Analysis of Dark Data of the PICNIC IR Arrays in the CIBER

D. H. Lee; M. G. Kim; K. Tsumura; M. Zemcov; U. W. Nam; J. Bock; J. Battle; V. Hristov; T. Renbarger; T. Matsumoto; I. Sullivan; L. R. Levenson; P. Mason; S. Matsuura; G. H. Kim

doi:10.5140/JASS.2010.27.4.401

Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences (Dec 2010)

Analysis of Dark Data of the PICNIC IR Arrays in the CIBER

D. H. Lee,
M. G. Kim,
K. Tsumura,
M. Zemcov,
U. W. Nam,
J. Bock,
J. Battle,
V. Hristov,
T. Renbarger,
T. Matsumoto,
I. Sullivan,
L. R. Levenson,
P. Mason,
S. Matsuura,
G. H. Kim

Affiliations

D. H. Lee: Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 305-348, Korea
M. G. Kim: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
K. Tsumura: Department of Infrared Astrophysics, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, Japan
M. Zemcov: Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
U. W. Nam: Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 305-348, Korea
J. Bock: Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
J. Battle: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
V. Hristov: Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
T. Renbarger: Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
T. Matsumoto: Department of Infrared Astrophysics, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, Japan
I. Sullivan: Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
L. R. Levenson: Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
P. Mason: Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
S. Matsuura: Department of Infrared Astrophysics, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, Japan
G. H. Kim: Korea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 305-333, Korea

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2010.27.4.401
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27, no. 4
pp. 401 – 406

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We have measured and analyzed the dark data of two PICNIC IR arrays (P574 and P560) obtained through the Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRiment (CIBER). First, we identified three types of bad pixels: the cold, the hot, and the transient, which are figured in total as 0.06% for P574 and 0.19% for P560. Then, after the bad pixels were masked, we determined the dark noise to be 20.5 ± 0.05 e- and 16.1 ± 0.05 e-, and the dark current to be 0.6 ± 0.05 e-/sec and 0.7 ± 0.05 e-/sec for P574 and P560, respectively. Finally, we discussed glitches and readout modes for a future mission.

Published in Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences

ISSN: 2093-5587 (Print); 2093-1409 (Online)
Publisher: The Korean Space Science Society
Country of publisher: Korea, Republic of
LCC subjects: Science: Astronomy
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