Features
256 independent photon counting channels
provides true multi-hit readout capabilities
Choice of high sensitivity photocathodes
offering a wide range of spectral coverage
Easy to use
system is self-triggering and event driven, with time and amplitude data provided for each photon detected
60 ps timing resolution
provides market leading timing performance
Customised
for specific applications and effortless integration
Software
allows real-time monitoring of data and optimisation of data post-processing
Applications
- High content screening
- Time resolved spectroscopy
- Wide Field Time Correlated Single Photon Counting
- Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM)
- Forster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)
- LiDAR
- Wavelength shifting fibre readout
- Scintillating/Cherenkov fibre readout
- Microplate readout
- Beam monitoring
Product Overview
The Photek AuraTek is an all-in-one multi-channel photon counting system enabling parallel readout with exceptional timing and high event-rate capabilities. 256 independent channels, each with 60 ps timing resolution, can simultaneously register single-photon events with count rates of up to 480 kcps.
AuraTek unlocks new possibilities in wide-field fluorescence lifetime measurements, LiDAR, quantum information systems, among other diverse applications.
Customisable features include detector gating and a wide range of available photocathodes, including those with high UV sensitivity and extremely low dark counts.
A Gigabit ethernet connection and specially designed software allows for fast and easy data acquisition, enabling more focus on your application.
Specifications
Window | Fused Silica (Other options available) | |||
Active Area | 26.5 x 26.5 mm | |||
Anode Formats | 16 x 16 | |||
Anode Pitch | 1.656 mm | |||
Photocathode | Solar Blind, Bialkali, S20B, S20, S25 | |||
Time Stamp Resolution | 30 ps | |||
Transit Time Spread (TTS) | 60 ps (σrms) | |||
Global Count Rate | 10 7 cps | |||
Max Trigger Rate Per Channel | 480 kHz | |||
Timing Resolution
Example single photon timing resolution measured using an LPG-650 (40 ps FWHM pulsed laser).
Photocathode Response
