Incorporating a high-performance CCD with response from the ultraviolet to the near-infrared, as well as a 1024 x 256-pixel format (26 x 26-µm pixels) and 16-bit digitization, the Spec-10:256 is described by Roper Scientific as a low-cost workhorse suitable for a wide range of spectroscopy applications. According to the company, the device offers quantum efficiency rivaling that of a back-illuminated detector in the UV, while in the NIR it provides good QE and does not suffer from etaloning like higher-QE, back-illuminated detectors. The Spec-10:256 is available with front- and back-illuminated CCDs.

"The introduction of the Spec-10:256 also marks the debut of a new thermoelectrically cooled camera head," noted Dan Pisano, president of Roper Scientific, which was created by the union of Princeton Instruments Inc., Photometrics Ltd., and Acton Research Corp. "The system's CCD can be cooled below -70° C, significantly reducing the noise attributable to dark current during longer exposures … without requiring liquid nitrogen."

To ensure extensive control capabilities with the lowest-noise performance even in less-than-optimal environments, the Spec-10:256 is regulated by an EM-shielded detector controller. In the most extreme environments the compact controller and camera head can be remotely situated up to 2 km from the host computer. The Spec-10:256 runs under WinSpec, Roper Scientific's 32-bit Windows software package, and can be integrated with the entire line of Acton Research spectrometers from Roper Scientific.

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