Caltech Astronomy : CCD specs

CCD	Array	Pixel Size	Gain	Noise	Bias¹	Binning (H × V)	QE data	Remarks
4	800×800	15 µ	2.0 e/DN	8.0 e	? ADU	1×1, 2×1, 2×2, 3×1, 4×1, 6×1, 6×2		Thinned
8	800×800	15	1.5	8.0	?	1×1, 2×1, 2×2, 3×1, 4×1, 6×1, 6×2		Thinned; Old DBSP/Blue
9	800×800	15	1.5	12.0	?	1×1, 1×2, 2×1, 2×2, 3×1, 3×2, 4×1, 4×2		Thinned; Lumogen Coated; P60 Echelle only
13	2048×2048	24	1.6	6.3	1790	1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 3×1, 3×2	data	Thinned; AR Coated; Imaging; Norris Spect
14	1024×1024	24	2.13	8.6	1100	1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 1×4, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 2×4		Thinned; AR Coated; DBSP/Blue only (OLD)
15	1024×1024	24	2.0	6.6	2400	1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 3×1, 3×2	data	Thinned; AR Coated; Imaging²
16	1024×1024	24	2.5	8.2	?	1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 3×1, 3×2		Thinned; AR Coated; Imaging²
20	2688×512	15	0.48	2.5	950	1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 3×1, 3×2		Thinned; AR Coated; DBSP/Blue only (OLD)
21	1024×1024	24	2.0	7.5	5000	1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 3×1, 3×2		Thinned; AR Coated; DBSP/Red only
23	2048×4096	15	0.72	2.5	3150	1×1, 1×2, 1×3, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 3×1, 3×2	QE plot	Thinned; AR Coated; DBSP/Blue only
Cosmic	2048×2048	24	?	11	270	1×1, 2×2

¹ Bias level indicated is appropriate for unbinned CCD.
² CCD 16 has better blue response than CCD 15; see plot below.
³ Values in italics are estimates.

QE plot: (click for full size)

Data compiled by Patrick Shopbell. Most recent update July 13, 2006 J. Hickey

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