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--- vatt:instrumentation_and_computers [2021/03/31 21:23]
paul [Instrument Interface (a.k.a. the Guider Box)]
+++ vatt:instrumentation_and_computers [2024/07/05 13:27] (current)
paul [Galway Ultra Fast Imager - GUFI]
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 ===== Galway Ultra Fast Imager - GUFI =====
-  * This L3CCD system, based on an Andor iXon back-illuminated CCD camera, gives a readout time of only 2ms, extremely high time resolutions of up to 400 images a second (subframed), and very low light level sensitivity.
+  * This is an Andor Marana 4.2B-11 back-illuminated scientific CMOS camera.
-  * Field of view on VATT, 3 arcmin with current focal reducer.
+  * {{ :vatt:andor-marana-scmos-specifications.pdf | specifications}}
-  * On loan from NUI Galway, currently until June 2011.
+  * Array size: 2048 (W) x 2048 (H) 4.2 Megapixel
-  * Consult Richard Boyle for technical details, and see the [[http://astro.nuigalway.ie/astro/research/cool_stars_brown_dwarfs_exoplanets/|NUI Galway "Brown Dwarfs and Substellar Objects" group]].
+  * Pixel size: 11 μm x 11 μm
+  * Array Area: 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm (31.9 mm diagonal)
+  * Field of view on VATT: 4.7 arcmin x 4.7 arcmin
+  * On loan from University of Galway.
+  * Consult Richard Boyle for technical details.

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