Category Archives: Applications

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

AST3 Cameras Status Update

This is our presentation from the 2010 Astronomy & Astrophysics in Antarctica conference in Xi’an, China.  It includes and update of our current work on a CCD camera system for the AST3 telescopes, and a description of recently developed CCD devices of interest for the astronomical community.

Download the PDF: AST3 PDF of Presentation