The Cambridge Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) System

Jonathan F. Wright; Craig D. Mackay

doi:10.1117/12.965855

1 January 1981 The Cambridge Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) System

Jonathan F. Wright, Craig D. Mackay

Proceedings Volume 0290, Solid-State Imagers for Astronomy; (1981) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.965855
Event: Solid State Imagers for Astronomy, 1981, Cambridge, United States

Abstract

This paper gives details of the Cambridge CCD system hardware and of its performance at the telescope. A new technique has been developed (and called the Drift Scan technique) that eliminates most of the problems associated with flat field calibration and permits operation under photon shot-noise limited conditions. Some examples of recent astronomical results are given.

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Jonathan F. Wright and Craig D. Mackay "The Cambridge Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) System", Proc. SPIE 0290, Solid-State Imagers for Astronomy, (1 January 1981); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.965855

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