CCD Camera Unit

Proline PL4021 of Finger Lakes Instrumentation is used for the CCD camera unit. This camera uses an interlaced CCD Kodak KAI-4021.

NameValue
Format2048x2048
Pixel Size7.4 (um)
Readout Noise12 (e- rms)
Conversion Factor0.95 (e-/ADU)

Upgrade Plan

To get the higher QE, the CCD camera will be upgraded to Proline PL 4710-1-MB in the fall of 2009, which adopts E2V back illuminated CCD. The specification is as follows.

NameValue
Format1024x1024
Pixel Size13.5 (um)
Readout Noise14 (e- rms)
Conversion Factor1.82 (e-/ADU)

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