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  • SCIENTIFIC CAMERAS
    • compact sCMOS
      • pco.panda 4.2 bi UV
        pco.panda 4.2 bi UV
        • 190 nm - 1100 nm spectral range
        • back illuminated sensor
        • ultra-compact design
        • 2048 x 2048 pixel
        • USB 3.1 Gen1
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      • pco.panda 4.2 bi
        pco.panda 4.2 bi
        • back illuminated sensor
        • up to 95 % quantum efficiency
        • ultra-compact design
        • 2048 x 2048 pixel
        • USB 3.1 Gen1
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      • pco.panda 4.2
        pco.panda preview image blue scmos camera front left
        pco.panda 4.2
        • 2.1 e- med readout noise
        • up to 80 % quantum efficiency
        • ultra-compact design
        • 2048 x 2048 pixel
        • USB 3.1 Gen1
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    • cooled sCMOS
      • pco.edge 26
        pco.edge 26 preview image
        pco.edge 26
        • true charge domain global shutter
        • 5120 x 5120 pixel resolution
        • down to -20°C adjustable cooling
        • compact design
        • up to 72 % quantum efficiency
        • USB 3.1 Gen1
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      • pco.edge 4.2 bi UV
        pco.edge 4.2 bi UV
        • 190 nm - 1100 nm spectral range
        • back illuminated sensor
        • up to 95 % quantum efficiency
        • down to -25°C adjustable cooling
        • 2048 x 2048 pixel resolution
        • USB 3.1 Gen1
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      • pco.edge 4.2 bi
        pco.edge 4.2 bi
        • back illuminated sensor
        • up to 95 % quantum efficiency
        • down to -25°C adjustable cooling
        • 2048 x 2048 pixel resolution
        • 40 fps maximum frame rate
        • USB 3.1 Gen1
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      • pco.edge 4.2
        pco.edge 4.2 preview image
        pco.edge 4.2
        • 0.8 e- med readout noise
        • 2048 x 2048 pixel resolution
        • up to 37 500 : 1 dynamic range
        • 100 fps maximum frame rate
        • up to 82 % quantum efficiency
        • Camera Link HS or USB 3.0
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      • pco.edge 4.2 LT
        pco.edge 4.2 SCMOS scientific CMOS camera system
        pco.edge 4.2 LT
        • 0.8 e- med readout noise
        • 2048 x 2048 pixel resolution
        • 37 500 : 1 dynamic range
        • 40 fps maximum frame rate
        • up to 82 % quantum efficiency
        • USB 3.0 interface
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      • pco.edge 5.5
        pco.edge 5.5 preview image
        pco.edge 5.5
        • 1.0 e- med readout noise
        • 2560 x 2160 pixel resolution
        • 30 000 : 1 dynamic range
        • 100 fps maximum frame rate
        • rolling & global shutter functionality
        • Camera Link HS or USB 3.0
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      • pco.edge 3.1
        pco.edge 3.1 USB scmos camera
        pco.edge 3.1
        • 1.1 e- med readout noise
        • 2048 x 1536 pixel resolution
        • 27 000 : 1 dynamic range
        • rolling & global shutter functionality
        • USB 3.0 interface
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    • compact CCD
      • pco.pixelfly usb
        pco.pixelfly usb CCD scientific camera system front side view
        pco.pixelfly usb
        • 62 % quantum efficiency
        • ultra compact design
        • 14 bit dynamic range
        • 1392 x 1040 pixel resolution
        • USB 2.0 interface
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      • pco.ultraviolet
        pco.ultraviolet UV sensitive CCD camera system preview image
        pco.ultraviolet
        • 40 % @ 193 nm quantum efficiency
        • ultra compact design
        • 14 bit dynamic range
        • 1392 x 1040 pixel resolution
        • USB 2.0 interface
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    • cooled CCD
      • pco.1600
        pco.1600 preview image
        pco.1600
        • 1600 x 1200 pixel resolution
        • 10 e- @ 10 MHz readout noise
        • 14 bit dynamic range
        • ultra stable offset
