MEGACAM, the next generation wide-field camera for CFHT

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3355, Issue , 1998, Pages 614-625

  Boulade, O ^a   Vigroux, L ^a   Chariot, X ^a   Borgeaud, P ^a   Carton, P H ^a   De Kat, J ^a   Rousse J Y ^a   Mellier, Y ^b   Gigan, P ^c   Crampton, D ^d   Morbey, C ^d  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b INSTITUT D'ASTROPHYSIQUE DE PARIS   (France)

^c OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auto guiders; CCD acquisition systems; CCD controllers; CCD mosaics; Cryocoolers; Fieldbus; Image stabilizers; Pipeline processing; Wide field cameras

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES; ASTROPHYSICS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COOLING; CRYOGENIC EQUIPMENT; CRYOGENICS; DIGITAL CAMERAS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PIPELINES; TELESCOPES;

AUTO-GUIDERS; CCD ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; CCD CONTROLLERS; CCD MOSAICS; CRYOCOOLERS; FIELDBUS; IMAGE STABILIZERS; PIPELINE PROCESSING; WIDE-FIELD CAMERAS;

PIPELINE PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

EID: 62849101115     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.316786     Document Type: Conference Paper

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