SPC-180NX - Becker & Hickl GmbH

Ultra-High Resolution TCSPC Module, New PCIe Interface

Fast PCIe Interface
Minimum Time Channel Width 407 fs
Internal Timing Jitter 1.5 ps RMS, Ultra-High Time Resolution 3.5 ps FWHM
Excellent Timing Stability
Ideal for Ultra-Fast HPM (Hybrid) Detectors and Superconducting NbN Detectors
12 MHz Saturated Count Rate
Precision Fluorescence Decay Recording
High-Resolution FLIM
Simultaneous FLIM/PLIM
Multi-Wavelength FLIM
Realtime FLIM and FCS Recording
Photon Correlation
Single-Molecule Spectroscopy
Free Instrument Software for Windows 8/10 (Realtime Calculation and Fitting of FCS Curves)
Link to SPCImage NG Data Analysis
Parallel Operation of Up to 4 Modules
Available as Multi-Module Package e.g. SPC-182NX, SPC-183NX and SPC-184NX

Photon Channel
Principle	Constant Fraction Discriminator (CFD)
Discriminator Input Bandwidth	4 GHz
Time Resolution (FWHM/RMS, electr.)	< 3.5 ps / 1.6 ps
Variance in Time of IRF centroid	< 0.4 ps RMS over 100 s
Optimum Input Voltage Range	-30 mV to -500 mV
Min. Input Pulse Width	200 ps
Threshold	0 to -250 mV
Zero Cross Adjust	-100 mV to 100 mV
Synchronisation Channel
Principle	Constant Fraction Discriminator (CFD)
Discriminator Input Bandwidth	4 GHz
Optimum Input Voltage Range	-30 mV to -500 mV
Min. Input Pulse Width	200 ps
Threshold	0 to -250 mV
Frequency Range	0 to 150 MHz
Frequency Divider	1, 2, 4
Zero Cross Adjust	-100 mV to 100 mV
Time-to-Amplitude Converters / ADCs
Principle	Ramp Generator / Biased Amplifier
TAC Range	25 ns to 2.5 µs
Biased Amplifier Gain	1 to 15
Biased Amplifier Offset	0 % to 50 % of TAC Range
Time Range incl. Biased Amplifier	1.67 ns to 2.5 µs
Min. Time Channel Width	407 fs
ADC Principle	50 ns Flash ADC with Error Correction
Diff. Nonlinerarity	< 0.5 % RMS, typ. < 1 % peak-peak
Data Acquisition	Histogram Mode
Method	on-board multi-dim. histogramming process
Dead Time	80 ns, independent of computer speed
Saturated Count Rate	12 MHz
Max. Counts / Time Channel	16 bits
Overflow Control	none, stop, repeat and correct
Collection Time	0.1 µs to 100,000 s
Diplay Interval Time	10 ms to 100,000 s
Repeat Time	0.1 µs to 100,000 s
Sequencing Recording	Programmable Hardware Sequencer, unlimited recording by Memory swapping, in curve mode and scan mode
Synchronisation with Scanning	Pixel, Line and Frame from Scanning Device
Routing	7 bit, TTL
Experiment Trigger	TTL
Data Acquisition	FIFO / Parameter-Tag Mode
Method	Time and wavelength tagging of individual photons and continuous writing to disk
Online Display	Decay functions, FCS, Cross-FCS, PCH MCS Traces
FCS Calculation	Multi-tau algorithm, online calculation and online fit
Number of counts of decay/ waveform recording	unlimited
Dead Time	80 ns
Saturated Count Rate, Peak	12 MHz
Sustained Count Rate (bus transfer limit)	typ. 5 MHz
Max. Counts / Time Channel (Counting Depth)	unlimited
Output Data Format (ADC / Macrotime / Routing)	12 / 12 / 4
FIFO Buffer Capacity (Photons)	2 * 10⁶
Macro Timer Resolution, Internal Clock	25 ns, 12 bit, overflows marked by MOTF entry in data stream
Input Macro Timer Resolution, Clock from Sync	10 ns to 100 ns, 12 bit, overflow marked by MOTF entry in data stream
Input Curve Control (external Routing)	4 bit, TTL
External Event Markers	4 bit, TTL
Enable Count Control	1 bit, TTL
Input Experiment Trigger	TTL
Data Acquisition	FIFO / Parameter-Tag Imaging Mode
Method	Buildingup images from time- and wavelength tagged data
Online Display	up to 8 Images in different time and wavelength windows
Synchronisation with Scanner	via Frame Clock, Line Clock and Pixel Clock Pulses
Detector / Wavelength Channels	1 to 16
Image resolution (64-bit SPCM Software)
No. of Time Channels	64	256	1024	4096
No. of Pixels, 1 Detector Channel	4096 x 4096	2048 x 2048	1024 x 1024	512 x 512
No. of Pixels, 16 Detector Channels	1024 x 1024	512 x 512	256 x 256	128 x 128
Operation Environment
PC System	Windows 8 / 10, > 8 GB RAM, 64 bit operating system recommended
PC Interface	PCIe
Power Consumption	approx. 12 W from +12 V
Dimensions	230 mm x 130 mm x 18 mm