N.B. During the next few months there will be a migration of detectors from SDSU Generation 2 to Generation 3 controllers. Along with increased maintainability this will produce an improvement in performance with some devices. Detector performance figures with Generation 2 controllers will continue to be available, the date of changeover to Generation 3 is also given.
For information only details of detectors no longer operational are also available. As are performance figures for detectors when they were running with the Dutch controllers.
WHT CCD Assignments
| Instrument | Preferred Detectors | Comments | Controller Generation (from) | Commissioned? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NAOMI |
INGRID |
Gen2 | Yes |
|
| WFS |
Gen2 | |||
| LIRIS |
LIRIS |
Gen2 | Yes |
|
| OASIS |
MITLL3 |
This device is only available on OASIS. |
Gen3 (14/01/2007) | Yes |
| ISIS Blue | EEV12 | Under exceptional circumstances a Tek may be made available. | Gen3 (25/01/2007) |
|
| QUCAM1 | 'E2V CCD97 L3 electron multiplying device' |
Gen3(13/12/2007) | Under evaluation |
|
| QUCAM2 | 'E2V CCD201 L3 electron multiplying device' | Gen3 (8/3/2007) | Yes | |
| QUCAM3 | 'E2V CCD201 L3 electron multiplying device' |
Due Semester 2008B | ||
ISIS Red |
RED+ |
Red sensitive device with additional fringe suppression
and AR coating peaking at 900nm. |
Gen3 (10/12/2006) |
Yes |
| Marconi2 | Red Sensitive device. |
Gen3 (29/5/2007)
|
|
|
| Tek4 | Available for proposals requiring fast spectroscopy mode. | Gen2 | |
|
| QUCAM1 | 'E2V CCD97 L3 electron multiplying device' | Gen3(13/12/2007) | Under evaluation |
|
| QUCAM2 | 'E2V CCD201 L3 electron multiplying device' |
Gen3(8/3/2007) | Yes |
|
| QUCAM3 |
'E2V CCD201 L3 electron multiplying device' |
Due Semester 2008B | ||
| Aux.Port | Tek2 | There is no alternative. | Gen2 | |
| AUXCAM |
Coming soon ! Will be used with ACAM when it arrives |
Gen3 | No | |
| Prime Focus | WHTWFC | 2 × EEV42s there is no alternative. | Gen3(1/07/2007) | |
| WYFFOS | WHTWFC |
New WYFFOS Long Camera |
Gen3(1/07/2007) | |
| PNS/Spare | EEV13 | Gen3 (13/02/2007) |
|
|
| SAURON/Spare |
EEV10a |
Gen3 (22/03/07) | Yes |
|
| Autoguider/TV |
AG |
New ING designed autoguider/TV
heads have been commissioned with ULTRADAS +SDSU controllers |
||
INT CCD Assignments
| Instrument | Preferred Detectors | Comments | Controller Generation |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDS 235 | EEV10a | Gen3(22/03/07) | Yes |
|
| WFC | WFC | 4 × EEV42s | Gen3(1/03/07) |
|
Detector Performance with Generation 2 Controller
| Detector |
Date of move |
|---|---|
| QUCAM1 | 13/12/07 |
| AG1,AG2,AG3,AG4,AG5,AG6 | 29/05/07 |
| WHTWFC | 01/06/07 |
| Marconi2 | 29/5/2007 |
| AG0 | 23/03/2007 |
| EEV10a | 22/03/2007 |
| MITLL3 | 14/03/2007 |
| QUCAM2 | 8/03/2007 |
| WFC | 1/03/2007 |
| EEV13 | 13/02/2007 |
| EEV12 | 25/01/2007 |
| RED+ |
Not applicable |
Detectors No Longer Available
| Detector | Comments | Date |
|---|---|---|
| QUCAM1 | Withdrawn from service | 06/06/2007 |
| Tek5 | Withdrawn from service | 08/02/2007 |
| Tek1 | Withdrawn from service & dismantled | 08/02/2007 |
| Tek6 |
Withdrawn from service | 27/07/2004 |
| SITe1 |
Moth-balled at JKT |
31/07/2003 |
| SITe2 | Withdrawn from service & dismantled |
23/07/2002 28/02/2006 |
| FOS1 | Withdrawn from service | Sep 2000 |
| Tek3 | Device failure | Dec 1998 |
| EEV9 | Withdrawn from service | Aug 1998 |
| EEV3 | Withdrawn from service | Aug 1998 |
| EEV10 | Replaced by EEV10a | Mar 1998 |
| LOR1a | Withdrawn from service | Early 1998 |
| LOR2 | Withdrawn from service | Early 1998 |
Detector Performance with Dutch Controllers
| Detector | Date of transfer to SDSU/ULTRADAS |
|---|---|
| Site2 | December 2001 |
| Tek2 | November 2001 |
| Tek1 | September 2001 |
| Site1 | January 2001 |
| Tek6 | January 2001 |
| Tek4 | January 2001 |
| EEV12 | January 2001 |
| Tek5 | August 2000 |
| EEV10a | August 2000 |
| WFC | September 1999 |
| 2EEV, EEV13 | not applicable |