Mount Hamilton Detectors

Detector Data for Mount Hamilton Facility Instruments

LIRC2 NICMOS Specifications

Uses Lick Infrared Camera (LIRC2)

Detector 256 x 256 HgCdTe aray
40 x 40 u-meter pixels
3 u-meter interpixel spaces
Wavelength range: 0.9 to 2.5 u-meters

Gain (e-/DN) 12

Noise Approx. 50 e-

Dark Current < 2 e-/sec.td>

Full Well 300,000 e-

Linearity Linear to approx. 20,000 DN

K-band QE 62% @ 77K

Uses	Lick Infrared Camera (LIRC2)
Detector	256 x 256 HgCdTe aray 40 x 40 u-meter pixels 3 u-meter interpixel spaces Wavelength range: 0.9 to 2.5 u-meters
Gain (e-/DN)	12
Noise	Approx. 50 e-
Dark Current	< 2 e-/sec.td>
Full Well	300,000 e-
Linearity	Linear to approx. 20,000 DN
K-band QE	62% @ 77K