Astronomical detector and spectrometer measurements
A CCD records photo-generated charge in pixels over an exposure.
Key knowledge
A CCD records photo-generated charge in pixels over an exposure. A spectrometer distributes light by wavelength so that a detector can measure a spectrum. Distributing a fixed photon total over more spectral bins reduces counts per bin; exposure, collecting area and calibration affect the usable measurement.
Conditions and scope
- Detector response, background and readout must be characterized for quantitative use.
- Pixel count alone does not determine angular resolution or spectral information.
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Read photon-to-charge/pixel paragraph and prism/grating spectrometer paragraph including photons-per-bin tradeoff; omitted dated instrument sensitivity percentages.
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