The NICMASS camera cryostat
The NICMASS near-infrared camera is based on a Rockwell 256x256 HgCdTe
infrared array. The focal plane
is held at liquid nitrogen temperature inside the
cryostat. The cryostat contains a 12 position filter wheel holding
broadband infrared filters and narrowband filters centered on selected
lines of astronomical interest. The box on the side of the dewar
contains a microcomputer which clocks the array and converts the
signals via two custom
expansion boards . The back of
one of these boards appears in the open box. The complete Whately
Observatory . The compact design of the
camera makes it easy to transport to other observatories. It has seen
use at the 2.4m and 1.3m telescopes of the MDM Observatories
at Kitt Peak, and at the coude spectrographs at Kitt
Peak and Lick Observatories. Some results are on display here.
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Last Update:
10/28/1993
The NICMASS near-infrared camera is based on a Rockwell 256x256 HgCdTe
infrared array. The focal plane
is held at liquid nitrogen temperature inside the
cryostat. The cryostat contains a 12 position filter wheel holding
broadband infrared filters and narrowband filters centered on selected
lines of astronomical interest. The box on the side of the dewar
contains a microcomputer which clocks the array and converts the
signals via two custom
expansion boards . The back of
one of these boards appears in the open box. The complete Whately
Observatory . The compact design of the
camera makes it easy to transport to other observatories. It has seen
use at the 2.4m and 1.3m telescopes of the MDM Observatories
at Kitt Peak, and at the coude spectrographs at Kitt
Peak and Lick Observatories. Some results are on display here.