Optical Detectors for Astronomy: Proceedings of an ESO CCD Workshop held in Garching, Germany, October 8–10, 1996: 228 (Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 228) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792349253 ISBN 13: 9780792349259

Publisher: Springer, 1998

Synopsis

The Workshop "Optical Detectors for Astronomy" was held during October 8-10, 1996 at the headquarters of the European Southern Observatory in Garching, Germany. This was the third meeting of its kind, previous meetings being held in 1991 and 1993, but this is the first ESO "CCD Workshop" that has published proceedings. Most of the leading manufacturers and major astronomical observatories were represented, with the 117 attendees coming together from 14 different countries that spanned every continent on Earth. The motivation for the ESO CCD Workshop series is the creation of informal and open venue of information exchange about astronomical CCD detectors and systems. Judging from the reaction and feedback of the participants, the 1996 workshop was as successful as the previous editions, which is a credit to all who attended. The Workshop was organized as a mixture of invited talks, oral presentations, poster sessions and roundtable discussions, the latter used to foster a free exchange of ideas among participants. These technical sessions were complemented by an opening reception and a congenial evening in downtown Munich, which included a walking tour of the historic area followed by dinner at the famous Franziskaner brewery and an after dinner talk by Walter Kosonocky, who reviewed the history of CCD technology.

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Synopsis

These are the proceedings of a workshop held at the European Southern Observatory in October 1996, a workshop which concentrated on optical detectors for astronomy. Representatives from every leading manufacturer and all of the major astronomical observatories came together to present their work on Charged Coupled Devices (CCDs). The papers contained in these proceedings are concerned with the development, manufacture, testing and implementation of CCDs. Many discuss the electronics (hardware and software) that are used to operate these detectors. Astronomical observatories are the most ambitious and aggressive users of optical detectors, more so than any other scientific discipline.Since the quantum efficiency and noise of a detector have a direct effect on the quality of science, the makers of astronomical CCD systems continually push the 'envelope' of optical detector technology. The papers contained in these proceedings provide the reader with state-of-the-art CCD technology and contain information on research and development efforts that will continue for several years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792349253
• ISBN 13: 9780792349259
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Beletic James W., Amico Paola