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Characterization of DECam focal plane detectors

Conference ·
OSTI ID:932858

DECam is a 520 Mpix, 3 square-deg FOV imager being built for the Blanco 4m Telescope at CTIO. This facility instrument will be used for the 'Dark Energy Survey' of the southern galactic cap. DECam has chosen 250 ?m thick CCDs, developed at LBNL, with good QE in the near IR for the focal plane. In this work we present the characterization of these detectors done by the DES team, and compare it to the DECam technical requirements. The results demonstrate that the detectors satisfy the needs for instrument.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
932858
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-CONF-08-196-A
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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