Device Identification

Chip name                         SITe1

Year of manufacture          1995

Serial number                    1713BR03-01

First light on La Palma       May 1997

Description                          Image of Site chip in cryostat
 

Operational Characteristics

 

Speed	Standard	Quick	Turbo
Bias(ADU)	1240	995	760
Gain(e/ADU)	1.35	1.68	2.4
Noise(e)	6.1	6.4	9.2
Linear to(ADU)	60k	60k	60k
Readout time(s)	300	165	125

Vertical CTE                        0.9999999

Horizontal CTE                    0.9999997

Physical Characteristics
 

X Pixel size                                                 24 microns

Y Pixel size                                                 24 microns

X size in pixels of digitised area               2148

Y size in pixels of digitised area               2148

X size of useful imaging area                    2048

Y size of useful imaging area                    2048

X start of useful imaging area                  0

Ystart of useful imaging area                   0

LN2 capacity of cryostat                          2.5 litres

Cryostat window thickness                       4 mm

Distance from window to CCD                 14.8 mm

Operational Parameters

Flooding type                                             none

Operating temperature                             162K

Preferred amplifier                                     C (D is possible backup)

Anti-blooming available                           no
 

Measured characteristics

Dark current                  3 e/hour

Chip flatness                 160 micron convex bow