Characterization of VISTA IR detectors

Nagaraja Bezawada; Derek Ives; Guy Woodhouse

doi:10.1117/12.550546

29 September 2004 Characterization of VISTA IR detectors

Nagaraja Bezawada, Derek Ives, Guy Woodhouse

Proceedings Volume 5499, Optical and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550546
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

VISTA awarded a contract to Raytheon Vision Systems in June 2002 to supply 16 SWIR HgCdTe 2Kx2K detectors. Raytheon has delivered VIRGO 2K x 2K readout multiplexers, engineering detectors and the first two science grade detectors. The UKATC has set up a low background test facility to test and characterize the VIRGO detectors and to confirm that the detector performance meets our specifications. The VIRGO 2Kx2K is a new detector being produced for VISTA by Raytheon. In this paper we present the first results and performance of the multiplexer and the science detector. The test facility includes a custom built low background close-cycle cooled cryostat, cryogenic pre-amplifier electronics and uses ESO’s Infrared array controller electronics and detector control and data acquisition software. The detector parameters being measured include trans-impedance conversion gain, quantum efficiency in J, H and K wave bands, read noise, dark generation rate, linearity, well capacity, pixel operability, drift with temperature, persistence and electrical cross-talk.

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Nagaraja Bezawada, Derek Ives, and Guy Woodhouse "Characterization of VISTA IR detectors", Proc. SPIE 5499, Optical and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy, (29 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550546

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