Active Detector Systems at La Silla

3.6 m Telescope

HARPS_2003
Performance Monitoring yes ZIF Board Type Rev. 3
CCD Type Mosaic of 2 x e2v CCD 44-82 (2k x 4k)
CCD-Testreport
Inter PCB e2v/e2v
ESO CCD # 77, 78 Cooling System Type modified CFC with bellows and external heat exchanger
CCD Silicon Type standard, thinned Temperature Control Lakeshore S 331, Silicon Diode (2)
CCD Coating AR coated Over-Temperature Fuse destructive
Parallel Register frame transfer Cables HARPS specific with vacuum feed through bowel and connective short cables inside vacuum vessel
CCD Temperature Sensor no Controller FIERA
Package Stud center Software  
Detector Head Modified VLT cryostat head with internal heat exchanger Responsible Javier Reyes (jreyes@eso.org)

 

3.5 m NTT Telescope

EFOSC II_1997
Performance Monitoring yes ZIF Board Type  
CCD Type Loral 2k x 2k
CCD-Testreport
Inter PCB  
ESO CCD # 40 Cooling System Type Bath cryostat of generation II
(old ACE type with internal preamps)
CCD Silicon Type thinned, UV flooded, MPP Temperature Control PULPO
CCD Coating AR coated Over-Temperature Fuse destructive
Parallel Register full frame Cables special cables to adapt it to FIERA
CCD Temperature Sensor no Controller FIERA
Package Stud N/A Software  
Detector Head   Responsible Peter Sinclaire (psinclai@eso.org)

 

2.2 m Telescope

FEROS_1998
Performance Monitoring yes ZIF Board Type  
CCD Type e2v CCD 44-82 (2k x 4k)
CCD-Testreport 
Inter PCB  
ESO CCD # 60 Cooling System Type VLT standard CFC cryostat and head
CCD Silicon Type thinned Temperature Control PULPO
CCD Coating AR coated Over-Temperature Fuse destructive
Parallel Register frame transfer Cables standard FIERA cables and preamp box
CCD Temperature Sensor no Controller FIERA
Package Stud   Software  
Detector Head   Responsible Sebastian Deiries (sdeiries@eso.org)
GROND_2007
Performance Monitoring   ZIF Board Type custom
CCD Type 4 x e2v (1k x 1k) Inter PCB  
ESO CCD #   Cooling System Type cryogenic instrument
CCD Silicon Type standard, thinned Temperature Control PULPO
CCD Coating Astro BB Over-Temperature Fuse  
Parallel Register   Cables  
CCD Temperature Sensor no Controller FIERA
Package Stud   Software  
Detector Head custom, inside instrument Responsible Roland Reiss (rreiss@eso.org)
WFI_1998
Performance Monitoring yes ZIF Board Type  
CCD Type 2v CCD 44-82 (2k x 4k)

8 CCDs for science mosaic, + 1 x guider CCD
CCD-Testreport

Inter PCB WFI specific
ESO CCD # 49 - 57 Cooling System Type Bath-Cassegrain Cryostat, modified for increased cooling power
CCD Silicon Type standard, thinned Temperature Control PULPO
CCD Coating AR coated Over-Temperature Fuse former destructive, replaced by resettable ones
Parallel Register frame transfer Cables WFI specific
CCD Temperature Sensor no Controller FIERA
Package Stud center Software  
Detector Head Scaled up VLT standard cryostat head with modifications Responsible Olaf Iwert (oiwert@eso.org)