QUCAM1 Parameters with UltraDAS + SDSU Gen.2
Device Identification
| Chip name |
QUCAM1
|
| Year of manufacture |
2005 |
| Serial number |
04073-17-21
|
| First light on La Palma |
May 2005
|
| Description |
E2V CCD97 Thinned midband AR coated. L3 electron multiplying CCD.
Camera Picture
|
Operational Characteristics
| Speed |
Fast
|
Slow
|
| Bias(ADU) |
2300
|
2320
|
| Gain(ADU/e) |
90
|
8
|
| Read Noise(e) |
0.1
|
1
|
Linear to(ADU)
|
17500
|
17500
|
L3
Gain
|
410
|
37
|
Windowed readout times as follows:
[timings made using the 'rsrun' command]
Window size
|
Fast
|
Slow
|
Full frame
|
0.7
|
0.7 |
| [200:350,200:350] |
100ms
|
100ms
|
| [200:300,1:540] |
400ms
|
400ms
|
| [1:560,200:400] |
400ms
|
400ms
|
Windows smaller than 150 × 150 pixels are not recommended because
of bias gradients in the first 30 rows and columns of the window
Windowing : one window only
Binning : No
Physical Characteristics
| X Pixel size |
16 microns
|
| Y Pixel size |
16 microns
|
| X size in pixels of digitised area |
560
|
| Y size in pixels of digitised area |
540
|
| X size of useful imaging area |
510
|
| Y size of useful imaging area |
512
|
| X start of useful imaging area |
22
|
| Ystart of useful imaging area |
10 |
Operational Parameters
Operating temperature
|
168K (requires 3 hour cool down to stabilise
at operational temp, important for gain stability)
|
Preferred Amplifier
|
Right
|
Measured Characteristics
Predicted QE
Dark Current
|
2.7e/pix/hour
|
Some papers describing the use of L3 CCDs see this link
Sample Images and Observing tips for L3 Cameras see this link
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