'Charge transfer efficiency' presentation slideshows

CCD Astronomy

CCD Astronomy. Jeff Thrush. Optical Sensors used in Astronomy. Human Eye For most of history the practical sensor has been the human eye. Limited by Sensitivity Physiological considerations and human subjectivity, placed serious limits on what could be discovered. Photographic Films

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Ken Sembach 27-October-2005

ACS Calibration Status. Ken Sembach 27-October-2005. ACS Website http://www.stsci.edu/hst/acs. ACS Calibration Teams at STScI and ST-ECF. John Biretta Ralph Bohlin Marco Chiaberge Mauro Giavalisco Shireen Gonzaga Colin Cox Linda Dressel Andy Fruchter Ron Gilliland

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LOFT Project Introduction

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Intensified CCDs

Intensified CCDs. seeing the invisible. Intro. The CCD sensor was invented in 1969 by Willard Boyle and George E. Smith of AT&T Bell Labs. Originally intended as a memory device. Terminology. Pixel: Picture Element CCD: Charge-Coupled Device CMOS: Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

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Health and cleanliness of the XMM- Newton science payload since launch

Health and cleanliness of the XMM- Newton science payload since launch.

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Fast conversion factor measurement of a CCD using Images with vertical gradient

Fast conversion factor measurement of a CCD using Images with vertical gradient. Charge Transfer Efficiency based on The variance of the signal in flat Field images, gain correction. Fast conversion factor measurement of a CCD using Images with vertical gradient. Introduction.

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