Active Detector Systems at La Silla
3.6 m Telescope
| HARPS_2003 | |||
| Performance Monitoring | yes | ZIF Board Type | Rev. 3 |
| CCD Type | Mosaic of 2 x e2v CCD 44-82 (2k x 4k) CCD-Testreport |
Inter PCB | e2v/e2v |
| ESO CCD # | 77, 78 | Cooling System Type | modified CFC with bellows and external heat exchanger |
| CCD Silicon Type | standard, thinned | Temperature Control | Lakeshore S 331, Silicon Diode (2) |
| CCD Coating | AR coated | Over-Temperature Fuse | destructive |
| Parallel Register | frame transfer | Cables | HARPS specific with vacuum feed through bowel and connective short cables inside vacuum vessel |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | no | Controller | FIERA |
| Package Stud | center | Software | |
| Detector Head | Modified VLT cryostat head with internal heat exchanger | Responsible | Javier Reyes (jreyes@eso.org) |
3.5 m NTT Telescope
| EFOSC II_1997 | |||
| Performance Monitoring | yes | ZIF Board Type | |
| CCD Type | Loral 2k x 2k CCD-Testreport |
Inter PCB | |
| ESO CCD # | 40 | Cooling System Type | Bath cryostat of generation II (old ACE type with internal preamps) |
| CCD Silicon Type | thinned, UV flooded, MPP | Temperature Control | PULPO |
| CCD Coating | AR coated | Over-Temperature Fuse | destructive |
| Parallel Register | full frame | Cables | special cables to adapt it to FIERA |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | no | Controller | FIERA |
| Package Stud | N/A | Software | |
| Detector Head | Responsible | Peter Sinclaire (psinclai@eso.org) | |
2.2 m Telescope
| FEROS_1998 | |||
| Performance Monitoring | yes | ZIF Board Type | |
| CCD Type | e2v CCD 44-82 (2k x 4k) CCD-Testreport |
Inter PCB | |
| ESO CCD # | 60 | Cooling System Type | VLT standard CFC cryostat and head |
| CCD Silicon Type | thinned | Temperature Control | PULPO |
| CCD Coating | AR coated | Over-Temperature Fuse | destructive |
| Parallel Register | frame transfer | Cables | standard FIERA cables and preamp box |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | no | Controller | FIERA |
| Package Stud | Software | ||
| Detector Head | Responsible | Sebastian Deiries (sdeiries@eso.org) | |
| GROND_2007 | |||
| Performance Monitoring | ZIF Board Type | custom | |
| CCD Type | 4 x e2v (1k x 1k) | Inter PCB | |
| ESO CCD # | Cooling System Type | cryogenic instrument | |
| CCD Silicon Type | standard, thinned | Temperature Control | PULPO |
| CCD Coating | Astro BB | Over-Temperature Fuse | |
| Parallel Register | Cables | ||
| CCD Temperature Sensor | no | Controller | FIERA |
| Package Stud | Software | ||
| Detector Head | custom, inside instrument | Responsible | Roland Reiss (rreiss@eso.org) |
| WFI_1998 | |||
| Performance Monitoring | yes | ZIF Board Type | |
| CCD Type | 2v CCD 44-82 (2k x 4k) 8 CCDs for science mosaic, + 1 x guider CCD |
Inter PCB | WFI specific |
| ESO CCD # | 49 - 57 | Cooling System Type | Bath-Cassegrain Cryostat, modified for increased cooling power |
| CCD Silicon Type | standard, thinned | Temperature Control | PULPO |
| CCD Coating | AR coated | Over-Temperature Fuse | former destructive, replaced by resettable ones |
| Parallel Register | frame transfer | Cables | WFI specific |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | no | Controller | FIERA |
| Package Stud | center | Software | |
| Detector Head | Scaled up VLT standard cryostat head with modifications | Responsible | Olaf Iwert (oiwert@eso.org) |