Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2000 · 23 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyElectrical EngineeringInstrumentationOptical AstronomyOptoelectronicsDetector TechnologyInfrared InstrumentationInfrared TelescopesObservatory InstrumentationRadiation InstrumentationRadio TelescopesInfrared Detector ArraysLarge-area Detector ArraysLow-background MeasurementObservatory Array DesignTelescope Array Design
The first VLT IR instrument, ISAAC, was installed at the 8 meter Antu telescope in 1998. Experience and results with both InSb and HgCdTe large format arrays will be reported. Effects limiting the performance and strategies to partially overcome these limitations will be discussed.