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TEK2 Parameters with UltraDAS + SDSU Gen.3


Device Identification


 
 
Chip name  Tek2
Year of manufacture 1993
Serial number 1396CR02-01
First light on La Palma November 1993
Description Thinned AR coated.

Operational Characteristics

     
     
    Speed 
    SLOW
    FAST
    Bias(ADU)
     1014
    782
    Gain(e/ADU)
     1.65
     4.1
    Noise(e)
    4.5
     5.7
    Noise (ADU) 2.7 1.4
    Linear to(ADU) see graphs below
    60K
    60K
    Readout time(s)
    35
    22
Binning has been tested up to 4 x 4 with no increase in noise.


 
 
Vertical CTE 0.99999
Horizontal CTE 0.99999

Physical Characteristics


 
 
Pixel Scale (Aux.port) 0.11 arc/pixel
Field of view (Aux.port) 1.8 x 1.8 arcmin
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 0
LN2 capacity of cryostat 2.5 litres
Cryostat window thickness 4 mm
Distance from window to CCD 14.6 mm
Cryostat window size  40mm x 40mm

Operational Parameters


 
 
Flooding type none
Operating temperature 168K
Preferred amplifier A

Measured Characteristics


 
 
 
Dark current 6 e/hour



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