Characterization and performance of HAWAII-2RG focal plane arrays for NIFS and GSAOI

Mark Waterson; Peter McGregor; Jan van Harmelen; Murray Dawson; Matthew Doolan; Peter Young

doi:10.1117/12.672656

15 June 2006 Characterization and performance of HAWAII-2RG focal plane arrays for NIFS and GSAOI

Mark Waterson, Peter McGregor, Jan van Harmelen, Murray Dawson, Matthew Doolan, Peter Young

Proceedings Volume 6276, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy II; 62760N (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672656
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

Large-area near-infrared focal-plane detector arrays constructed from one and four Rockwell Science Center HAWAII- 2RG HgCdTe detectors have been characterized for use in the NIFS and GSAOI instruments recently developed for the Gemini telescopes by the Australian National University. We present details of the detector characterization and compare the performance of five distinct devices with respect to read noise, dark current, and stability in systems based on ARC/SDSU Gen-3 controllers. Advanced operating modes of the H2RG were implemented including enhanced clocking and independent On-Detector Guide Windows for GSAOI. Detector performance using these features and the impact of multiple guide-window reads on long integrations are explored. We also discuss measurement of intra-pixel coupling and its impact on pixel-well capacity, gain, and image quality for these devices.

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Mark Waterson, Peter McGregor, Jan van Harmelen, Murray Dawson, Matthew Doolan, and Peter Young "Characterization and performance of HAWAII-2RG focal plane arrays for NIFS and GSAOI", Proc. SPIE 6276, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy II, 62760N (15 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672656

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