The 2005 meeting in Taormina, Italy was attended by 127 professionals who develop and use the highest quality detectors for wavelengths from x-ray to sub-mm, with emphasis on optical and infrared detectors. The meeting consisted of overview talks, technical presentations, poster sessions and roundtable discussions. These proceedings capture the technical content and the spirit of the 2005 workshop. The 87 papers cover a wide range of detector technologies including CCDs, CMOS, APDs, and sub-mm detectors. There are papers on observatory status and plans, special applications, detector testing and characterization, and electronics. A special feature of these proceedings is the inclusion of pedagogical overview papers, which were written by teams of leading experts from different institutions. These proceedings are appropriate for a range of expertise levels, from undergraduates to professionals working in the field. The information presented in this book will serve as a valuable reference for many years to come. This workshop was organized by the Scientific Workshop Factory, Inc. and the INAF- Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania.
Author(s): Jenna E. Beletic (Editor), James W. Beletic (Editor), Paola Amico (Editor)
Edition: 1
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 771
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 6
FOREWORD......Page 15
WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION......Page 19
WELCOME FROM CATANIA OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR......Page 21
MAP OF SICILY......Page 22
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS......Page 23
SDW2005 AWARD RECIPIENTS......Page 24
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS......Page 25
THE NERD GALLERY......Page 32
REFERENCE PLOTS AND COLOR FIGURES......Page 43
COLOR PHOTO GALLERY......Page 50
SECTION I: OBSERVATORY STATUS AND PLANS......Page 62
INVITED TALK – Science, Technology and Detectors for Extremely Large Telescopes......Page 63
OVERVIEW PAPER - Instruments, Detectors and the Future of Astronomy with Large Ground Based Telescopes......Page 73
Requirements on Array Detectors from OWL Instrument Studies......Page 105
Pan-STARRS and Gigapixel Cameras......Page 113
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope......Page 123
Optical Detector Systems at the European Southern Observatory......Page 133
The UKIRT Wide Field Camera......Page 141
System Design of Detector Systems for a Major Chinese Multi-Object Spectroscopic Sky Surveyor......Page 147
Near Diffraction Limited Visible Imaging on 10 m class Telescopes with EMCCDs......Page 153
Nod & Shuffle 3D Spectroscopy......Page 159
Detector Systems for the MODS Spectrograph......Page 169
Recent Photon Counting Developments at the Observatoire de Marseille......Page 177
A CMOS Sensor for Solar Observation......Page 183
Plasma Cleaning......Page 189
Thermal Modeling of the Wide-Field Infrared Camera for the CFHT......Page 197
Cooling System for the OmegaCAM CCD Mosaic......Page 203
Bonn Shutters for the Largest Mosaic Cameras......Page 207
Slicing the Universe - CCDs for MUSE......Page 213
On-Chip Guiding with a Mosaic of HAWAII-2RG Infrared Detectors......Page 219
The Blue Channel of the Large Binocular Camera......Page 225
Radiation Damage in HST Detectors......Page 231
An EUV Image Detector for the Space Solar Telescope......Page 239
The Camera of the Corot Space Experiment: Design, Tests and Results......Page 247
Second Generation IR Detectors for the Wide Field Camera 3......Page 253
Imaging Technique of the DISR Camera on the Huygens Lander......Page 259
SECTION II: NON-ASTRONOMICAL APPLICATIONS......Page 265
Advanced Detector and Optical Fabrication Technologies for Implementing Improved Spectroscopic Instrumentation......Page 266
CCD Detector Systems for "Semiconductor Nanostructures" Optical Properties Research......Page 276
SECTION III: CCDS......Page 282
OVERVIEW PAPER - CCD Technology......Page 283
Siliconus Maximus......Page 323
CCD Development Progress at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory......Page 331
Orthogonal Transfer Array......Page 339
A pnCCD Detector System for High Speed Optical Applications......Page 351
L3 CCD Wavefront Sensor Developments at the ING......Page 361
Zero Noise Wavefront Sensor Development within the Opticon European Network......Page 373
