ARCSAT (0.5m) Home

 

 

INSTRUMENTS

University of Washington Flare Camera (FlareCam)
PI: Bill Ketzeback(bketzeba/apo.nmsu.edu)

Field size:	1024 x 1024 pixels (13.3 mm)
FOV:	11.2' x 11.2'
CCD:	APOGEE U-47UV 13 um pixel, back-illuminated, UV enhanced
Read-out time:	1 sec for the whole field, 1x1 binning
Pixel Scale:	0.656"/pix
Gain:	1.25 e-/ADU (left, right)
Read-out noise, e:	11.8 e-
Dark Current:	0.1 e-/sec at T ~ -30C
QE at 5000A:	65%

 

---

 

 

Brigham Young University Camera (BYUCam)
PI: Bill Ketzeback (bketzeba/apo.nmsu.edu)

Field size:	3056 x 3056 pixels (36.6 mm)
FOV:	31.1' x 31.1'
CCD:	Finger Lakes Instrumentation ProLine PL09000, 12 um pixel, On Semi KAF-09000, front-illuminated
Read-out time:	24 sec, 1x1 binning
Pixel Scale:	0.62"/pix
Gain:	TBD e-/ADU
Read-out noise, e:	10 e- @ 1MHz; 15e- @ 8MHz
Dark Current:	0.02 e-/sec at CCD T ~ -35C
Non-linearity:	TBD
ADU saturation:	65,000
QE at 5800A:	~ 70%

 

---

 

 

Survey Cam (SurveyCam)
PI: Dmitry Bizyaev (dmbiz/apo.nmsu.edu)

Development funding for SurveyCam granted by the Mt. Cuba Astronomical Foundation through grant GR0003819 (2011-2013, PI Dmitry Bizyaev).

Field size:	4096 x 4096 pixels (36.9 mm)
FOV:	31.1' x 31.1'
CCD:	Apogee U16M-HC, 9 um pixel, KAF-16803, front-illuminated
Read-out time:	24 sec, 1x1 binning
Pixel Scale:	0.465"/pix
Gain:	1.4 e-/ADU
Read-out noise, e:	8 e-
Dark Current:	0.01 e-/sec at CCD T ~ -40C
Non-linearity:	TBD
ADU saturation:	65,000
QE at 5000A:	~ 60%