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Tek3 Parameters



Device Identification

Chip name                             Tek3
Year of manufacture                   1994
Serial number                         1578BR04/01
First light on La Palma               May 1994
Description                           Thinned AR coated

Operational Characteristics

Measurements made on IDS235 26/6/95
Speed        
Slow
Standard
Quick
Turbo
Nonastro
Bias(ADU)
     
810
877
Gain(e/ADU)
0.7
1.39
Noise(e)
4.7
6.1
Linear to(ADU)
60k
60k
Readout time(s)
166
140
Vertical CTE                          0.99999
Horizontal CTE                        0.99999

Physical Characteristics

Pixel Scale (235 camera)              0.70 arcsec/pixel
            (500 camera)              0.33 arcsec/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           11.1 mm
Cryostat window size                  40mm x 40mm

Operational Parameters

Flooding type                         none
Operating temperature                 173K
Prefered amplifier                    A
Network name                          CCD1
Anti-blooming available               no

Measured Characteristics

    Quantum Efficiency
Dark current                           9 e/hour
Full well bloom limit                  ?
Chip flatness                          ? micron ? bow
Cosmetics                              ?


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