One of the test CCD detectors for the ESPRESSO instrument

This picture shows an engineering sample of one of the CCD detectors to be used in the cameras of the ESPRESSO instrument. These very large CCD samples were provided by the company e2v and have more than 80 million pixels over an area 92 x 92 millimetres.

Credit:

ESO/ESPRESSO Consortium/e2v

About the Image

Id:ann13065c
Type:Photographic
Release date:7 August 2013, 15:00
Related announcements:ann13065
Size:5232 x 3632 px

About the Object

Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument
Category:Paranal

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