Overview of all installed detector systems

The following tables list all CCD detector systems delivered by the ODT, to La Silla and Paranal. Only the respective most recent version of each detector system is shown. Also the CCD detector systems under development are listed here. Follow the links to get further information.

CCDs at Paranal

Telescope Instruments
(link to the instrument home page)		 Status Performance Monitoring Detector System
CCDs Controller
UT 1 - ANTU FORS 2 In operation Yes Mosaic of 2 2k x 4k MIT/LL deep depletion CCD
(4k x 4k)		 FIERA
UT 2 - KUEYEN UVES In operation Yes 2 EEV44-82 - 1 MIT-CCID20 (2k x 4k) FIERA
GIRAFFE In operation Not yet available 1 EEV44-82 (2k x 4k) FIERA
FORS 1 In operation Yes TK2048 (2k x 2k) FIERA
UT 3 - MELIPAL VIMOS In operation Not yet available 4 EEV44-82 (2k x 4k)
separated heads		 FIERA
UT 4 - YEPUN NACO In operation Not yet available 1 E2V-CCD50, designed for Adaptive Optics FIERA



CCDs at La Silla

Telescope Instrument CCD # Performance Monitoring Detector System
CCDs Controller
3.6 m EFOSC II 40 Click here Loral 2k x 2k FIERA
CES very long camera 61 Click here 1 EEV44-82 (2k x 4k) FIERA
HARPS 77, 78 Click here Mosaic of 2 EEV44-82 (2k x 4k) FIERA
3.5 m NTT SUSI II (mosaic) 45 - 46 Click here 2 EEV44-82 (2k x 4k) FIERA
EMMI - Red 36 Click here Mosaic of 2 2k x 4k MIT/LL deep depletion CCD
(4k x 4k)		 FIERA
EMMI - Blue 31 Click here Tk1024 FIERA
2.2 m Wide Field Imager
(mosaic)		 50 - 57 Click here 10 EEV44-82 (2k x 4k)
(1 enginering CCD for guiding)		 FIERA
FEROS 60 Click here 1 EEV44-82 (2k x 4k) FIERA



Optical Detector Systems Under Development

Instrument Expected delivery date Status Detector System
CCDs Controller
OMEGACAM-VST 2008 In the box 36 E2V CCDs (2k x 4k, modified) FIERA
MAD March 2007 Arrived in Paranal 5 heads with AO 128 x 128 pixels CCD50s FIERA
CCD-based Curvature Wavefront Sensor for Adaptive Optics (research) Tests completed 1 MIT/LL CCID-35 FIERA
MUSE 2008
(prototype)		 Phase B
preliminary design phase		 24 heads with a 4k x 4k deep depletion CCD, red optimized NGC
X-Shooter TBD CCD heads ready MIT/LL (2k x 4k) for visible head
E2V (2k x 4k) for blue head		 FIERA



Decomissioned Detector Systems

Telescope Instrument Performance Monitoring Detector System
CCDs Controller
90 cm Dutch Cassegrain Camera Not available Tk512 #33 FIERA
1.52 m ESO Cass. Boller and Chivens Spectrograph Click here Loral 2688 x 512 #38 FIERA
1.54 m Danish DFOSC Click here 1 EEV44-82 (2k x 4k) FIERA

Last update: May/19/2008