To get the higher QE, the CCD camera will be upgraded to Proline PL 4710-1-MB of Finger Lakes Instrumentation in the fall of 2009, which adopts E2V back illuminated CCD. The specification is as follows.
Name | Value |
Format | 1056x1027 |
Pixel Size | 13.5 (um) |
Readout Noise | 14 (e- rms) |
Conversion Factor | 1.82 (e-/ADU) |