        • USB 3.0, Camera Link, GigE / USB 2.0
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      • pco.2000
        pco.2000 CCD camera system preview image
        pco.2000
        • 2048 x 2048 pixel resolution
        • 6 e- @ 10 MHz readout noise
        • 14 bit dynamic range
        • USB 3.0, Camera Link, GigE / USB 2.0
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      • pco.4000
        pco.4000 CCD camera system preview image
        pco.4000
        • 4008 x 2672 pixel resolution
        • 11 e- @ 8 MHz readout noise
        • 14 bit dynamic range
        • USB 3.0, Camera Link, GigE / USB 2.0
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    • UV sensitive
      • pco.edge 4.2 bi UV
        pco.edge 4.2 bi UV
        • 190 nm - 1100 nm spectral range
        • back illuminated sensor
        • up to 95 % quantum efficiency
        • down to -25°C adjustable cooling
        • 2048 x 2048 pixel resolution
        • USB 3.1 Gen1
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      • pco.panda 4.2 bi UV
        pco.panda 4.2 bi UV
        • 190 nm - 1100 nm spectral range
        • back illuminated sensor
        • ultra-compact design
        • 2048 x 2048 pixel
        • USB 3.1 Gen1
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      • pco.ultraviolet
        pco.ultraviolet UV sensitive CCD camera system preview image
        pco.ultraviolet
        • 40 % @ 193 nm quantum efficiency
        • ultra compact design
        • 14 bit dynamic range
        • 1392 x 1040 pixel resolution
        • USB 2.0 interface
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    • streaming
      • pco.edge 4.2 (10G FOL)
        pco.edge 4.2 (10G FOL)
        • 10G FOL data interface
        • high-speed streaming
        • 0.8 e- med readout noise
        • 2048 x 2048 pixel resolution
        • 100 fps maximum frame rate
        • up to 82 % quantum efficiency
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      • pco.edge 5.5 (10G FOL)
        pco.edge 5.5 (10G FOL)
        • 10G FOL data interface
        • high-speed streaming
        • 1.0 e- med readout noise
        • 2560 x 2160 pixel resolution
        • 100 fps maximum frame rate
        • rolling & global shutter functionality
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  • HIGHSPEED CAMERAS
    • compact & ruggedized
      • pco.dimax cs1
        pco.dimax cs preview image
        pco.dimax cs1
        • 3086 fps @ 1.3 MPix resolution
        • compact design
        • high-g ruggedized body
        • excellent light sensitivity
        • 12 bit dynamic range
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      • pco.dimax cs3
        pco.dimax cs preview image
        pco.dimax cs3
        • 2128 fps @ Full HD resolution
        • 1603 fps @ 2.8 MPix
        • compact design
        • high-g ruggedized body
        • 12 bit dynamic range
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      • pco.dimax cs4
        pco.dimax cs preview image
        pco.dimax cs4
        • 1102 fps @ 4MPix resolution
        • 2128 fps @ Full HD resolution
        • compact design
        • high-g ruggedized body
        • 12 bit dynamic range
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    • internal memory
      • pco.dimax S1
        pco.dimax S series highspeed camera
        pco.dimax S1
        • 4467 fps @ 1 MPix full resolution
        • superior image and color quality
        • excellent light sensitivity
        • 12 bit dynamic range
        • USB 3.0, GigE, Camera Link
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      • pco.dimax S4
        pco.dimax S4 highspeed preview image
        pco.dimax S4
        • 1279 fps @ 4 MPix full resolution
        • 4467 fps @ 1 MPix
        • excellent image and color quality
        • 12 bit dynamic range
        • USB 3.0, GigE, Camera Link
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      • pco.dimax HD / HD+
        pco.dimax HD/HD+ highspeed camera preview image
        pco.dimax HD / HD+
        • 2128 fps @ Full HD resolution
        • 1603 fps @ 2.8 MPix resolution
        • excellent image and color quality
        • 12 bit dynamic range
        • multiple trigger options
