Ebook: Optical Detectors for Astronomy: Proceedings of an ESO CCD Workshop held in Garching, Germany, October 8–10, 1996

The Workshop "Optical Detectors for Astronomy" was held during October 8-10, 1996 at the headquarters of the European Southern Observatory in Garching, Germany. This was the third meeting of its kind, previous meetings being held in 1991 and 1993, but this is the first ESO "CCD Workshop" that has published proceedings. Most of the leading manufacturers and major astronomical observatories were represented, with the 117 attendees coming together from 14 different countries that spanned every continent on Earth. The motivation for the ESO CCD Workshop series is the creation of informal and open venue of information exchange about astronomical CCD detectors and systems. Judging from the reaction and feedback of the participants, the 1996 workshop was as successful as the previous editions, which is a credit to all who attended. The Workshop was organized as a mixture of invited talks, oral presentations, poster sessions and roundtable discussions, the latter used to foster a free exchange of ideas among participants. These technical sessions were complemented by an opening reception and a congenial evening in downtown Munich, which included a walking tour of the historic area followed by dinner at the famous Franziskaner brewery and an after dinner talk by Walter Kosonocky, who reviewed the history of CCD technology.

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These are the proceedings of a workshop held at the European Southern Observatory in October 1996, a workshop which concentrated on optical detectors for astronomy. Representatives from every leading manufacturer and all of the major astronomical observatories came together to present their work on Charged Coupled Devices (CCDs). The papers contained in these proceedings are concerned with the development, manufacture, testing and implementation of CCDs. Many discuss the electronics (hardware and software) that are used to operate these detectors.
Astronomical observatories are the most ambitious and aggressive users of optical detectors, more so than any other scientific discipline. Since the quantum efficiency and noise of a detector have a direct effect on the quality of science, the makers of astronomical CCD systems continually push the `envelope' of optical detector technology. The papers contained in these proceedings provide the reader with state-of-the-art CCD technology and contain information on research and development efforts that will continue for several years.

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These are the proceedings of a workshop held at the European Southern Observatory in October 1996, a workshop which concentrated on optical detectors for astronomy. Representatives from every leading manufacturer and all of the major astronomical observatories came together to present their work on Charged Coupled Devices (CCDs). The papers contained in these proceedings are concerned with the development, manufacture, testing and implementation of CCDs. Many discuss the electronics (hardware and software) that are used to operate these detectors.
Astronomical observatories are the most ambitious and aggressive users of optical detectors, more so than any other scientific discipline. Since the quantum efficiency and noise of a detector have a direct effect on the quality of science, the makers of astronomical CCD systems continually push the `envelope' of optical detector technology. The papers contained in these proceedings provide the reader with state-of-the-art CCD technology and contain information on research and development efforts that will continue for several years.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Large Area, Buttable Image Sensors for Mosaic Applications....Pages 3-11
The State of CCD Technology at Lockheed Martin Fairchild Systems....Pages 13-18
Large-Area Back-Illuminated CCD Imager Development....Pages 19-28
CCDs for Astronomy....Pages 29-36
Philips Imaging Technology and the MK?NK Image Sensor....Pages 37-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
CFHT — Wide Field Imaging and “CCD-World” Host....Pages 47-47
The Astronomical CCD Development Program at Copenhagen University....Pages 49-54
Future Instrumentation for the Nordic Optical Telescope....Pages 55-56
ESO’s Plan for Optical Detectors....Pages 57-64
AAO Detectors — Present Status and Future Plans....Pages 65-70
A Drift Scan Camera for Astrometry....Pages 71-74
RGO (and ING) CCDs — Current Developments....Pages 75-81
CCD Development at the University of Hawaii....Pages 83-84
High Precision Shutter for the T.N.G. CCD Camera....Pages 85-88
Fabrication of Thinned CCDs at UCO/Lick Observatory....Pages 89-91
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
ESO’s New CCD Testbench....Pages 95-102
FIERA: ESO’s New Generation CCD Controller....Pages 103-114
The Architecture for Two Generations of ESO VLT CCD Controllers....Pages 115-122
Crymac- Cryostat Maintenance Controller....Pages 123-125
Some Experiments with Simple Preamplifier Designs....Pages 127-130
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
PULPO: Temperature, Vacuum, Shutter, LN2 Level, All in One Box....Pages 131-134
Very-High Frame-Rate Burst-Image Sensor....Pages 135-138
High Speed, Wide Dynamic Range CCD Systems for Applications in Astronomy....Pages 139-142
Recent Results from the EEV CCD42....Pages 143-151
The Aip Photometric Testbench....Pages 153-156
High-Speed Data Acquisition System Messia for Subaru....Pages 157-164
Readout Speed Optimization for Conventional CCDs Employing Dual Slope Integration for Double Correlated Sampling....Pages 165-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
An Interferometric Method for Measurement of the Detector MTF....Pages 187-190
The Two EROS 4k x 8k CCD Mosaic Cameras....Pages 191-202
Wide Field Imaging at CFHT: The Megacam Project....Pages 203-207
Fringing — A User’s Perspective....Pages 209-212
Deimos Dewar System....Pages 213-216
High Precision Photometry from Space with COROT: Effect of the Spatial Image Jitter on the Photometric Performances of CCDs....Pages 217-222
Charge Transfer Efficiency in Proton Damaged CCDs....Pages 223-230
Low Smear Drift Scanning CCDs....Pages 231-235
Parallel Phase Test....Pages 237-238
Converting a Schmidt Telescope to CCDs: The OCA/DLR Asteroid Survey....Pages 239-244
On the Optimization of CCD Readout Noise....Pages 245-250
How Linear are Typical CCDs ?....Pages 251-264
Application of the Arcon CCD Controller to the NOAO 8k Mosaic Imager....Pages 265-274
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Cleaning contaminated CCDs....Pages 275-278
CCD Flatness Measuring System at UCO/Lick Observatory....Pages 279-280
The Orthogonal Transfer CCD....Pages 281-291
A Technique for the Determination of Co-Planarity in Mosaic CCD Cameras....Pages 293-298
CCD Camera Calibration and Testing using Compact LED Light Sources....Pages 299-302
A Fully Depleted PN-Junction CCD for Infrared-, UV- and X-Ray Detection....Pages 303-310

