Characterization results of EMCCDs for extreme low light imaging

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8453, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Daigle, Olivier ^a   Djazovski, Oleg ^b   Laurin, Denis ^b   Doyon, René ^c   Artigau, Étienne ^c  

^a Pavillon JA Bombardier ^*  (Canada)

^b CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astronomical instrumentation; CIC; EMCCD; IPCS; L3CCD

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTATION; CIC; EMCCD; IPCS; L3CCD;

ASTRONOMY;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 84869024760     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.926385     Document Type: Conference Paper

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