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Warning : these figures refer to Tek1 when it was used with a Dutch controller and are for reference only.

Tek1 Parameters



Device Identification

Chip name Tek1
Year of manufacture 1991
Serial number  1347BR12-02
First light on La Palma March 1992
Description Thinned AR coated

    Operational Characteristics

     
    Measurements made on ISIS Blue 17/7/95
    Speed 
    Slow
    Standard
    Quick
    Turbo
    Nonastro
    Bias(ADU)
    2379 
    2289
    2250
    2220
    1787
    Gain(e/ADU)
    1.16
    1.28
    1.74
    2.73
    4.77
    Noise(e)
    5.02
    5.24
    5.73
    8.38
    23.56
    Linear to(ADU)
    60k
    60k
    60k
    50k
    15k
    Readout time(s)
    160
    105
    70
    50
    35
Binning - NB when binning the readout speed will always be TURBO regardless of the readout speed selected.
 
 
Vertical CTE   0.99999
Horizontal CTE   0.99999

Physical Characteristics

Pixel Scale (ISIS) 0.33 arc/pixel
X Pixel size 24 microns
Y Pixel size  24 microns
X size in pixels of digitised area 1124
Y size in pixels of digitised area 1124
X size of useful imaging area 1024
Y size of useful imaging area  1024
X start of useful imaging area 50
Ystart of useful imaging area  0
LN2 capacity of cryostat 2.5 litres
Cryostat window thickness 4 mm
Distance from window to CCD
Cryostat window size 40mm x 40mm

Operational Parameters

Flooding type none
Operating temperature 173K
Preferred amplifier B
Network name CCD2
Anti-blooming available no

Measured Characteristics


 
 
Dark current 9 e/hour
Cosmetics 11 small traps


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