CCD Systems


This page now relates information regarding
the STATUS of the CCD systems in use at
Siding Spring and Mount Stromlo

Telescope Availability

Dewar

System

CCD

Focal Plane

AstroMed 3200 Cables

Read Noise

Description

Pixel Size

SDSUI support

Status, 31/01/2005

 

 

 

Name

Ampl.

Socket Pin (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D1

P8603 EEV

GEC578x386

 

1

FP1

 

 

P8603 EEV

22u

 

D

under development

D2

OTCCD

CCD18

 

1

FP2

 

 

OTCCD

15u

yes

D

74" Cass & Coude

D3

SITe UV

CCD19

 

1

FP3

Ampl. B

7

SITe1752x532, thinned

15µ

 

D

Spare

D4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

30"

D5

SITe 1K

CCD4

D

1

FP4

Ampl. B

5

SITe 1024x1024 Amp D

24u

 

D

40" f/8

D6

EEV2Kx1K

CCD6

 

1

FP6

Std, Ampl. A, Frame Transfer

6

EEV 2186x1152, thick

22µ

 

R
(now the Imager)

2.3m DBS Blue

D7

DBS-B

CCD7

 

1

FP7

Std, Ampl. A, Frame Transfer

5

SITe 1752x532, grade1

15 µ

 

R
(now DBS Red)

New 2.3m DBS Blue

 

DBS-Blue

CCD30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O

Testing TEK 1K Lumogen coating

D8

TEK 1K

TEK1k

 

1

FP8

 

 

TEK 1024x1024

 

 

D

2.3m DBS Red

D9

DBS-R

CCD9

 

1

FP9

Std, Ampl. A, Frame Transfer

6

SITe 1752x532, grade1

15 µ

 

O

74" Coude

D10

TEK 2K

CCD10

B

41

FP10

Std, Ampl. A, Frame Transfer

8

TEK 2048x2048, thinned

24u

yes

O

2.3m Imager

D11

SITe 1K

CCD11

 

1

FP11

Std, Ampl. A, Frame Transfer

7

SITe 1024x1024, thinned

24µ

 

R
(now DBS Blue)

40" f/8

D12

TEK 2K

CCD12

 

1

FP12

Std, Ampl. A, Frame Transfer

9

TEK 2048x2048, thinned

24µ

 

D

74inch, 2.3m Imag., 24"

D13

SITe-2Kx800

CCD13

 

1

FP13

Std, Ampl. A, Frame Transfer

7

SITe 2000x800

15µ

 

D

16"

D14

SITe 2Kx4K

CCD16

A

1

FP14

Ampl. A

3

SITe 2048x4096, thin, MPP, AR coated. Amp B

15u

yes

D

74inch

D14

SITe 2Kx4K

CCD17

B

1

FP14

Ampl. B

3

SITe 2048x4096, thin, MPP, AR coated. Amp B

15u

yes

D

not available

D15

LL 2Kx4K

 CCD20

 

1

FP15

 

 

Lincoln Labs 2048x4096

15u

 

D

2,3 m Cass

D16

TTT 64x128

CCD2

 

1

FP16

Bottom Left

4.5

Loral 64x128 Frame Transfer

15u

 

O

2,3m Nasy Slit viewer

D17

EEV Camera

EEV Camera

 

1

FP17

 

 

Varo Intensified EEV P8600

22u

 

D

50inch

 

50inch Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50inch

 

50inch Red

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chip out of Service

 

GEC blue

CCD5

 

1

FP5

Std, Ampl. A, Frame Transfer

10

GEC 578x385, dye-laser coated

22u

 

 

Chip out of Service

 

SITe UV

CCD3

 

1

FP3

Std, Ampl. A, Frame Transfer

7

SITe1752x532, thinned

15µ

 

 

UTAS

 

SITe 512x512

CCD100

 

 

 

 

 

SITe512x512, thinned

 

 

 

AAO 6dF

 

EEV 1024x1024

CCD47-10

CCD102

 

 

 

 

 

EEV 1024x1024 CCD47-10

 13µ

 

 

TIOASTC

 

SITe 2Kx4K

CCD104,CCD105

B

1

FP14

Ampl. B

3

SITe 2048x4096, thin, MPP, AR coated. Amp B

15u

yes

 

Notes.

  1. D9 temporarily using UV coated chip while testing grade 1, eng grade. The eng. grade has a read noise of 6e
  2. Indicates the socket pin number which the CCD pin 1 is inserted into.