AG5 with UltraDAS + SDSU Gen.2
NB these figures refer
to AG5 when it was used with a Gen. 2 controller. Converted to Gen. 3 on
the 29th May 2007
Device Identification
Standard AG5 performance shown below. If the AG5 head is used with
a shorter cable and started up under uDAS as AG5XF then much faster
performance is possible. This could be useful for fast photometry observations.
| 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) |
2500
|
3000
|
| Gain(e/ADU) |
1.35
|
0.82
|
| Noise(e) |
7.2
|
6.4
|
| Noise(ADU) |
5.3 |
7.8 |
Linear to(ADU)
|
40K
|
60K
|
| Readout time(s) |
|
|
Windowing
Binning
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 |
|
| Cosmetics |
none
|
| 