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      • pco.dimax HS1
        pco.dimax HS highspeed camera preview image
        pco.dimax HS1
        • 7039 fps @ 1 MPix full resolution
        • superior image quality
        • excellent light sensitivity
        • 12 bit dynamic range
        • USB 3.0, GigE, Camera Link
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      • pco.dimax HS2
        pco.dimax HS highspeed camera preview image
        pco.dimax HS2
        • 5469 fps @ 1.5 MPix full resolution
        • 7039 fps @ 1 MPix
        • excellent light sensitivity
        • 12 bit dynamic range
        • USB 3.0, GigE, Camera Link
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      • pco.dimax HS4
        pco.dimax HS4
        • 2277 fps @ 4 MPix full resolution
        • 7039 fps @ 1 MPix
        • excellent light sensitivity
        • 12 bit dynamic range
        • USB 3.0, GigE, Camera Link
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      • pco.dimax cs1
        pco.dimax cs preview image
        pco.dimax cs1
        • 3086 fps @ 1.3 MPix resolution
        • compact design
        • high-g ruggedized body
        • excellent light sensitivity
        • 12 bit dynamic range
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      • pco.dimax cs3
        pco.dimax cs preview image
        pco.dimax cs3
        • 2128 fps @ Full HD resolution
        • 1603 fps @ 2.8 MPix
        • compact design
        • high-g ruggedized body
        • 12 bit dynamic range
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      • pco.dimax cs4
        pco.dimax cs preview image
        pco.dimax cs4
        • 1102 fps @ 4MPix resolution
        • 2128 fps @ Full HD resolution
        • compact design
        • high-g ruggedized body
        • 12 bit dynamic range
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  • FLIM CAMERA
    • pco.flim
      • pco.flim
        pco.flim & pco.flim laser
        pco.flim
        • pco.flim laser as light source for epifluorescence measurements
        • selectable laser wavelengths and light output powers
        • 100 ps – 100 µs lifetimes measurable
        • 1008 x 1008 pixel resolution
        • 5 kHz – 40 MHz frequency domain FLIM
        • 45 double frames/s frame rate
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  • INTENSIFIED CAMERAS
    • single-channel
      • pco.dicam C1
        pco.dicam C1
        • exposure times down to 4 ns
        • 25 mm image intensifier
        • intensified sCMOS technology
        • 2048 x 2048 pixel
        • 106 fps @ full resolution
        • enhanced extinction ratio gating
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    • multi-channel
      • pco.dicam C4
        pco.dicam C4
        • 4-channel intensified camera
        • exposure times down to 4 ns
        • 25 mm image intensifier
        • 2048 x 2048 pixel
        • 3.4 GByte/s fibre optic data interface
        • enhanced extinction ratio gating
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  • OEM CAMERAS
  • SOFTWARE
    • Camera Control Software
      • pco.camware
        pco.camware
        • With pco.camware you adjust all settings of your PCO camera as well as its image acqusition. The camera's parameters and the environment of your application perfectly geared to each other is what brings the desired results to your operation - and pco.camware is exactly the tool to control and achieve this.
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    • Development Tools
      • pco.sdk
        pco.sdk
        • The pco.sdk is a software development kit for Windows OS. It enables you to control PCO cameras in your own software.
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      • pco.recorder
        pco.recorder
        • The pco.recorder is a software development kit for Windows OS based on the pco.sdk. It remarkably simplifies your image acquisition, storage and processing for PCO cameras.
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      • pco.linux
        pco.linux
        • With pco.linux API you have a free implementation for the pco.camera series on hand. Using this interface, you are able to write your own applications in a Linux environment.
