Instruments
ANDOR iKon-L DW432
| Status: | operational |
| Since: | August 2005 |
| Materials: | Specification |
| Detector size [px]: | 1252 × 1150 |
| Useful detector area [px]: | 1250 × 1150 |
| Pixel size [µm]: | 22.5 × 22.5 |
| Physical size [mm]: | 28.1 × 25.9 |
| Field-of-View [arcmin]: | 11.8 × 12.7 |
| Quantum efficiency: | up to 95% |
| Well depth [e-]: | 400.000 |
| Readout speed [µs/px]: | 1 (1 MHz), 2 (500 kHz), 16 (62.5 kHz), 32 (31.25 kHz) |
| Readout noise [e-]: | 15.6 @2, 5.2 @16 |
| Gain [e-/ADU]: | 9.2 @2, 6.8 @16 |
| Linearity [%]: | < 0.017 || up to 30 000 ADU (2 µs) || 64 000 ADU (16 µs) |
| Cooling: | thermoelectric, 75°C below ambient |
| Working temperature [°C]: | –50.0 |
| Dark current [e-/px/s]: | 0.003 |
| Interface: | PCI |
Comments:
- In bold are camera modes used for scientific exposures.
- Upper linearity ranges may be regarded as saturation levels.
Photometrics Star 1
| Status: | decommissioned |
| Years active: | 1994–2005 |
| Materials: | Technical parameters, EEV chip specification, Brochure |
| Detector size [px]: | 576 × 385 |
| Useful detector area [px]: | 576 × 385 |
| Pixel size [µm]: | 22.0 × 22.0 |
| Physical size [mm]: | 12.7 × 8.5 |
| Field-of-View [arcmin]: | 6.0 × 4.0 |
| Quantum efficiency: | up to ~40% |
| Well depth [e-]: | 160.000 |
| Readout speed [µs/px]: | 3 (330 kHz) |
| Readout noise [e-]: | Mode 1: 21.76, Mode 4: 15.06 |
| Gain [e-/ADU]: | Mode 1: 39.01, Mode 4: 9.35 |
| Linearity [%]: | probably in the entire dynamic range || up to 4090 ADU (12-bit digitation) |
| Cooling: | thermoelectric + coolant |
| Working temperature [°C]: | from –45.0 to –60.0 |
| Dark current [e-/px/s]: | 0.003 |
| Interface: | IEEE-488 |
