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AG5XF with UltraDAS + SDSU Gen.2



Device Identification

This camera is essentially AG5 with a shorter cable and higher speed code. It is intended for fast photometry applications using the uDAS command 'rsrun' . Information on the use of the rsrun command can be found at the bottom of the this link: http://www.ing.iac.es/~smt/ag_project/rsrun.html


Chip name AG5
Year of manufacture 2005
Serial number 8383-10-18
First light on La Palma October 2005
Description E2V CCD 57-10-1-431  with Integral Peltier Cooler

Operational Characteristics

 
Speed  Fast
Slow
Bias(ADU) 2272
2920
Gain(e/ADU) 0.97
0.47
Noise(e) 6.6
6.6
Noise(ADU) 6.8 14.0
Linear to(ADU) 
40K
60K
Readout time (full frame) 1.1s
1.7s
Readout time (50 x 50 window)
50ms
70 mS
Readout time (100 x100 window)
70ms
100ms
Readout time ( 250 x 250 window )
240ms
400ms
  


 

 

Physical Characteristics

 
 
X Pixel size 13 microns
Y Pixel size 13 microns
X size in pixels of digitised area 560
Y size in pixels of digitised area 536
X size of useful imaging area 535
Y size of useful imaging area 528
X start of useful imaging area 13
Ystart of useful imaging area 1
Limiting Magnitude
At cass. with a clear filter the limiting magnitude is approx. Mag 21 for a 5 s exposure.

Operational Parameters

Operating temperature 243K
Preferred amplifier Left

Measured Characteristics

Quantum Efficiency

   

 
Dark current <1e/s
Cosmetics none



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Last modified: 21 November 2010