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    • Third Party Software
      • LabVIEW
        LabVIEW
        • The pco.labview sdk is built as set of libraries. It contains sub VIs and integrates the functions of pco.sdk, pco.recorder and ColorConversion into the LabVIEW application development system. This makes it very simple for you to develop your own LabVIEW applications.
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      • MATLAB
        MATLAB
        • The pco.matlab package is a set of three components to integrate and use PCO cameras within the MATLAB environment
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      • Micro-Manager
        Micro-Manager
        • μManager provides you the essentials of microscope imaging in one free software package. It operates all PCO cameras and covers the major microscopes and many peripherals.
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    • Microscopy Integration
      • VisiView
        VisiView
        • VisiView® is a high performance imaging software for bio imaging applications. It is specially designed to meet the needs for high-speed image acquisition and processing with ease of use.
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  • APPLICATIONS
    • Life Science
      • Fluor. Microscopy DNA Micro Arrays
        Fluor. Microscopy DNA Micro Arrays
        • Microarrays are versatile tools for high throughput screening. Nevertheless they are severely limited. Therefore the idea arose why not to copy microarrays? Why not make DNA, RNA and protein microarrays as high quality copies of a high quality original? It worked fine for text books and images. So why not apply it for DNA? Why not build a biomolecule copying machine? A biomolecule xeroxer?
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      • SMLM DNA Origami
        SMLM DNA Origami
        • DNA origami is a powerful method for the programmable assembly of nanoscale molecular structures. For applications of these structures as functional biomaterials, the study of reaction kinetics and dynamic processes in real time and with high spatial resolution becomes increasingly important.
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      • LSFM HSPM Timelapse
        LSFM HSPM Timelapse
        • Oblique plane microscopy (OPM) is a form of light sheet microscopy that uses a single high numerical aperture microscope objective for both fluorescence excitation and collection.
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      • High-Speed Fluor. Microscopy
        High-Speed Fluor. Microscopy
        • The application shows that the mode and dynamics of trypanosome locomotion are a trait of life within a crowded environment. Using high-speed fluorescence microscopy and ordered micro-pillar arrays we show that the parasites mode of motility is adapted to the density of cells in blood.
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      • Frequency Domain FLIM
        Frequency Domain FLIM
        • Widefield frequency-domain fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FDFLIM) is a fast and accurate method to measure the fluorescence lifetime of entire images.
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      • Time-Lapse 3-D Measurements
        Time-Lapse 3-D Measurements
        • Light sheet fluorescence microscopy has previously been demonstrated on a commercially available inverted fluorescence microscope frame using the method of oblique plane microscopy (OPM). In this paper, OPM is adapted to allow time-lapse 3-D imaging of 3-D biological cultures in commercially available glass-bottomed 96-well plates using a stage-scanning OPM approach (ssOPM).
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      • LLIM of Chemical Sensors
        LLIM of Chemical Sensors
        • Luminescence Lifetime Imaging of Chemical Sensors - A Comparison between Time-Domain and Frequency-Domain Based Camera Systems
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    • Physical Science
      • Propeller Induced Properties
        Propeller Induced Properties
        • Multiple optical measurement techniques have been applied for the investigation of a propeller-wing wind tunnel model. The (half) wind tunnel model is equipped with a nine bladed propeller and its wing has active Coanda blowing over the whole span of the wing.
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      • PTV Tour de France
        PTV Tour de France
        • Particle Image Velocimetry not only allows visualizing the airflow around the bike and rider, but also accurately measures the flow in detail. Development engineers use these results to optimize the performance of bike and clothing and help André Greipel in this way to reach new sportive achievements.
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      • Tracer Dispersion
        Tracer Dispersion
        • COMTESSA stands for Camera Observation and Modelling of 4D Tracer Dispersion in the Atmosphere. COMTESSA’s vision is to elevate the theory and simulation of turbulent tracer dispersion in the atmosphere to a new level by performing completely novel high-resolution 4D measurements.
