Overwhelmingly Large CCDs for Astronomical Applications
This presentation from the 2009 Detectors for Astronomy conference gives an overview of applications for which STA has developed CCDs.
Download the PDF: Overwhelmingly Large CCDs for Astronomy
Update of the STA1600 10560 x 10560 high-resolution CCD
This is our presentation from the 2010 SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation conference in San Diego.
Summary:
- Full 6” wafer imager
- 10560 x 10560 pixels
- 9 micron pixel
- 111,513,600 pixels per frame
- 16 dual stage high speed outputs
- Backside thinned available
- Acquisition speeds up to 1 frame/sec
- Designed for US Naval Observatory
Download the PDF: Update of the STA1600 10560 x 10560 pixel high-resolution CCD