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Guider Camera Specs

Bok guider for 90Prime - 90PrimeGuider

  1. Characterized 14Aug06 @ ITL
  2. Gain - 3.4 e/DN
  3. Noise - 12.9 3
  4. Full Well - 139,000 e unbinned
  5. Dark Current - 3.1 e/pixel/second
  6. Operating CCD temperature: -38C
  7. ARC Gen2 camera controller
  8. Guider dewar 1
  9. Detector serial number - sn2944
  10. Pixels: 512×512 15×15 microns
  11. Device type: 512FT

Bok guider for BCSpec - BokCassGuider

  • Characterized 15Mar07 @ ITL
  • Installed 18Mar07
  • Gain - 3.1 e/DN
  • Noise - 18 e
  • Full Well - 76,000 e unbinned
  • Dark Current - 4.5 e/pixel/second
  • Operating CCD temperature: -37C
  • Magellan/ITL camera controller
  • Guider dewar 4
  • Detector serial number - sn3010
  • Pixels: 512×512 15×15 microns
  • Device type: 512FT

Kuiper (61") guider - BigGuider

  • Characterized 25Mar08 @ ITL
  • Gain - 2.6 e-/DN
  • Noise - 8.8 e-
  • Full Well - 103,000 e- unbinned
  • Dark Current - 126 e-/pixel/second
  • Operating CCD temperature: -43C
  • ITL/Magellan camera controller
  • Guider dewar 11
  • Detector serial number - sn4134
  • Pixels: 512×512 15×15 microns
  • Device type: MIT/LL CCID-37

MMT guider - MMTGuider

  • Characterized 16Jun06 @ ITL
  • Gain - 3.6 e/DN
  • Noise - 5.3 e
  • Full Well - 103,000 e unbinned
  • Operating CCD temperature: -37 C
  • ARC Gen3 camera controller
  • Guider dewar 7
  • Detector serial number - sn4135
  • Pixels: 512×512 15×15 microns
  • Device type: MIT/LL CCID37

SPOL guider - SPOLGuider

  • E2V CCD57

Steward Guider Technical Info

PC Setup
  • Turn off firewall
  • Turn off Windows update
  • Perform all updates manually
  • Make sure ControllerServer service is running
  • Set IP address
  • Check that the dewar temperature is read back from system and reads about 25 C at room temperature
  • Check that ROI is set so there are no dark edges around the 512×512 image
  • Copy PC code to backup site
  • Enable remote Desktop Connection

Guider Architecture

public/itl/guider_camera_information.txt · Last modified: 2020/01/28 10:33 by davner