CCDs [Part III]

4 Outubro 2022, 08:00 André Maria da Silva Dias Moitinho de Almeida

:: Sources of noise
- Reading noise
- Dark current
- Photonic ("shot noise")
- Non-uniformity of pixels

:: Instrumental signatures and other effects on CCD images
- Saturation and load spillage ("blooming")
- Defects: Cold / hot pixels and columns