The ALFOSC Camera Pre-commissioning characterisation of CCD and cryostat

Anton Norup Sø rensen
Copenhagen University Observatory

February 1998
revised March 1998

• Contents
• Introduction
• Operating options
• Cosmetics
• Read-out noise
• Cross-talk
• Gain, linearity and full-well
• Charge Transfer Efficiency
• Modulation Transfer Function
• Quantum-efficiency
• Bias and overscan
• Dark current
• Pixel size
• Cryostat
• References
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