First results of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias infrared camera

Fuentes, F. Javier; Gonzalez, Juan C.; Cadavid, E.; Diaz, Jose J.; Hammersley, Peter; Hernandez, B.; Jimenez, J.; Joven-Alvarez, Enrique; Mampaso, A.; Manescau, Antonio; Martin, Carlos; Paez, E.; Espinosa, Jose M.; Rodriguez-Mora, A.; Rodriguez-Ramos, Luis F.; Sanchez, Vicente; Sosa, Nicolas A.; Williams, Mark R.
Referencia bibliográfica

Proc. SPIE Vol. 2475, p. 203-209, Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy, Albert M. Fowler; Ed.

Fecha de publicación:
6
1995
Número de autores
18
Número de autores del IAC
18
Número de citas
2
Número de citas referidas
1
Descripción
We have just finished the first tests at the telescope of an infrared camera designed and developed at the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC). This camera, based on a 256 X 256 focal plane array, has been built to operate at the 1.5 m Carlos Sanchez IR telescope (CST) in the Observatorio del Teide (Canary Islands, Spain). In this paper we describe the final configuration and performance of the camera. Some images taken during two telescope commissioning periods are shown.