The COSMOS camera is a high-performance CMOS camera designed to deliver performance required by cutting-edge astronomy applications – low orbital object tracking, exoplanet characterization, time-domain astronomy, and more. It is supercharged by the next generation of Teledyne’s LACera large area, deeply cooled CMOS image sensor technology providing unprecedented performance.
Key Specs
- Sensor Size
- Quantum Efficiency
- Read Noise
- 65 mm x 65 mm
- > 90%
- ≤1 e⁻
COSMOS Camera Overview
Large Format without Compromise
The challenge of CMOS cameras has been maintaining performance when scaling to larger formats; in particular offering the combination of speed and low noise architecture.
COSMOS delivers deep-cooled, low-noise performance on a multi-megapixel scale with global shutter, 18-bit readout, and glow reduction technology.
Unbeatable Sensitivity
Due to back-illumination, the COSMOS achieves near-perfect light collection, achieving over 90% peak quantum efficiency. With minimal 0.7 e- read noise and 0.05 e-/p/s dark current, the COSMOS is able to detect the weakest of signals.
Fast Frame Rates
The COSMOS is well suited to dynamic imaging applications due to its fast frame rates and high sensitivity. In addition, the short readout times can enable quick decision making and analysis. With the ability to select multiple regions of interest (or imaging apertures) the COSMOS can improve readout speed while reducing unnecessary data.
Specifications
Highlighted
- Resolution
- 6500 x 6500
- Megapixels
- 42 MP
- Max Frame Rate Standard
- 22.9 fps
- Max Line Rate
- 3.2 µs
- Pixel Size
- 10 µm
- Sensor Diagonal
- 92 mm
- Sensor Type
- CMOS
- Shutter type
- Rolling and Global Shutter
- Sensor Model
- Teledyne LACera CMOS
- Data Interface
- CoaXPress
- Spectrum
- Mono, UV
Features
- Acquisition Modes
- High Speed, Low Noise, HDR
- Exposure Control
- 38 µs to ≥ 1h
- High Dynamic Range
- 18-bit HDR mode
- Triggering Modes
- Output (Ready, Expose, Shutter, Readout, Waiting for Trigger), Input (Trigger per Acquisition, Trigger per Readout, Bulb Exposure)
Performance
- Dark Current
- ≤0.05 e⁻/p/s
- Dynamic Range
- 100,000 : 1
- Full Well Capacity (Qsat)
- >100 ke⁻
- QE (Mono)
- 91%
- Read Noise
- ≤1e⁻
- Sensor Material
- Silicon
Physical
- Cooling
- Multistage TE cooling
- Digitization Bit Depth (ADC)
- 14-bit, 16-bit, or 18-bit
- Dimensions [W x H x L]
- 262 x 262 x 328 mm
- Field of View
- 65 x 65 mm
- Mass
- 21.4 kg
- Operating Humidity
- ≤90% non-condensing
- Operating Temperature
- -30°C – +30°C
Recommended System Configuration
- Accessories (Included)
- Power supply, power cable, AC line cord (regional), CXP cables, liquid coolant hoses, trigger cables
- OS
- Windows 10,11 (64bit), Linux
Compliance & Certifications
- Certification
- CE
- Warranty
- 1 year
Media gallery
Resources & Support
Application Note
Advanced CMOS Detectors: Enabling the Future of Astronomical Observation
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