The PICNIC Interferometry Camera at IOTA

E. Pedretti; R. Millan-Gabet; J. D. Monnier; W. A. Traub; N. P. Carleton; J.-P. Berger; M. G. Lacasse; F. P. Schloerb; M. K. Brewer

The PICNIC Interferometry Camera at IOTA

E. Pedretti, R. Millan-Gabet, J. D. Monnier, W. A. Traub, N. P. Carleton, J.-P. Berger, M. G. Lacasse, F. P. Schloerb, M. K. Brewer

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Abstract

We describe the control and performance of a new near-infrared camera based on a Rockwell PICNIC array detector for interferometry observations at the Infrared-Optical Telescope Array (IOTA). The camera control uses a complex programmable logic device that allows fast and stable clocking of the PICNIC array and on-the-fly reconfiguration of the readout method. We measured a read noise as low as 12.4 e per correlated double sample. The read noise can be reduced even more through nondestructive readout, and decreases as the square root of the number of successive reads. We discuss the advantages of this system for near-infrared interferometry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	377-389
Number of pages	13
Journal	Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Volume	116
Issue number	818
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2004

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