Open AccessHigh speed cooled CCD experiments
Author(s) -
Claudine R. Pena,
Kevin L. Albright,
George J. Yates
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/334331
Subject(s) - optics , charge coupled device , pixel , full width at half maximum , time delay and integration , laser , physics , materials science
Experiments were conducted using cooled and intensified CCD cameras. Two different cameras were identically tested using different Optical test stimulus variables. Camera gain and dynamic range were measured by varying microchannel plate (MCP) voltages and controlling light flux using neutral density (ND) filters to yield analog digitized units (ADU) which are digitized values of the CCD pixel`s analog charge. A Xenon strobe (5 {micro}s FWHM, blue light, 430 nm) and a doubled Nd.yag laser (10 ns FWHM, green light, 532 nm) were both used as pulsed illumination sources for the cameras. Images were captured on PC desktop computer system using commercial software. Camera gain and integration time values were adjusted using camera software. Mean values of camera volts versus input flux were also obtained by performing line scans through regions of interest. Experiments and results will be discussed