Performance of Japan TI CCD housed in a microminiature refrigerator

Naruhisa Takato; Tsutomu Aoki; Shinichi Ichikawa; Masanori Iye

doi:10.1117/12.19089

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1 July 1990 Performance of Japan TI CCD housed in a microminiature refrigerator

Naruhisa Takato, Tsutomu Aoki, Shinichi Ichikawa, Masanori Iye

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Proceedings Volume 1235, Instrumentation in Astronomy VII; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19089
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1990, Tucson, AZ, United States

Abstract

This paper describes the structural design and the performance of a CCD camera system developed for use at the prime focus of the 105-cm Schmidt telescope at Kiso Observatory. In this system, the CCD chip is housed in a compact vacuum microchamber holding a Joule-Thomson cryogenic refrigerator, mounted on the plate holder adaptor located at the prime focus of the telescope. A computer controls the CCD driver electronics. Digital image data can be displayed on a CRT and can be saved on a magnetic tape.

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Naruhisa Takato, Tsutomu Aoki, Shinichi Ichikawa, and Masanori Iye "Performance of Japan TI CCD housed in a microminiature refrigerator", Proc. SPIE 1235, Instrumentation in Astronomy VII, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19089

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