The dark energy camera (DECam)

D. L. DePoy; T. Abbott; J. Annis; M. Antonik; M. Barcelò; R. Bernstein; B. Bigelow; D. Brooks; E. Buckley-Geer; J. Campa; L. Cardiel; F. Castander; J. Castilla; H. Cease; S. Chappa; E. Dede; G. Derylo; H. T. Diehl; P. Doel; J. DeVicente; J. Estrada; D. Finley; B. Flaugher; E. Gaztanaga; D. Gerdes; M. Gladders; V. Guarino; G. Gutierrez; J. Hamilton; M. Haney; S. Holland; K. Honscheid; D. Huffman; I. Karliner; D. Kau; S. Kent; M. Kozlovsky; D. Kubik; K. Kuehn; S. Kuhlmann; K. Kuk; F. Leger; H. Lin; G. Martinez; M. Martinez; W. Merritt; J. Mohr; P. Moore; T. Moore; B. Nord; R. Ogando; J. Olsen; B. Onal; J. Peoples; T. Qian; N. Roe; E. Sanchez; V. Scarpine; R. Schmidt; R. Schmitt; M. Schubnell; K. Schultz; M. Selen; T. Shaw; V. Simaitis; A. Stefanik; W. Stuermer; R. Talaga; G. Tarle; J. Thaler; D. Tucker; A. Walker; S. Worswick; A. Zhao

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The dark energy camera (DECam)

D. L. DePoy, T. Abbott, J. Annis, M. Antonik, M. Barcelò, R. Bernstein, B. Bigelow, D. Brooks, E. Buckley-Geer, J. Campa, L. Cardiel, F. Castander, J. Castilla, H. Cease, S. Chappa, E. Dede, G. Derylo, H. T. Diehl, P. Doel, J. DeVicenteJ. Estrada, D. Finley, B. Flaugher, E. Gaztanaga, D. Gerdes, M. Gladders, V. Guarino, G. Gutierrez, J. Hamilton, M. Haney, S. Holland, K. Honscheid, D. Huffman, I. Karliner, D. Kau, S. Kent, M. Kozlovsky, D. Kubik, K. Kuehn, S. Kuhlmann, K. Kuk, F. Leger, H. Lin, G. Martinez, M. Martinez, W. Merritt, J. Mohr, P. Moore, T. Moore, B. Nord, R. Ogando, J. Olsen, B. Onal, J. Peoples, T. Qian, N. Roe, E. Sanchez, V. Scarpine, R. Schmidt, R. Schmitt, M. Schubnell, K. Schultz, M. Selen, T. Shaw, V. Simaitis, A. Stefanik, W. Stuermer, R. Talaga, G. Tarle, J. Thaler, D. Tucker, A. Walker, S. Worswick, A. Zhao

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We describe the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), which will be the primary instrument used in the Dark Energy Survey. DECam will be a 3 sq. deg. mosaic camera mounted at the prime focus of the Blanco 4m telescope at the Cerro-Tololo International Observatory (CTIO). DECam includes a large mosaic CCD focal plane, a five element optical corrector, five filters (g,r,i,z,Y), and the associated infrastructure for operation in the prime focus cage. The focal plane consists of 62 2K x 4K CCD modules (0.27''/pixel) arranged in a hexagon inscribed within the roughly 2.2 degree diameter field of view. The CCDs will be 250 micron thick fully-depleted CCDs that have been developed at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). Production of the CCDs and fabrication of the optics, mechanical structure, mechanisms, and control system for DECam are underway; delivery of the instrument to CTIO is scheduled for 2010.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789466
State	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II - Marseille, France Duration: Jun 23 2008 → Jun 28 2008

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7014
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II
Country/Territory	France
City	Marseille
Period	6/23/08 → 6/28/08

Keywords

Blanco
CCD
CTIO
Camera
Dark energy
Survey

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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DePoy, D. L., Abbott, T., Annis, J., Antonik, M., Barcelò, M., Bernstein, R., Bigelow, B., Brooks, D., Buckley-Geer, E., Campa, J., Cardiel, L., Castander, F., Castilla, J., Cease, H., Chappa, S., Dede, E., Derylo, G., Diehl, H. T., Doel, P., ... Zhao, A. (2008). The dark energy camera (DECam). In Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II [70140E] (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7014). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789466

DePoy, DL, Abbott, T, Annis, J, Antonik, M, Barcelò, M, Bernstein, R, Bigelow, B, Brooks, D, Buckley-Geer, E, Campa, J, Cardiel, L, Castander, F, Castilla, J, Cease, H, Chappa, S, Dede, E, Derylo, G, Diehl, HT, Doel, P, DeVicente, J, Estrada, J, Finley, D, Flaugher, B, Gaztanaga, E, Gerdes, D, Gladders, M, Guarino, V, Gutierrez, G, Hamilton, J, Haney, M, Holland, S, Honscheid, K, Huffman, D, Karliner, I, Kau, D, Kent, S, Kozlovsky, M, Kubik, D, Kuehn, K, Kuhlmann, S, Kuk, K, Leger, F, Lin, H, Martinez, G, Martinez, M, Merritt, W, Mohr, J, Moore, P, Moore, T, Nord, B, Ogando, R, Olsen, J, Onal, B, Peoples, J, Qian, T, Roe, N, Sanchez, E, Scarpine, V, Schmidt, R, Schmitt, R, Schubnell, M, Schultz, K, Selen, M, Shaw, T, Simaitis, V, Stefanik, A, Stuermer, W, Talaga, R, Tarle, G, Thaler, J, Tucker, D, Walker, A, Worswick, S & Zhao, A 2008, The dark energy camera (DECam). in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II., 70140E, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 7014, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II, Marseille, France, 6/23/08. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789466

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