Two-channel, robotic CCD-camera

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Mar 2003

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Instrument Design and Performance for Optical/Infrared Ground-based Telescopes. Edited by Iye, Masanori; Moorwood, Alan F. M.

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We present the design of a compact two-channel CCD-camera for the 0.8 m Cassegrain telescope operated at the Wendelstein Observatory. To achieve a high efficiency this camera is equipped with two channels, operating in the wavelength range of 400 - 540 nm and 570 - 900 nm, respectively. Each channel is provided with a filter slider for three positions, an independent photometric shutter, and a 2k x 2k CCD (80% peak efficiency). The camera can simultaneously record a red and a blue image of its 10.7' x 10.7' field of view. In addition it has an offset guider and supports robotic operation: Active cooling provides the operating temperature of 160 K avoiding the use of liquid nitrogen. Both CCDs share a single cryostat and can be aligned during operation. The complete vacuum control including pumping and cryopump cleaning can be operated remotely.

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