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      • 3D Flow Field Measurements
        3D Flow Field Measurements
        • Large-volume volumetric flow experiments and their results: The first of these, investigating a thermal plume at low velocities (up to 0.35 m/s) demonstrates the abilities and requirements to reach volume sizes up to and probably beyond one cubic meter.
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      • Tomo PTV Shake the Box
        Tomo PTV Shake the Box
        • A novel approach to the evaluation of time resolved particle-based tomographic data is introduced. By seizing the time information contained in such datasets, a very fast and accurate tracking of nearly all particles within the measurement domain is achieved at seeding densities comparable to (and probably above) the thresholds for tomographic PIV.
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      • Flow Investigations
        Flow Investigations
        • A flow-through nacelle investigated at the Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics of the Universität der Bundeswehr in Munich.
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      • Rev. Laser-Induced Amp. Emission
        Rev. Laser-Induced Amp. Emission
        • The physical mechanism underlying this optically induced phase transition process is discussed. It is demonstrated that this phase change can, in principle, be used for an all-optical “write–read–erase” memory device.
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      • Crystal Nucleation in Microdroplets
        Crystal Nucleation in Microdroplets
        • Crystal nucleation is important to control the product properties in industrial crystallization processes. In this work, we propose a simple method to manufacture such devices from polycarbonate as an alternative to conventional chips made of poly (dimethylsiloxane).
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      • Droplets Physics
        Droplets Physics
        • General knowledge tells us that oil and water do not mix. However, if we understand the mixing of oil and water, we better understand the behavior of spilled coffee, we can predict how long it will take for paint to dry, four our glass of beer to lose its 'fizz' and we can understand why the olive oil and vinegar in out 'vinaigrette' indeed refuses to mix.
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      • PRIOR Proton Microscope
        PRIOR Proton Microscope
        • This work describes details to the principle, design and construction of the proton microscope as well as first measurements and simulations of essential components like magnetic lenses, a collimator and a scintillator screen.
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      • Thin Film Analysis
        accurion thin film analysis
        Thin Film Analysis
        • Ellipsometry is a non-destructive, optical technique for surface characterization. Imaging Ellipsometry in particular combines traditional ellipsometry with optical microscopy and thus enables ellipsometric studies with a lateral resolution down to 1µm. Therefore, it is perfectly suited to study structured or very small samples such as MEMs, FETs, Biochips or flakes of 2D-Materials.
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    • Highspeed
      • CTS Anti-Terror Crash Tests
        CTS Anti-Terror Crash Tests
        • Crash tests on terror defense by road blocks filmed on the premises of the CTS Crash Test Facility in Münster, Germany during a conference in October 2017.
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      • Nature Documentation
        Nature Documentation
        • Blue Paw Artists has been making documentary films for international broadcasters like National Geographic, Discovery and the BBC and domestic clients including ZDF, ARTE, ARD and BR for the last 20 years.
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      • Inventus & AMZ Racing Crash Test
        Inventus & AMZ Racing Crash Test
        • Crash test of the nose (crashbox) of a formula student car from AMZ Racing from the ETH in Zürich – one of the most successful teams is this series!
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      • High-Speed Holographic Microscopy
        High-Speed Holographic Microscopy
        • The high-speed impact of a droplet on a bulk fluid at high Weber number is not well understood but is relevant to the production of marine aerosol by raindrop impact on the sea surface. These splashes produce a subsurface cavity and a crown which closes into a bubble canopy, but a floating layer of immiscible oil, such as a crude oil slick, alters the splash dynamics.
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      • EMPT Welding
        EMPT Welding
        • With the help of a special image intensifier camera and a laser, which illuminates the joint area, a new attempt is made to visualize the impact in electromagnetic pulse welding.
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      • Laser Welding
        Laser Welding
        • Filming the welding process is accompanied by an additional obstacle in addition to the high-speeds: During this process, a bright light covers the actual joint area. The bright process glare can be suppressed by a trick. As the glare is usually whitely, it can be concluded that its intensity is spread almost constantly across all (visible) wavelengths.
