CCD Technical Specifications

CCD	Array	Pixel size (µm)	Gain (e⁻/DN)	Noise ^[a] (e⁻)	Bias ^[a,b] (ADU)	Binning (H×V)	Q.E.	Remarks
4	800×800	15	2.0	8.0	?	1×1, 2×1, 2×2, 3×1, 4×1, 6×1, 6×2		thinned
8	800×800	15	1.5	8.0	?	1×1, 2×1, 2×2, 3×1, 4×1, 6×1, 6×2		thinned, ~~old~~ DBSP blue
9	800×800	15	1.5	12.0	?	1×1, 1×2, 2×1, 2×2, 3×1, 3×2, 4×1, 4×2	plot	thinned, lumogen coated, P60 Echelle only
13	2048×2048	24	1.6	6.3	1790	1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 3×1, 3×2	data plot	thinned, AR coated, imaging, Norris spect
14	1024×1024	24	2.13	8.6	1100	1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 1×4, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 2×4		thinned, AR coated, DBSP blue only ~~(OLD)~~
15	1024×1024	24	2.0	6.6	2400	1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 3×1, 3×2	data plot	thinned, AR coated, imaging ^[c]
16	1024×1024	24	2.5	8.2	?	1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 3×1, 3×2	plot	thinned, AR coated, imaging ^[c]
20	2688×512	15	0.48	2.5	950	1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 3×1, 3×2		thinned, AR coated, DBSP blue only ~~(OLD)~~
21	1024×1024	24	2.0	7.5	5000	1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 3×1, 3×2		thinned, AR coated, DBSP red only
23	2048×4096	15	0.72	2.5	3150	1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 3×1, 3×2	plot	thinned, AR coated, DBSP blue only
Cosmic	2048×2048	24	?	11	270	1×1, 2×2
^[a] Values in italics are estimates. ^[b] Bias level indicated is appropriate for unbinned CCD. ^[c] CCD 16 has better blue response than CCD 15; see plot.

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CCDs / v 2.0.1
Last updated: 27 March 2019 ACM