FORS 1 - CCD System

FORS 1 - CCD System

CCD Test Report

Note: The following report refers to the original CCD before the FORS 1 blue CCD upgrade in January 2007.
CCD test report for the CCDs of the FORS 1 blue CCD upgrade

CCD close-up view. The imaging array is 49 x 49 mm.

FORS 1 employs a TK2048EB4-1 backside thinned CCD. The cooling of the CCD is performed by a standard ESO bath cryostat. This system uses a FIERA controller for CCD readout.

Further informations about FORS 1 + 2:

Test reports of the FORS 2 CCD System

General description of the overall FORS 1 + 2 Instruments

De-Contamination Report of FORS 1 CCD
(ESO-Doc-No. VLT-TRE-ESO-13121-2008, issue 1.0, Nov/20/1999, as pdf-file, 1.8 MB)

CCD Specification
Readout Noise and Conversion Factor
Quantum Efficiency
Cosmetic Defects
Linearity, Dark Current, Cosmic Hit Event and Charge Transfer Efficiency ( CTE )
Measurement Conditions and FIERA Configuration
Flat Field Images
BIAS Frame

Last update: Mar/08/2010

Note: The following report refers to the original CCD before the FORS 1 blue CCD upgrade in January 2007. CCD test report for the CCDs of the FORS 1 blue CCD upgrade

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Note: The following report refers to the original CCD before the FORS 1 blue CCD upgrade in January 2007.
CCD test report for the CCDs of the FORS 1 blue CCD upgrade