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CFH12K is a 12Kx8K wide field imaging camera for the CFHT prime focus. The mosaic consists of twelve MIT Lincoln Laboratory 2Kx4k thinned backside illuminated CCID-20 devices. The devices’ operating parameters have been optimised to ensure the best data quality for use in broad and narrow band filter imaging mode. Adaptation to the CFHT prime focus environment included modifications to reduce the scattered light seen by the CFH12K. Science data taken by the camera has proven the success of CFHT’s new capability for 42×28 square arcminute imaging with high-resolution subarcsecond seeing.
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Cuillandre, JC., Starr, B., Isani, S., Luppino, G. (2000). CFH12K: Optimising 12 MIT/LL CCID-20 CCDs for a direct imaging application. In: Amico, P., Beletic, J.W. (eds) Optical Detectors For Astronomy II. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 252. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4361-5_12
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