pco.edge





Areas of Application:

  • live cell microscopy

  • single molecule detection

  • super resolution microscopy

  • TIRF microscopy / waveguides

  • spinning disk confocal microscopy

  • genome sequencing (2nd and 3rd gen)

  • FRET

  • FRAP

  • lucky astronomy / imaging

  • adaptive optics

  • solar astronomy

  • fluorescence spectroscopy

  • bio- & chemi-luminescence

  • high content screening

  • photovoltaic inspection

  • x-ray tomography

  • ophtalmology

  • flow cytometry

  • biochip reading

  • machine vision

  • TV / broadcasting

  • spectral (hyperspectral) imaging

  • laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)

  • particle image velocimetry

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    The new pco.edge is a breakthrough in scientific imaging camera , due to its distinctive ability to simultaneously deliver extremely low noise, fast frame rates, wide dynamic range, high quantum efficiency, high resolution and large field of view - all in one image.
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    Supreme Image Quality

    Comparison of a scientific CCD image (left) and a scientific CMOS pco.edge image, which were recorded under identical conditions. The vertical stripes in the left image show smear, which is an unwanted characteristic of CCD image sensors.

    A widefield microscopy image of small escherichia coli bacteria recorded at a magnification of 1000x. The enlarged area shows the stained flagella and therefore one of the advantages of high resolution.
    Courtesy of: Prof. Dr. R. Wirth, Microbiology, University of Regensburg, Germany

    The image shows an extract of an electroluminescence (EL) image of a solar panel, which was recorded with a pco.edge camera supplied with a IR lens at an exposure time of 600 ms.

    Comparison between a scientific CCD (left) and a scientific CMOS (right, pco.edge) camera with identical illumination.