Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO) Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) Camera

Paul R. Jorden; D. J. Thorne; I. G. van Breda

doi:10.1117/12.933443

16 November 1982 Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO) Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) Camera

Paul R. Jorden, D. J. Thorne, I. G. van Breda

Proceedings Volume 0331, Instrumentation in Astronomy IV; (1982) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933443
Event: 1982 Astronomy Conferences, 1982, Tucson, United States

Abstract

A liquid nitrogen cooled CCD camera utilising the RCA 53612 thinned CCD is described. It was constructed primarily for direct imaging at the prime focus of the Anglo Australian Telescope and is now installed as a common user instrument. The camera head, drive electr-onics and microprogrammable controller are briefly described. The camera has been designed to accommodate other CCD chips with minimum modification: many operating modes are available under software control. Operating characteristics and some astronomical results are presented.

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Paul R. Jorden, D. J. Thorne, and I. G. van Breda "Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO) Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) Camera", Proc. SPIE 0331, Instrumentation in Astronomy IV, (16 November 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933443

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