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UltraScan®10000XP
Model 990 TEM CCD Camera
The new UltraScan®10000XP, 10k x 10k very large format CCD camera is the newest member of Gatan’s family of high performance UltraScan CCD cameras. Using the world’s largest CCD ever manufactured, it opens up extraordinary possibilities for applications such as cryo-biology and neuroscience which require the rapid acquisition of very large, high-resolution data sets.
The US10000XP uses Gatan’s next-generation high-contrast resolution (HCR+®) fiber optic technology and newly developed scintillator technology to deliver the highest resolution large format camera available.
The 10,560 x 10,560 pixel (111 Mpixel) CCD is read out over 16 ports using Gatan’s patented Multi-Scan® technology which along with true pixel-by-pixel correlated double sampling provides very low noise even at high read out speeds.
A 10 MHz readout mode offers sub-one-second low-noise full-frame readout and fast live preview modes. A 1 MHz readout mode allows ultra-low read noise for the lowest dose applications. Flexible 2 to 20x binning allows readout over a range of image resolutions offering effective pixel size/resolution combinations of 18µm / 5k x 5k to 180µm / 528 x 528 and extreme low-dose previewing at 10 frames per second.
The US10000XP is controlled by the leading and proven Gatan Microscopy Suite (GMS) software which includes the DigitalMicrograph™ software.
Figure 1. Image of a lingual nerve recorded at 2,550x magnification at 200 kV. The insert is a 10.5 times digital zoom of the indicated area.
Specifications
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Operating voltage |
80 to 400 kV |
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CCD sensor |
Full frame device (10,560 x 10,560 pixels, 9 µm square) |
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CCD active area |
95 mm x 95 mm |
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Scintillator |
High-resolution phosphor optimized for kV and application |
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Coupling |
Fiber optics 1:1 |
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Binning |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, and 20x |
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CCD readout |
Full or sub area |
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Magnification relative to film |
1.5 to 2.0x (bottom port) |
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Readout speed |
16 / 160 Mpixel/sec (16 outputs at 1 or 10 MHz) |
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Digitization |
16 bits |
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Frame rate |
>10 fps (20x binning, 512 x 512 pixels) |
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Peltier cooling |
Yes, regulated to -20 ºC |
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Resolution |
DQE at 1/2 Nyquist is 8 % at 300 kV at a dose of 20 electrons / pixel |
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Readout noise (RMS) |
< 20 CCD electrons |
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Mounting position |
On-axis, bottom port |
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Non-linearity |
< 1 % |
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Conversion efficiency |
> 60 counts / primary electron |
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Exposure setting |
1 msec to 30 min |
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Shutter |
Pre- and/or post-specimen |
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CCD overheat protection |
Yes |
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Computer interface |
Camera Link |
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Operating system |
Windows® 7 – 64 bit |
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Water cooling |
Yes, connected to TEM |
Note: Specifications are typical and subject to change
