Acquisition cameras and wavefront sensors for the GTC 10-m telescope

Ralf Kohley; Marcos Suarez Valles; Gregory S. Burley; Lluis Cavaller Marques; Rafael Vilela; Tomas Justribo

doi:10.1117/12.550432

29 September 2004 Acquisition cameras and wavefront sensors for the GTC 10-m telescope

Ralf Kohley, Marcos Suarez Valles, Gregory S. Burley, Lluis Cavaller Marques, Rafael Vilela, Tomas Justribo

Proceedings Volume 5495, Astronomical Structures and Mechanisms Technology; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550432
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

The GTC Acquisition Cameras and Wavefront Sensors are based on a modular design with remote, low-profile and lightweight CCD heads and a compact CCD controller. The cameras employ E2V Technologies Peltier cooled CCD47-20 and CCD39-01 detectors, which achieve 1Hz and 200Hz full frame readouts, respectively. The CCD controller is a modified version of the Magellan CCD controller (Greg Burley - OCIW), which is linked to the GTC control system. We present the detailed design and first performance results of the cameras.

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Ralf Kohley, Marcos Suarez Valles, Gregory S. Burley, Lluis Cavaller Marques, Rafael Vilela, and Tomas Justribo "Acquisition cameras and wavefront sensors for the GTC 10-m telescope", Proc. SPIE 5495, Astronomical Structures and Mechanisms Technology, (29 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550432

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