40 CCDs of the MegaCam wide-field camera: design and first tests of the front-end electronics

Jean de Kat; P. Abbon

doi:10.1117/12.395501

16 August 2000 40 CCDs of the MegaCam wide-field camera: design and first tests of the front-end electronics

Jean de Kat, P. Abbon

Proceedings Volume 4008, Optical and IR Telescope Instrumentation and Detectors; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395501
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

MegaCam is the new wide-field imaging camera currently being built for the new prime focus of the 3.6m Canada-France- Hawaii Telescope. Among all the challenges imposed by the ambitious specifications of MegaCam, there is the CCD Controller. We chose to realize a new highly integrated CCD Controller and to implement some other original solutions. This paper presents the solutions we retained.

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Jean de Kat and P. Abbon "40 CCDs of the MegaCam wide-field camera: design and first tests of the front-end electronics", Proc. SPIE 4008, Optical and IR Telescope Instrumentation and Detectors, (16 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395501

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