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LIRIS detector

The LIRIS detector is a 1024x1024 HgCdTe HAWAII array, manufactured by Rockwell Scientific Corporation. The main characteristics of the LIRIS detector are summarized below. More detailed descriptions can be found at the ING detector page and in the report of IAC.
 

LIRIS detector properties

Detector size 1024 x 1024 pixels
Full-well capacity 100000-150000 e-
Spectral range 0.85-2.5 μm
Quantum efficiency 90% (K), 80% (J)
Readout noise (CDS) < 10 e-
Readout noise (MNDR) < 3 e-
Gain 3.9-4.1 e- / ADU
Pixel size 18.5 μm
Pixel scale 0.250" / pixel
Field of view 4.27' x 4.27'
Bad pixels ~1.5%, almost all of them located at the very detector edges
Linearity < 1% within 0-10000 ADU, <2.5% within 10000-20000 ADU. A plot is available.
Charge persistency < 1%, disappears after two or three detector reads
Saturation limit 35000 ADU
Dark current ~ 0.065 e-/s at 83 K
Readout time 0.9 s

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Last Updated: 10 May 2004
Mischa Schirmer ( )