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Bose–Einstein condensation (BEC)

Laser cooling is a technique developed in the late 1980s that utilizes lasers to cool or trap gas atoms. In 1995, laser cooling contributed to the realization of Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) produced in a vapor of rubidium-87 atoms. Laser cooling and BEC enabled observation of the quantum mechanical behavior of single atoms and ions.

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The ORCA-Quest 2 is our next-generation qCMOS camera. Its primary feature is its ultra-low noise readout speed of the back-thinned chip for when your signal is lurking at the noise floor. In Photon Number Resolving mode its readout speed at full frame (4096 × 2304) is 24.5 fps and is only .3 electrons rms.  Its 4.5 micron pixels make it an ideal Nyquist match with a 40X objective so you not only get the larger field of view, but a more transmissive objective, and the best detectivity currently possible. The Quest 2 also has a fast readout and when use with the high speed CoaXpress board realizes 120 fps full frame and ~19,000 fps at just four lines. There are a robust variety of triggering modes for light sheet / laser readout synchronizations. Single molecule localization? See the nuance in your sample, not the noise in your system. The Quest 2 has a raw data readout mode. Trying to train AI? This is the camera that will have the quietest background.  

The ORCA-Fusion BT is the flagship of our fleet of sCMOS cameras.  It’s back-thinned chip has 6.45 micron pixels so it’s an ideal Nyquist match with ~60X objectives. The Fusion BT’s affordability and versatility makes it an ideal choice for core facilities where shared resources have to meet the needs of a diverse variety of applications. Still the BT produces amazing low-noise images that make it the top performer in its class. Light sheet, single molecule, spinning disc confocal, your deconvolution software will reward you for giving it low camera noise images to process.  

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