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  • Vatt4k Imager - Vatt4k
    • New STA0500A CCD installed September, 2007
    • Characterized 09Sep07 @ ITL
    • Gain info
    • Noise - 4.5 e-
    • Full Well - 99,,000 e-unbinned
    • Dark Current - TBD, CCD not cold enough, requires additional dewar work
    • Operating CCD temperature: TBD, currently -70C
    • QE curve PDF - TBD
    • ARC Gen2 camera controller with dual output
    • 120 second readout time
    • Detector serial number - sn5348
    • Pixels: 4064x4064 15x15 microns
    Vatt2k Imager - Vatt2k - RETIRED!!! August, 2007
    • Characterized 21Jun06 @ ITL
    • Device was named ccd26 under ICE sofwtare
    • Gain - 2.0 e-/DN
    • Noise - 6.4 e-
    • Full Well - 75,000 e-unbinned
    • Dark Current -  <20 e-/pixel/hour
    • Operating CCD temperature: -120C
    • QE curve
    • ARC Gen1 camera controller
    • 65 second readout time
    • Detector serial number - sn184
    • Old detector info file
    • Photon Transfer Curve unbinned
    • Pixels: 2048x2048 15x15 microns
       
       
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