Characterization of LSST camera sensor effects during integration and testing
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Integration and testing of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Camera is currently being performed at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Once completed, the LSST Camera will be used to perform one of the largest wide-field astronomical surveys in the optical, generate an unprecedented amount of data, and allow for cosmological analyses with great statistical power. In order to realize the full benefit of the increase in statistical precision that the LSST aims to accomplish, it is necessary to have a deep understanding of systematic effects that may negatively impact the accuracy of the survey science results. One particular type of systematic effects are those resulting from aspects or behavior of the charge-coupled devices (CCDs) used for digital imaging. The LSST Camera focal plane is heavily segmented, consisting of 189 CCDs arranged into 21 stand-alone Raft Tower Modules (RTMs), each of which must be carefully verified and tested to ensure that they adhere to the requirements of the project. In this thesis I present the results of electro-optical testing of the focal plane electronic crosstalk, astrometric and shape distortions due to static pixel area variations, and deferred charge effects
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2020; ©2020 |
| Publication date | 2020; 2020 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Snyder, Adam |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Roodman, Aaron J. (Aaron Jay), 1964- |
| Thesis advisor | Roodman, Aaron J. (Aaron Jay), 1964- |
| Thesis advisor | Burchat, P. (Patricia) |
| Thesis advisor | Macintosh, Bruce, 1966- |
| Degree committee member | Burchat, P. (Patricia) |
| Degree committee member | Macintosh, Bruce, 1966- |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Physics |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Adam Kevin Luis Snyder |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Physics |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2020 |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2020 by Adam Snyder
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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