Re: OT: [APML] life of a CCD

[Philip Perkins <philip@astrocruise.com>]

Tony,

There is a very active mail list for SBIG cameras with many very 
experienced subscribers, including the people who actually design these 
cameras.  I'm sure that the best and most authoratative answer to this 
question is to be found there (it has probably been answered before several 
times).

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--Philip

At 14:32 02/08/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>     Would any of the more electronically savvy people on the APML know 
> what the expected lifespan of a CCD is? There seem to be a lot of ST-6's 
> still going strong out there... do these things just keep going like the 
> energizer bunny or will they eventually loose the capacity to detect and 
> store photons?
>
>      Tony

Philip Perkins - philip@astrocruise.com
Wiltshire UK & Luberon France
Astrocruise - http://www.astrocruise.com


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