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      • Fiber Laser Mode Instabilities
        Fiber Laser Mode Instabilities
        • The temporal behavior of mode instabilities in active large mode area fibers is experimentally investigated in detail. Thus, apart from the onset threshold of mode instabilities, the output beam is characterized using both high-speed camera measurements with 20,000 frames per second and photodiode traces.
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      • Health Care: Sonic Toothbrushes
        Health Care: Sonic Toothbrushes
        • The vibration created by a sonic toothbrush ranges between 200 and 400 Hz. This means 24,000 - 48,000 movements per minute. With high-speed vibration, the sonic vibrating toothbrush can effectively clean the teeth and keep the mouth healthy. But have you ever seen how it works? What happens when it runs at high speed?
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      • Ultrasonic Welding
        Ultrasonic Welding
        • Ultrasonic welding has its unique advantages over traditional welding techniques. When the solder is heated and then melted, the ultrasonic helps to remove the air between the melted solder and the surface and to form a robust structure.
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      • Droplets on Waterproof Material
        Droplets on Waterproof Material
        • High-speed imaging of a droplet shows that the droplet behaves like a ball when it falls onto a piece of waterproof material. It will be compressed and bounces into the air after it drops and hits the material. To film this amazing phenomenon, a high-speed camera that can achieve extremely low exposure time, high frame rate and most importantly high sensitivity to capture the moment is required to show you the truth.
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    • Industrial
      • EOS 3D Printing
        EOS 3D Printing
        • Additive manufacturing is currently making a giant leap towards mass production. Technological processes have matured and industrial 3D printing has proven to be an efficient manufacturing process. EOS is launching an innovative quality monitoring solution for optical tomography. The heart of the system is the pco.edge sCMOS camera.
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      • Vertical Visualization of Flow Fields
        Vertical Visualization of Flow Fields
        • Flows can be visualized by floating particles or gas bubbles. These particles or gas bubbles must be so small that they follow the flow without distortion.
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      • Modular Wafer Inspection
        Modular Wafer Inspection
        • Silicon carbide (SiC) is a wide bandgap semiconductor, which is especially used for high-power, high-temperature and high-frequency devices due to its high energy efficiency. Despite great improvements in the material quality of SiC substrates and epitaxial wafers within the last years, critical defects like stacking faults (SFs) and basal plane dislocations (BPDs) can still lead to bipolar degradation and finally to complete failure of the device.
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    SCIENTIFIC CAMERAS
    • pco.edge 26
    • pco.edge 4.2 bi UV
    • pco.edge 4.2 bi
    • pco.edge 4.2
    • pco.edge 4.2 LT
    • pco.edge 5.5
    • pco.edge 3.1
    • pco.panda 4.2 bi UV
    • pco.panda 4.2 bi
    • pco.panda 4.2
    • pco.edge 4.2 (10G FOL)
    • pco.edge 5.5 (10G FOL)
    • pco.pixelfly usb
    • pixelfly qe
    • pixelfly vga
    • pco.ultraviolet
    • pco.1300
    • pco.1300 solar
    • pco.1400
    • pco.1600
    • pco.2000
    • pco.4000
    • sensicam qe
    • sensicam uv
    HIGHSPEED CAMERAS
    • pco.dimax S1
    • pco.dimax S4
    • pco.dimax HD / HD+
    • pco.dimax HS1
    • pco.dimax HS2
    • pco.dimax HS4
    • pco.dimax cs1
    • pco.dimax cs3
    • pco.dimax cs4
    • pco.1200 hs
    • pco.1200 s
    • hsfc pro
    FLIM CAMERA
    • pco.flim
    INTENSIFIED CAMERAS
    • pco.dicam C1
    • pco.dicam C4
    • dicam pro
    • hsfc pro
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