Active Detector Systems at Paranal
UT 1 - ANTU
| FORS Blue (= former FORS 1_2007) | |||
| Performance Monitoring | Yes | ZIF Board Type | Rev. 3 |
| CCD Type | Mosaic of 2 x e2v (2k x 4k) CCD-Testreport |
Inter PCB | e2v/e2v |
| ESO CCD # | 64, 103 | Cooling System Type | Bath-Cassegrain Cryostat |
| CCD Silicon Type | Temperature Control | PULPO | |
| CCD Coating | Over-Temperature Fuse | destructive | |
| Parallel Register | Cables | Universal cable | |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | no | Controller | FIERA |
| Package Stud | Software | ||
| Detector Head | VLT cryostat head, FORS specific top part, modified for symmetric mounting | Responsible | Roland Reiss (rreiss@eso.org) |
| FORS Red (= former FORS 2_2002) | |||
| Performance Monitoring | Yes | ZIF Board Type | MIT flex cable |
| CCD Type | Mosaic of 2 x MIT/LL CCID-20 (2k x 4k) CCD-Testreport |
Inter PCB | MIT/MIT |
| ESO CCD # | 101, 102 | Cooling System Type | Bath-Cassegrain Cryostat |
| CCD Silicon Type | deep depletion | Temperature Control | PULPO |
| CCD Coating | AR coated | Over-Temperature Fuse | destructive |
| Parallel Register | Cables | FORS red specific | |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | no | Controller | FIERA |
| Package Stud | N/A | Software | |
| Detector Head | VLT cryostat head, FORS specific top part | Responsible | Roland Reiss (rreiss@eso.org) |
UT 2 - KUEYEN
| GIRAFFE_2008 | |||
| Performance Monitoring | Yes | ZIF Board Type | Rev. 3 |
| CCD Type | e2v CCD 44-82 (2k x 4k) CCD-Testreport |
Inter PCB | e2v (1 x) |
| ESO CCD # | Cooling System Type | CFC | |
| CCD Silicon Type | deep depletion | Temperature Control | PULPO |
| CCD Coating | two layer (HfO/SiO2) | Over-Temperature Fuse | destructive |
| Parallel Register | frame transfer | Cables | GIRAFFE specific |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | no | Controller | FIERA |
| Package Stud | Software | ||
| Detector Head | VLT cryostat head with specific GIRAFFE flange | Responsible | Javier Reyes (jreyes@eso.org) |
| UVES Blue_2004 | |||
| Performance Monitoring | Yes | ZIF Board Type | Rev. 3 |
| CCD Type | e2v CCD 44-82 (2k x 4k) CCD-Testreport |
Inter PCB | e2v (1 x) |
| ESO CCD # | 104 | Cooling System Type | CFC |
| CCD Silicon Type | Std Silicon | Temperature Control | PULPO |
| CCD Coating | single layer blue optimized | Over-Temperature Fuse | destructive |
| Parallel Register | frame transfer | Cables | UVES specific |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | yes | Controller | FIERA |
| Package Stud | Software | ||
| Detector Head | VLT cryostat head with specific UVES blue detector head | Responsible | Mark Downing (mdowning@eso.org) |
| UVES Red_2009 | |||
| Performance Monitoring | Yes | ZIF Board Type | Flex cable MIT, ZIFBRD REV. 3 |
| CCD Type | Mosaic of MIT/LL CCID-20 (2k x 4k) and e2v CCD 44-82 (2k x 4k) CCD-Testreport |
Inter PCB | MIT/e2v |
| ESO CCD # | 62 (MIT/LL CCID-20), 107 (e2v CCD 44-82) | Cooling System Type | CFC |
| CCD Silicon Type | Temperature Control | PULPO | |
| CCD Coating | Over-Temperature Fuse | destructive | |
| Parallel Register | Cables | UVES specific | |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | no | Controller | FIERA |
| Package Stud | Software | ||
| Detector Head | VLT cryostat head with specific UVES red detector head | Responsible | Mark Downing (mdowning@eso.org) |
| X-Shooter_2009 | |||
| Performance Monitoring | Yes | ZIF Board Type | Flex cable MIT, ZIFBRD REV. 3 |
| CCD Type | MIT/LL CCID-20 (2k x 4k) for visible head e2v CCD 44-82 (2k x 4k) for blue head CCD Detector System overview and documentation |
