Evaluation of the RCA 512ճ20 charge-coupled device (CCD) imagers for astronomical use

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 290, Issue , 1981, Pages 34-44

  Fowler, A ^a   Waddell, P ^a   Mortara, L ^a  

^a KITT PEAK NATIONAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; SOFTWARE TESTING;

ASTRONOMICAL APPLICATION; KITT PEAK; PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; SOLID STATE IMAGING; TRANSFER EFFICIENCY;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, CHARGE COUPLED;

ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS; CCD IMAGERS; CCD NOISE DETERMINATION; CCD QUANTUM EFFICIENCY DETERMINATION; RCA DEVICE EVALUATION;

EID: 0019667636     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.965834     Document Type: Conference Paper

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