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INGRID detector

The INGRID detector is a 1024x1024 HgCdTe HAWAII array, manufactured by Rockwell Scientific Corporation. Its main characteristics are summarized below. More detailed descriptions can be found at the ING detector page. See also the INGRID detector history.
 

INGRID detector properties

Detector size 1024 x 1024 pixels
Full-well capacity 28000-30000 ADU
Spectral range 0.85-2.5 μm
Quantum efficiency ~58% at J, ~58% at H, ~62% at K
Readout noise (CDS) 16 - 25 e-
Readout noise (MNDR) < 3 e-
Gain 3.9-4.1 e- / ADU
Pixel size 18.5 μm
Pixel scale 0.04" / pixel
Field of view 40" x 40"
Bad pixels ~1.5%, almost all of them located at the very detector edges
Linearity 2% within 0-12000 ADU, <2.5% within 10000-20000 ADU. A plot is available.
Saturation limit 35000 ADU
Dark current < 0.038 e-/s at 72 K
Readout time 0.76 s

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Last Updated: 07 Feb 2005
Mischa Schirmer ( )