Andor Sona sCMOS 4.2B-6

Sona is Andor’s latest high performance sCMOS camera platform, specifically for life science imaging applications. The NEW Sona 4.2B-6 model provides the perfect balance of sensitivity, speed and resolution for optimal imaging performance across many applications

Features
Specifications

95% QE & lowest noise – Prolonged live cell observations / measure accurate physiology
4.2 Megapixel & 32 mm F-mount (Sona 4.2B-11) – Maximum field of view and sensitivity, capture maximum field of cells and large tissue samples. Easily adaptable to 60x and 40x objectives. Combine with Magnifying Coupler Unit (MCU) – preserve optical clarity over a range of sample types.
2.0 Megapixel and 22 mm C-mount (Sona 2.0B-11) – Ideal for modern microscopes that have C-mount ports up to 22 mm
NEW 4.2 Megapixel C-mount (Sona 4.2B-6) – Ideal for applications that will benefit from the smaller 6.5 µm pixel size. Perfectly suited to 40x and 60x magnifications with a combination of sensitivity, speed and resolution. Low noise mode uses correlated multi-sampling to achieve a flat and clean image without affecting frame rate.
Vacuum Cooled to -45 °C – The weakest signals require the lowest noise floor: Don’t be limited by camera thermal noise!
The ONLY vacuum back-illuminated sCMOS – Andor’s proprietary UltraVac™ technology protects the sensor from (a) QE degradation, and (b) moisture condensation.
Anti-Glow Technology – Allows access to full 4.2 Megapixel array with long exposures – maximize field of view and sensitivity advantages.
High speed imaging – Image highly dynamic samples without signal smear – e.g. cell motility, membrane dynamics, ion flux, blood flow (Sona 4.2B-11: 48 fps and Sona 4.2B-6: 74 fps).
Extended Dynamic Range mode – ‘One snap quantification’ across the widest possible signal range (Sona 4.2B-11: 53,000:1, Sona 4.2B-6: 35,000:1) – measure challenging samples such as neurons with ease.
> 99.7% linearity – Market leading quantitative accuracy over the whole signal range – confidence of measurement in any application where signal intensity indicates local concentration.
User configurable ROI – Adapt to a range of microscope port sizes. Push frame rates and save data storage space.
Fan and Water cooling as standard – Water cooling for maximum sensitivity and highly vibration sensitive set-ups, e.g. super-resolution and electrophysiology
High Speed Interfaces – All Sona models have USB 3.0 (USB 3.1 Gen 1) for a convenient high speed interface. Sona 4.2B-6 can use coaXPress for the fastest possible data transfer rates.

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Key Specifications	Sona 4.2B-11 & Sona 2.0B-11	Sona 4.2B-6
Sensor Type	GPixel 400 back-illuminated	GPixel GSENSE2020BSI back-illuminated
QE Options	BV
Active Pixels	Sona 4.2B-11 – 2048 x 2048 Sona 2.0B-11 – 1400 x 1400	2048 x 2048
Sensor Size	Sona 4.2B-11 – 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm (32mm diagonal) Sona 2.0B-11 – 15.5 mm x 15.5 mm (22 mm diagonal)	13.3 mm x 13.3 mm (18.8 mm diagonal)
Pixel Size	11 μm	6.5 μm
Pixel readout rate	200 MHz (12-bit mode) 100 MHz (16-bit mode)	180 MHz (12-bit mode) 310 MHz (16-bit mode)
Read Noise	1.6 e- (median)	1.6 e- (median) Fast High Dynamic Range 1.2 e- (median) Low noise noise (correlated multi-sampling)
Maximum frame rate	Sona 4.2B-11 – 48 fps (12-bit); 24 fps (16-bit) Sona 2.0B-11 – 70 fps (12-bit); 35 fps (16-bit)	43 fps USB 3.0 (12-bit & 16-bit) 74 fps CoaXPress (16-bit)
Maximum Quantum Efficiency	95%
Dark current, e-/pixel/sec at -45 °C	0.2	0.1
Exposure modes	Rolling Shutter
Pixel well depth	85,000 e-	55,000 e-
Maximum dynamic range	53,000:1	35,000:1
Linearity	Better than 99.7%
Photon Response Non-Uniformity (PRNU)	Better than 0.5%
Data range	12 bit (fastest frame rates) and 16 bit (max dynamic range)	12 bit (low noise mode) and 16 bit (max dynamic range)
Interface	USB 3.0	USB 3.0 CoaXPress