What is better than an 8192x8192 CCD Mosaic imager: two Mosaic wide-field imagers, one for KPNO and one for CTIO

Gary P. Muller; Richard Reed; Taft Armandroff; Todd A. Boroson; George H. Jacoby

doi:10.1117/12.316833

9 July 1998 What is better than an 8192x8192 CCD Mosaic imager: two Mosaic wide-field imagers, one for KPNO and one for CTIO

Gary P. Muller, Richard Reed, Taft Armandroff, Todd A. Boroson, George H. Jacoby

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 3355, Optical Astronomical Instrumentation; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316833
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 1998, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

A new generation wide-field imager is being developed and will be put into service at sites in North and South America. Driven by the requirement for larger imaging areas and more pixels but limited by manufacturing process constraints, manufacturers are developing 2, 3, and 4-side buttable CCDs that can be tiled to achieve large imaging areas as opposed to developing a single large CCD. NOAO has designed, fabricated, and tested a wide-field imager called Mosaic that tiles 8 CCDs to produce an imaging area slightly greater than 123 mm X 123 mm. Several successful science observation runs have been completed using Mosaic at the KPNO Mayall 4 m and .9 m telescopes. A second Mosaic Wide-Field Imager is presently being manufactured and will be deployed at the CTIO Blanco 4 m telescope early next year. This report will focus on the mechanical design aspects of the Mosaic Imager and the upgrade path to achieve the scientific requirements will be discussed.

Citation Download Citation

Gary P. Muller, Richard Reed, Taft Armandroff, Todd A. Boroson, and George H. Jacoby "What is better than an 8192x8192 CCD Mosaic imager: two Mosaic wide-field imagers, one for KPNO and one for CTIO", Proc. SPIE 3355, Optical Astronomical Instrumentation, (9 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316833

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available