CFHT WIRCam software architecture and implementation

Tom Vermeulen; Douglas Teeple; Billy Mahoney; James Thomas; Loic Albert; Pierre Martin; Thierry Forveille; Chi-Hung Yan

doi:10.1117/12.670543

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27 June 2006 CFHT WIRCam software architecture and implementation

Tom Vermeulen, Douglas Teeple, Billy Mahoney, James Thomas, Loic Albert, Pierre Martin, Thierry Forveille, Chi-Hung Yan

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Proceedings Volume 6274, Advanced Software and Control for Astronomy; 62740J (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670543
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) is now operating a Wide Field Infrared Camera (WIRCam) with a 20.5' x 20.5' field of view. The camera uses a mosaic of four Rockwell HAWAII-2RG detectors enabling subsample readouts at a rate of 50Hz for guiding and fast parallel readout of 32 amplifiers per detector for science. This paper will discuss the software architecture and implementation used to optimize the scientific productivity of the instrument as well as our experience during the first semester of use.

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Tom Vermeulen, Douglas Teeple, Billy Mahoney, James Thomas, Loic Albert, Pierre Martin, Thierry Forveille, and Chi-Hung Yan "CFHT WIRCam software architecture and implementation", Proc. SPIE 6274, Advanced Software and Control for Astronomy, 62740J (27 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670543

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