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AG2 with UltraDAS + SDSU Gen.2

NB these figures refer to AG2 when it was used with a Gen. 2 controller. Converted to Gen. 3 on the 29th May 2007

Device Identification

Chip name

AG2

Year of manufacture 2003
Serial number
First light on La Palma March 2003
Description E2V CCD 47-20-1-A73 with Integral Peltier Cooler

Operational Characteristics

Speed  Fast

Slow

Bias(ADU) 1715

1880

Gain(e/ADU) 1.0

0.5

Noise(e) 7

4.4

Noise(ADU) 7 8.8
Linearity
47K

65K

Readout time(s)

  

Windowing is available

Binning  not recommended camera becomes very noisy.

 

Physical Characteristics

X Pixel size 13 microns
Y Pixel size 13 microns
X size in pixels of digitised area 1072
Y size in pixels of digitised area 977
X size of useful imaging area 1028
Y size of useful imaging area 977
X start of useful imaging area 21
 Ystart of useful imaging area 1

Operational Parameters

Operating temperature 248K
Preferred amplifier Left

Measured Characteristics

Quantum Efficiency

 
 
Dark current <=1e/s ( dependant on dome temperature )
Cosmetics Bright column at 558



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