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Introduction
Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs)
Overview
General description
Design
CCD systems on La Palma
Performance
Efficiency
Noise level
Saturation level and dynamic range
Charge transfer efficiency
Cosmetic defects
Image Photon Counting System (IPCS)
Overview
Design
Image size and pixel size
IPCS Performance
Efficiency
Noise
Saturation characteristics
Geometric distortion
Granularity
Which detector ?
General Signal and Noise considerations
A comparison between CCD and IPCS
Other considerations
Detector size
Real time data display
Time resolution
Saturation
Cosmic ray events
Cosmetic defects
Fringing
Geometric distortion
Tue Aug 15 16:42:46 BST 1995