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These are the proceedings of a workshop held at the European Southern Observatory in October 1996, a workshop which concentrated on optical detectors for astronomy. Representatives from every leading manufacturer and all of the major astronomical observatories came together to present their work on Charged Coupled Devices (CCDs). The papers contained in these proceedings are concerned with the development, manufacture, testing and implementation of CCDs. Many discuss the electronics (hardware and software) that are used to operate these detectors.
Astronomical observatories are the most ambitious and aggressive users of optical detectors, more so than any other scientific discipline. Since the quantum efficiency and noise of a detector have a direct effect on the quality of science, the makers of astronomical CCD systems continually push the `envelope' of optical detector technology. The papers contained in these proceedings provide the reader with state-of-the-art CCD technology and contain information on research and development efforts that will continue for several years.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Large Area, Buttable Image Sensors for Mosaic Applications....Pages 3-11
The State of CCD Technology at Lockheed Martin Fairchild Systems....Pages 13-18
Large-Area Back-Illuminated CCD Imager Development....Pages 19-28
CCDs for Astronomy....Pages 29-36
Philips Imaging Technology and the MK?NK Image Sensor....Pages 37-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
CFHT — Wide Field Imaging and “CCD-World” Host....Pages 47-47
The Astronomical CCD Development Program at Copenhagen University....Pages 49-54
Future Instrumentation for the Nordic Optical Telescope....Pages 55-56
ESO’s Plan for Optical Detectors....Pages 57-64
AAO Detectors — Present Status and Future Plans....Pages 65-70
A Drift Scan Camera for Astrometry....Pages 71-74
RGO (and ING) CCDs — Current Developments....Pages 75-81
CCD Development at the University of Hawaii....Pages 83-84
High Precision Shutter for the T.N.G. CCD Camera....Pages 85-88
Fabrication of Thinned CCDs at UCO/Lick Observatory....Pages 89-91
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
ESO’s New CCD Testbench....Pages 95-102
FIERA: ESO’s New Generation CCD Controller....Pages 103-114
The Architecture for Two Generations of ESO VLT CCD Controllers....Pages 115-122
Crymac- Cryostat Maintenance Controller....Pages 123-125
Some Experiments with Simple Preamplifier Designs....Pages 127-130
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
PULPO: Temperature, Vacuum, Shutter, LN2 Level, All in One Box....Pages 131-134
Very-High Frame-Rate Burst-Image Sensor....Pages 135-138
High Speed, Wide Dynamic Range CCD Systems for Applications in Astronomy....Pages 139-142
Recent Results from the EEV CCD42....Pages 143-151
The Aip Photometric Testbench....Pages 153-156
High-Speed Data Acquisition System Messia for Subaru....Pages 157-164
Readout Speed Optimization for Conventional CCDs Employing Dual Slope Integration for Double Correlated Sampling....Pages 165-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
An Interferometric Method for Measurement of the Detector MTF....Pages 187-190
The Two EROS 4k x 8k CCD Mosaic Cameras....Pages 191-202
Wide Field Imaging at CFHT: The Megacam Project....Pages 203-207
Fringing — A User’s Perspective....Pages 209-212
Deimos Dewar System....Pages 213-216
High Precision Photometry from Space with COROT: Effect of the Spatial Image Jitter on the Photometric Performances of CCDs....Pages 217-222
Charge Transfer Efficiency in Proton Damaged CCDs....Pages 223-230
Low Smear Drift Scanning CCDs....Pages 231-235
Parallel Phase Test....Pages 237-238
Converting a Schmidt Telescope to CCDs: The OCA/DLR Asteroid Survey....Pages 239-244
On the Optimization of CCD Readout Noise....Pages 245-250
How Linear are Typical CCDs ?....Pages 251-264
Application of the Arcon CCD Controller to the NOAO 8k Mosaic Imager....Pages 265-274
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Cleaning contaminated CCDs....Pages 275-278
CCD Flatness Measuring System at UCO/Lick Observatory....Pages 279-280
The Orthogonal Transfer CCD....Pages 281-291
A Technique for the Determination of Co-Planarity in Mosaic CCD Cameras....Pages 293-298
CCD Camera Calibration and Testing using Compact LED Light Sources....Pages 299-302
A Fully Depleted PN-Junction CCD for Infrared-, UV- and X-Ray Detection....Pages 303-310
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