LSST Camera Useful References

Sensors

Silicon PIN Diodes: A Promising Technology for UV-Optical Space Astronomy 4-11-03

Silicon PIN Diode CMOS Arrays – Tyson 6-12-03

Low Noise Monolithic and Hybrid CMOS-based Sensors, Rockwell 11-5-01

Performance Limits in Visible and Infrared Image Sensors, Rockwell IEDM 1999

CCD Imaging for Low Noise and High Bandwidth – Centen 3-29-99

Detection of visible photons in CCD and CMOS: A comparative view, Magnan NIM 2003

Next Generation Space Telescope: Visible wavelength instruments, 9-21-99

Testing of the CFHT MegaCam CCDs – Boulade 7-17-02

Anti-Blooming Strategies for LSST

Focal Plane Technologies for LSST – Lesser 2002

Highlights of “Scientific Detectors Workshop 2002” – Beletic 2002

Depth of Focus in Thick CCDs – Groom Mar. 2002

Technology of Large Focal Planes of CCDs – Jordan SPIE 5167 Aug. 2003

Mike Lesser's ITL home page

 

Study of Sensor Thickness Optimization for LSST – November 2004

The LSST Strawman CCD Design – Geary November 2004

Readout Electronics

Camera Electronics for the 72-channel SAO Megacam, Geary

CCD and IR Array Controllers, Leach SPIE 2000

SDSU gen-II controller, Leach

40 CCDs of the CFHT MegaCam front-end electronics, de Kat SPIE 2000

Data system for the SAO Megacam – Conroy

Large Mosaic Cameras

Megacam: paving the focal plane of the MMT with silicon, McLeod

Subaru Prime Focus Camera – Suprime-Cam, Miyazaki 10-25-02

SDSS Photometric Camera

 

SNAP

Instrument R&D – Bebek Nov 2003

Instrument Electronics – von der Lippe 2003

CCD Signal Processor – Walder NSS 2003

CCD Development at LBNL – Levi Dec. 2003

 

PanSTARRS

POI – A Panoramic Optical Camera

Rubber Focal Plane – Tonry SPIE 4386 (2002)

Pan-STARRS – A Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Array – Kaiser SPIE 4386 (2002)

PanSTARRS Detector Controller Electronics Development Plan – Onaka, Lockhart, Ching

 

Large Telescopes

 

Imaging Software

IRAF

MaxIm DL

IDL

 

LSST references

LSST Instrument Concept, Starr SPIE

LSST D&D NSF Proposal – Dec 2003

Overview for 10-14-04 BNL local meeting

Harvard LSST Reference Page

 

Dark Energy Camera Project page (FNAL)