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Operational Characteristics
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| Speed | Fast | Slow | 
| Bias(ADU) | 1540 | 2130 | 
| Gain(e/ADU) | 1.1 | 0.4 | 
| Noise(e) | 15 | 6 | 
| Noise(ADU) | 13.6 | 15 | 
| Linearity | ||
| Readout time for NCU optimised window [278:876,162:755] (seconds). | 2.2 | 2.9 | 
Windowing is available.
Binning not recommended camera becomes very noisy.
         
 
       
        
| 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 | 
| Plate Scale (AG3 + NCU ) | 0.4" per pixel | 
| Field of view  (AG3 +NCU ) | 3.3 arcmin | 
| Limiting magnitude | Mv = 22 in 5 seconds | 
| Operating temperature | 248K | 
| Preferred amplifier | Left | 
Quantum Efficiency
   
 
       
 
 
         
| Dark current | <=1e/s ( dependant on dome temperature ) | 
| Cosmetics | Bright column at 762 | 
 
 
 
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