A Dedicated L3Vision CCD for Adaptive Optics Applications......Page 379
The Ultimate CCD for Laser guide star wavefront sensing on Extremely Large Telescopes......Page 387
The MMT Megacam......Page 395
The OmegaCAM 16K×16K CCD Detector System for the ESO VLT Survey Telescope (VST)......Page 403
CCD Mosaics at CTIO and SOAR......Page 411
Focal Plane Detectors for the Dark Energy Survey......Page 419
Optimised CCD Antireflection Coating......Page 427
SECTION IV: CMOS-BASED SENSORS......Page 433
OVERVIEW PAPER - CMOS Detector Technology......Page 434
Overview of Rockwell Scientific Imaging Technologies......Page 460
2K×2K NIR HgCdTe Detector Arrays for VISTA and Other Applications......Page 468
1024×1024 Si:As IBC Detector Arrays for Mid-IR Astronomy......Page 476
The James Webb Space Telescope and its Infrared Detectors......Page 482
Active Pixel Sensor Developments for Future ESA Space Science Missions......Page 496
ENERGY: A Proposal for a Multi-Band CMOS Imaging Photometer......Page 502
SECTION V: AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES......Page 510
SPADA: An Array of SPAD Detectors for Astrophysical Applications......Page 511
Electro-Optical Characteristics of the Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD)......Page 517
Characterization of SPAD Arrays: First Results......Page 525
SECTION VI: DETECTOR TESTING & CHARACTERIZATION......Page 531
Conversion Gain and Interpixel Capacitance of CMOS Hybrid Focal Plane Arrays......Page 532
MBE MCT Arrays for JWST......Page 546
Performance Overview of the VISTA IR Detectors......Page 554
The Effects of Charge Persistence in Aladdin III InSb Detectors on Scientific Observations......Page 562
An Ultra Low Photon Background 1 to 5 Micron Detector Mosaic Test Facility......Page 570
On Sky Experience with the HAWAII-I Detector at the Camera/Spectrograph LIRIS......Page 576
EMIR Detector Characterization......Page 582
Intra-pixel Response of a HAWAII-1RG Multiplexer......Page 588
Fast Conversion Factor (Gain) Measurement of a CCD Using Images With Vertical Gradient......Page 592
CCD Charge Transfer Efficiency (CTE) Derived from Signal Variance in Flat Field Images......Page 598
DC Characterization of CCD-Based Detectors for Use in Space-Based Applications......Page 604
Detector Testing Methodologies for Large Focal Planes......Page 610
Calibration of Flight Model CCDs for the Corot mission......Page 616
SECTION VII: ELECTRONICS......Page 624
NGC Detector Array Controller Based on High Speed Serial Link Technology......Page 625
NGC Front-end for CCDs and AO Applications......Page 633
Software for the ESO New General Detector Controller......Page 639
Keeping Control: PULPO 2......Page 643
We Must be MAD- Pushing FIERA to its Limits......Page 649
256 Channel Data Acquisition System for VISTA Focal Plane to Readout Sixteen 2K×2K Raytheon VIRGO Detectors......Page 655
MONSOON Image Acquisition System Project Successes and Realities......Page 661
MONSOON Image Acquisition System Configuration......Page 669
Current Status of the OSIRIS-GTC Instrument Control System......Page 675
EMIR Detector Data Acquisition Electronics......Page 681
Improved Control Electronics for OSIRIS-GTC Commercial Tunable Filters......Page 687
A Dedicated Controller for Adaptive Optics L3CCD Developments......Page 693
Characterization of the OPA350 Operational Amplifier at Cryogenic Temperatures......Page 699
A Simple Technique for the Suppression of Line Frequency Noise in IR Array Systems......Page 705
SCUBA-2 CCD-Style Imaging for the JCMT......Page 709
The Astronomical Array Control & Acquisition System at NAOC......Page 715
HIAC- A High Speed Camera Controller for Avalanche-Gain CCDs......Page 723
The Antarctic NIR/MIR Camera AMICA......Page 727
A New Generation of Data and Control Interfaces for Digital Detectors......Page 733
McDonald Observatory nRG Detector Electronics......Page 739
Integrating Signal Processing and A/D CONVERSION in One Focal Plane Mounted ASIC......Page 745
SIDECAR ASIC - Control Electronics on a Chip......Page 753
BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO GALLERY......Page 761
APPENDIX A: INSTRUMENTATION DATABASE FOR GROUND-BASED OBSERVATORY......Page 781
APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW PAPER DETECTORS FOR SPACE SCIENCE......Page 799
Detectors for Space Science......Page 801
