Detector Systems under Development
ESPRESSO
| Status | Phase A approval pending | Expected delivery date | |
| CCD Type | ZIF Board Type | TBD, pending detector choice | |
| ESO CCD # | Inter PCB | ESPRESSO specific | |
| CCD Silicon Type | Cooling System Type | CFC, with modifications for external heat exchanger | |
| CCD Coating | Temperature Control | Lakeshore 340/Cernox | |
| Parallel Register | Over-Temperature Fuse | non destructive | |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | Cables | NGC specific ESPRESSO cable | |
| Package Stud | Controller | NGC | |
| Detector Head | Scaled up standard VLT cryostat head | Software | |
| Responsible | Olaf Iwert (oiwert@eso.org) | Comments |
MUSE
| Status | FDR passed, manufacturing phase | Expected delivery date | Prototype 2009/PAE 2011/PAC2012 |
| CCD Type | 24 x single e2v CCD 231-84 (4k x 4k) | ZIF Board Type | Flexis on CCD 231-84 |
| ESO CCD # | 112 - 135 | Inter PCB | MUSE specific |
| CCD Silicon Type | deep depletion | Cooling System Type | 24 x CFC |
| CCD Coating | graded AR coating | Temperature Control | 24 x TeePee/JUMO Imago 500 |
| Parallel Register | four quadrant device | Over-Temperature Fuse | non destructive |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | no | Cables | NGC specific MUSE cable |
| Package Stud | 3 threaded invar studs | Controller | NGC |
| Detector Head | 24 x New Generation Detector Head, MUSE specific | Software | |
| Responsible | Roland Reiss (rreiss@eso.org) | Comments |
OCam 3
| Status | Expected delivery date | ||
| CCD Type | ZIF Board Type | ||
| ESO CCD # | Inter PCB | ||
| CCD Silicon Type | Cooling System Type | ||
| CCD Coating | Temperature Control | ||
| Parallel Register | Over-Temperature Fuse | ||
| CCD Temperature Sensor | Cables | ||
| Package Stud | Controller | OCam Controller | |
| Detector Head | Software | ||
| Responsible | Mark Downing (mdowning@eso.org) | Comments |
OCam 4
| Status | Expected delivery date | ||
| CCD Type | ZIF Board Type | ||
| ESO CCD # | Inter PCB | ||
| CCD Silicon Type | Cooling System Type | ||
| CCD Coating | Temperature Control | ||
| Parallel Register | Over-Temperature Fuse | ||
| CCD Temperature Sensor | Cables | ||
| Package Stud | Controller | OCam Controller | |
| Detector Head | Software | ||
| Responsible | Mark Downing (mdowning@eso.org) | Comments |
Ultrastable Cryostat
| Status | Assembly started | Expected delivery date | |
| CCD Type | Mosaic of 2 x e2v CCD 44-82 (2k x 4k) e2v CCD 44-82 Performance overview |
ZIF Board Type | 2 x OmegaCAM type |
| ESO CCD # | N/A | Inter PCB | e2v/e2v |
| CCD Silicon Type | deep depletion, eng grade | Cooling System Type | CFC with modifications for external heat exchanger (HARPS like) |
| CCD Coating | Astro BB | Temperature Control | TBD, Lakeshore 340/Cernox |
| Parallel Register | full frame | Over-Temperature Fuse | non destructive |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | yes | Cables | Universal cable plus vacuum feedthrough board and specific short cables |
| Package Stud | on the side, shifted to center for baseplate | Controller | FIERA |
| Detector Head | Modified VLT cryostat head with internal heat exchanger | Software | |
| Responsible | Olaf Iwert (oiwert@eso.org) | Comments |
ZIMPOL
| Status | Engineering system delivered | Expected delivery date | 2010 |
| CCD Type | e2v CCD 44-82 (2k x 4k) e2v CCD 44-82 Performance overview |
ZIF Board Type | ZIFBRD REV. 4 |
| ESO CCD # | Inter PCB | ZIMPOL specific e2v/e2v (wrong silkscreen) | |
| CCD Silicon Type | Cooling System Type | ||
| CCD Coating | Temperature Control | TeePee/JUMO | |
| Parallel Register | frame transfer | Over-Temperature Fuse | non destructive |
| CCD Temperature Sensor | no | Cables | NGC specific ZIMPOL cable |
| Package Stud | Controller | NGC | |
| Detector Head | ZIMPOL specific, based on VLT cryostat head | Software | |
| Responsible | Mark Downing (mdowning@eso.org) | Comments |