Panoramic photon-counting detector system
The characteristics and implementation of the Laval Image Photon-Counting System (LIPS) are described. LIPS is a flexible, compact, and transportable two-dimensional detector system which is currently in use in the spectroscopic mode on the 1.6 m telescope at the Mont Megantic Observatory. The detector is described, including the quantum efficiency, resolution, linearity, noise characteristics, and distortions. The data acquisition and display module is considered, including the computer, image display unit, Direct Memory Access Board which controls the detector, and control and data-acquisition program. Spectroscopy using LIPS is briefly addressed. The present assessment of the system and its future use are discussed. 5 references.
- Research Organization:
- Observatoire du Mont Megantic, Quebec, Canada
- OSTI ID:
- 5839519
- Journal Information:
- Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac.; (United States), Vol. 99
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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