Applications: Quantum technology (neutral atom and ion trap experiments), astronomy (lucky imaging), Raman spectroscopy, and plant delayed fluorescence measurements.
This camera is designed for advanced scientific research requiring precise, ultra-low noise imaging and quantitative photon counting with high resolution and readout speed.
Item Stats
Product details
| Type number | C15550-20UP |
| Imaging device | qCMOS image sensor |
| Effective no. of pixels | 4096 (H) × 2304 (V) |
| Cell size | 4.6 μm (H) × 4.6 μm (V) |
| Effective area | 18.841 mm (H) × 10.598 mm (V) |
| Full well capacity | 7000 electrons (typ.) |
| Readout speed | Standard scan*1: 120 frames/s (At full resolution, CoaXPress)Standard scan*1: 17.6 frames/s (At full resolution, USB)Ultra quiet scan: 5 frames/s (At full resolution, CoaXPress, USB) |
| Readout noise | Standard scan: 0.43 electrons rms (typ.)Ultra quiet scan: 0.27 electrons rms (typ.) |
| Exposure time | Standard scan: 7.2 μs to 1800 sUltra quiet scan:199.9 ms to 1800 s *2 |
| Cooling temperature | Forced-air cooled (Ambient temperature: +25 °C) : -20 ℃Water cooled (Water temperature: +25 °C) : -20 ℃Water cooled (Max cooling; The water temperature is +20 ℃ and the ambient temperature is +20 ℃) : -35 ℃ (typ.) |
| Dark current | Forced-air cooled (Ambient temperature: +25 °C) : 0.016 electrons/pixels/s (typ.)Water cooled (Water temperature: +25 °C) : 0.016 electrons/pixels/s (typ.)Water cooled (Max cooling; The water temperature is +20 ℃ and the ambient temperature is +20 ℃) : 0.006 electrons/pixels/s (typ.) |
| Dynamic range | 25 900:1 (typ.)*3 |
| External trigger mode | Edge / Global reset edge / Level / Global reset level / Sync readout / Start |
| External trigger signal routing | SMA |
| Trigger delay function | 0 s to 10 s in 1 μs steps |
| Trigger output | Global exposure timing output / Any-row exposure timing output / Trigger ready output / 3 programmable timing outputs / High output / Low output |
| External signal output routing | SMA |
| Image processing functions | Defect pixel correction (ON or OFF, hot pixel correction 3 steps) |
| Interface | USB 3.1 Gen 1, CoaXPress (Quad CXP-6) |
| A/D converter | 16 bit, 12 bit, 8 bit |
| Lens mount | C-mount |
| Power supply | AC100 V to AC240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz |
| Power consumption | Approx. 155 VA |
| Ambient operating temperature | 0 °C to +40 °C |
| Ambient storage temperature | －10 °C to +50 °C |
| Ambient operating humidity | 30 % to 80 % (With no condensation) |
| Ambient storage humidity | 90 % Max. (With no condensation) |
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