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AG5XF with UltraDAS + SDSU Gen.2
Device Identification
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| 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) | 2272 |
2920 |
| Gain(e/ADU) | 0.97 |
0.47 |
| Noise(e) | 6.6 |
6.6 |
| Noise(ADU) | 6.8 | 14.0 |
| Linear to(ADU) |
40K |
60K |
| Readout time (full frame) | 1.1s |
1.7s |
| Readout time (50 x 50 window) |
50ms |
70 mS |
| Readout time (100 x100 window) |
70ms |
100ms |
| Readout time ( 250 x 250 window ) |
240ms |
400ms |
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 | <1e/s |
| Cosmetics | none |
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