CCD9/10/11/12 (MOSCA)

Summary:

Parameter	Description / Value
Manufacturer	Loral/Lesser
Device identification	W15-(0.1)	W17-(1,1)	W19-(1,0)	W20¹-(0,0)
NOT Name	CCD9	CCD10	CCD11	CCD12
Horzontal pixels / CCD	2048
Vertical pixels / CCD	2048
Pixel size & plate scale	15um, 0.109"/pixel
Readout noise (A4RR) (2x2 binning)	8.294e-	8.521e-	8.483e-	8.583e-
Readout noise (A4RR) (no binning)	8.406e-	8.164e-	8.4e-	8.624e-
Conversion factor (2x2 binning)	1.209e-/ADU	1.245e-/ADU	1.266e-/ADU	1.255e-/ADU
Conversion factor (no binning)	1.279e-/ADU	1.264e-/ADU	1.305e-/ADU	1.307e-/ADU
Nonlinerity (2x2 binning)	<0.2%
Nonlinerity (no binning)	<0.1% (<21000ADU)
Readout Time (no binning)	113s
Readout Time (2x2 binning)	37s
Dark current (mean)	0.3 e-/h/pxl	1.5 e-/h/pxl	3.2 e-/h/pxl	2.7 e-/h/pxl

¹NOTE: The full well of device W20 has a strong position dependance with a limiting level of only 40KADU/52Ke- in the bottom right corner, nearest the centre of the mosaic array.

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W20	W19
W15	W17

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Last modified: May 31 2023