TEK6 Parameters with UltraDAS
Device Identification
Chip name |
TEK6 |
Year of manufacture |
1994 |
Serial number |
|
First light on La Palma |
March 1995 |
Description |
Thinned AR coated fitted as integral part of WYFFOS, converted to
run with UltraDAS January 2001. |
Operational Characteristics
N.B. Although slow and fast speeds are selectable, for Tek6 only,
they are in fact identical in every way as the figures would suggest.
Speed |
Slow |
Fast |
Bias(ADU) |
4430
|
4430
|
Gain(e/ADU) |
2.1 |
2.1 |
Noise(e) |
7 |
7 |
Linear to(ADU) |
60K |
60K |
Readout time(s) |
38 |
38 |
Binning is not available
Windowing is not available
Vertical CTE |
0.99999 |
Horizontal CTE |
0.99999 |
Physical Characteristics
X Pixel size |
24 microns |
Y Pixel size |
24 microns |
X size in pixels of digitised area |
1100 |
Y size in pixels of digitised area |
1040 |
X size of useful imaging area |
1024 |
Y size of useful imaging area |
1024 |
X start of useful imaging area |
53 |
Ystart of useful imaging area |
1 |
LN2 capacity of cryostat |
2.5 litres |
Operational Parameters
Flooding type |
none |
Operating temperature |
153K |
Preferred amplifier |
B |
Measured Characteristics
Linearity was measured in January 2002 using this method
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