Characterisation of the STA1600LN CCD detector for the MARVEL instrument

Robyn J. Sharman; Joel Harman; Gert Raskin; Jacob Pember; Christian Schwab; Suzanne Kovacs; Alistair Glasse

doi:10.1117/12.3019959

28 August 2024 Characterisation of the STA1600LN CCD detector for the MARVEL instrument

Robyn J. Sharman, Joel Harman, Gert Raskin, Jacob Pember, Christian Schwab, Suzanne Kovacs, Alistair Glasse

Proceedings Volume PC13103, X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy XI; PC1310311 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019959
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

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The MARVEL instrument is an array of four 80cm telescopes feeding a high-resolution echelle spectrograph designed to provide high precision radial-velocity measurements and is being led by KU Leuven (Belgium). The UK ATC is responsible for the delivery of the detector work package; a fully characterised STA1600LN optical CCD housed in a custom cryostat. As a large image area detector, the STA1600LN has been used in a variety of astronomy applications for imaging. This paper will detail the characterisation testing done by the UK ATC Electronics and Detectors group, to verify that this detector meets the requirements for a high-resolution spectrograph of this type. Testing includes measures of read noise, dark current, and the effects of the dither clocking on detector performance and stability, among others.

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Robyn J. Sharman, Joel Harman, Gert Raskin, Jacob Pember, Christian Schwab, Suzanne Kovacs, and Alistair Glasse "Characterisation of the STA1600LN CCD detector for the MARVEL instrument", Proc. SPIE PC13103, X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy XI, PC1310311 (28 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019959

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