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Optomask
D A T A S H E E T
Adjustable field mask for
region selection
C-mount to c-mount relay device with
precise aperture control for high speed
crop mode imaging.
In most applications the aperture
is intended to be in the centre or
close to the centre of the microscope
image plane. In order to enable the
rapid “crop” and “kinetic” modes
of Andor cameras it is necessary to
accurately mask at the edge of the
image plane. We therefore designed
the OptoMask to enable an arbitrary
rectangular region to be masked
anywhere within the image plane.
The Optomask can now be fitted to
the Cairn image splitters as a primary
aperture selector.
Our traditional rectangular diaphragm
is still used with our image splitters and
photometry systems.
Applications
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t High speed crop-mode imaging with single-molecule detection
cameras (eg Ixon Ultra)
t Multi channel imaging in conjunction with Cairn Splitter and
t MultiCam products
t
t Region of Interest definition for non-spatial detection
(eg photomultiplier)
t High speed TIRF/Spinning disk confocal
Key Benefits
t Precisely defined crop area anywhere on a sensor
t up to 18mm diagonal (eg Ixon+ 888)
t Instant changeover from cropped to full sensor mode
t Full range of magnification and demagnification
t options
t Standard spectral range from 450 to 900nm
email: sales@cairn-research.co.uk tech@cairn-research.co.uk
+44(0)1795 590140 www.cairn-research.co.uk
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