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Paper Abstract
CATAVIÑA is a near-infrared camera system to be operated in conjunction with the existing multi-purpose nearinfrared
optical bench "CAMALEON" in OAN-SPM. Observing modes include direct imaging, spectroscopy, Fabry-
Perot interferometry and polarimetry. This contribution focuses on the optomechanics and detector controller
description of CATAVIÑA, which is planned to start operating later in 2006. The camera consists of an 8 inch LN2
dewar containing a 10 filter carousel, a radiation baffle and the detector circuit board mount. The system is based on a
Rockwell 1024x1024 HgCdTe (HAWAII-I) FPA, operating in the 1 to 2.5 micron window. The detector
controller/readout system was designed and developed at UNAM Instituto de Astronomia. It is based on five Texas
Instruments DSK digital signal processor (DSP) modules. One module generates the detector and ADC-system control,
while the remaining four are in charge of the acquisition of each of the detector's quadrants. Each DSP has a built-in
expanded memory module in order to store more than one image. The detector read-out and signal driver subsystems
are mounted onto the dewar in a "back-pack" fashion, each containing four independent pre-amplifiers, converters and
signal drivers, that communicate through fiber optics with their respective DSPs. This system has the possibility of
programming the offset input voltage and converter gain. The controller software architecture is based on a client/server
model. The client sends commands through the TCP/IP protocol and acquires the image. The server consists of a
microcomputer with an embedded Linux operating system, which runs the main program that receives the user
commands and interacts with the timing and acquisition DSPs. The observer's interface allows for several readout and
image processing modes.
Paper Details
Date Published: 15 June 2006
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 6276, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy II, 62761T (15 June 2006); doi: 10.1117/12.672515
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6276:
High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy II
David A. Dorn; Andrew D. Holland, Editor(s)
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 6276, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy II, 62761T (15 June 2006); doi: 10.1117/12.672515
Show Author Affiliations
Arturo Iriarte, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Irene Cruz-González, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Luis A. Martínez, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Silvio Tinoco, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Gerardo Lara, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Elfego Ruiz, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Erika Sohn, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Abel Bernal, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Irene Cruz-González, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Luis A. Martínez, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Silvio Tinoco, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Gerardo Lara, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Elfego Ruiz, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Erika Sohn, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Abel Bernal, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Fernando Angeles, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Arturo Moreno, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Francisco Murillo, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Rosalía Langarica, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Esteban Luna, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Luis Salas, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Vicente Cajero, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Arturo Moreno, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Francisco Murillo, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Rosalía Langarica, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Esteban Luna, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Luis Salas, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Vicente Cajero, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6276:
High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy II
David A. Dorn; Andrew D. Holland, Editor(s)
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