Inter PCB | MIT/MIT, e2v (1 x) |
| ESO CCD # | 105 (e2v CCD 44-82), 106 (MIT/LL CCID-20) | Cooling System Type | Bath-Cassegrain Cryostat |
| CCD Silicon Type | Std Silicon (e2v CCD 44-82), HiRes (MIT/LL CCID-20) | Temperature Control | PULPO |
| CCD Coating | single layer blue optimized (e2v CCD 44-82), single layer red optimized (MIT/LL CCID-20) |
Over-Temperature Fuse | non destructive |
| Parallel Register | frame transfer | Cables | X-Shooter specific |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | no | Controller | FIERA |
| Package Stud | Software | ||
| Detector Head | VLT cryostat head with specific X-Shooter flange | Responsible | Mark Downing(mdowning@eso.org) |
UT 3 - MELIPAL
| VIMOS_2010 | |||
| Performance Monitoring | Yes | ZIF Board Type | 4 x ZIFBRD REV. 3 |
| CCD Type | 4 x e2v CCD 44-82 (2k x 4k) e2v CCD 44-82 Performance overview |
Inter PCB | 4 x e2v (1 x) |
| ESO CCD # | 108 - 111 | Cooling System Type | 4 x CFC |
| CCD Silicon Type | deep depletion, red sensitive | Temperature Control | 4 x PULPO/CFC controller (CVD) |
| CCD Coating | double layer coating | Over-Temperature Fuse | destructive |
| Parallel Register | full frame | Cables | |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | no | Controller | FIERA |
| Package Stud | standard, center | Software | |
| Detector Head | 4 x VLT cryostat head with standard flange | Responsible | Mark Downing (mdowning@eso.org) |
UT 4 - YEPUN
| NACO_2002 | |||
| Performance Monitoring | Yes | ZIF Board Type | |
| CCD Type | e2v CCD 50, designed for Adaptive Optics CCD-Testreport (pdf-file, 1.9 MB) |
Inter PCB | |
| ESO CCD # | Cooling System Type | CFC | |
| CCD Silicon Type | Temperature Control | PULPO | |
| CCD Coating | anti-reflective coating | Over-Temperature Fuse | destructive, if mounted |
| Parallel Register | split frame transfer | Cables | PULPO Cryostat VIS-CR-PULPO, 6.1 m FIERA DFE Fiera PT100, 3.7 m Vac Gauge VIS-CR-VAC, 6.1 m RS232 Sparc (fiber) VIS-HSK-PULPO, 20 m + 1.4 m FIERA DC (power) VIS-PWR-Pulpo, 3.2 m Temp control Cryostat VIS-CR-OMEGA, 6.1 m Nitrogen valve VIS-CR-N2V, 6.1 m 12 V PS VIS-PWR-Omega provided NAOS FIERA DFE cryostat clocks VIS-DET-clocks, 1.6 m FIERA DFE cryostat bias VIS-DET-bias, 1.7 m FIERA DFE video preamp VIS-DET-video, 1.7 m FIERA DFE preamp control VIS-PA-ctrl, 1.7 m Preamp 1 cryostat video 1 Not named ,20 cm Preamp 2 cryostat video 2 Not named, 20 cm SPARC SPARC cable twist VIS-DFE-DAT, 20 m + 3.4 m |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | no | Controller | FIERA |
| Package Stud | Software | instrument configuration module "fcdnaos" | |
| Detector Head | standard | Responsible | Claudio Cumani (ccumani@eso.org) |
VST
| OmegaCAM_2011 | |||
| Performance Monitoring | ZIF Board Type | OmegaCAM specific | |
| CCD Type | e2v CCD 44-82 (2k x 4k) 32 CCDs for science mosaic,+ 2 x guider CCDs, + 2 x image analysis CCDs |
Inter PCB | OmegaCAM specific |
| ESO CCD # | 65 - 100 | Cooling System Type | OmegaCAM specific combination of Bath Cryostat and CFC |
| CCD Silicon Type | standard, thinned | Temperature Control | PULPO-2 OmegaCAM cooling controller |
| CCD Coating | single layer Astro BB | Over-Temperature Fuse | non destructive |
| Parallel Register | full frame (science mosaic, image analysis) frame transfer (guider) |
Cables | OmegaCAM specific |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | yes, except guider CCDs | Controller | FIERA 1 - 3 |
| Package Stud | on the side, except guider CCDs Image analysis CCDs have specific spacers for ± 2 mm mounting |
Software | |
| Detector Head | OmegaCAM specific | Responsible | Olaf Iwert (oiwert@eso.org) |