Electronic testing of the IAC infrared camera

Enrique Joven-Alvarez; Luis Fernando Rodriguez-Ramos; Jose J. Diaz-Garcia; A. Rodriguez-Mora; Nicolas A. Sosa; Mark R. Williams; F. Javier Fuentes; E. Cadavid; Antonio Manescau; Vicente Sanchez de la Rosa; E. Paez; Carlos Martin-Diaz; Jose Miguel Rodriguez-Espinosa; Peter L. Hammersley; Juan Paris P. Gonzalez

doi:10.1117/12.179698

15 July 1994 Electronic testing of the IAC infrared camera

Enrique Joven-Alvarez, Luis Fernando Rodriguez-Ramos, Jose J. Diaz-Garcia, A. Rodriguez-Mora, Nicolas A. Sosa, Mark R. Williams, F. Javier Fuentes, E. Cadavid, Antonio Manescau, Vicente Sanchez de la Rosa, E. Paez, Carlos Martin-Diaz, Jose Miguel Rodriguez-Espinosa, Peter L. Hammersley, Juan Paris P. Gonzalez

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Proceedings Volume 2225, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays III; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.179698
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The technology division of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) is developing a data acquisition system (DAS) for an IR camera to be used at the 1.5m Carlos Sanchez Telescope (TCS) in the Observatorio del Teide (Canary Islands, Spain). This camera will work between a wavelength of 1 and 5 microns and will employ an InSb focal plane array (FPA). The DAS and the user interface are based on a UNIX workstation with a modular transputer based controller. The IGA-256 (Cincinnati Electronics) has been evaluated as a candidate for the focal plane array. The main features related to the potential astronomical performance, such as well depth and dark current are reported. The testing procedures and present status of the camera are discussed.

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Enrique Joven-Alvarez, Luis Fernando Rodriguez-Ramos, Jose J. Diaz-Garcia, A. Rodriguez-Mora, Nicolas A. Sosa, Mark R. Williams, F. Javier Fuentes, E. Cadavid, Antonio Manescau, Vicente Sanchez de la Rosa, E. Paez, Carlos Martin-Diaz, Jose Miguel Rodriguez-Espinosa, Peter L. Hammersley, and Juan Paris P. Gonzalez "Electronic testing of the IAC infrared camera", Proc. SPIE 2225, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays III, (15 July 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.179698

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