Dhillon, V. S., Marsh, T. R., Copperwheat, C. M., Bezawada, N., Ives, D. J., Vick, Andy and O'Brien, K. (2008) ULTRASPEC : high-speed spectroscopy with zero readout noise. In: High Time Resolution Astrophysics : The Universe at Sub-Second Timescales. Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol.984 pp. 132-139. doi:10.1063/1.2896922 ISSN 0094-243X.

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Abstract

ULTRASPEC is a high-speed, spectroscopic camera based on electron-multiplying CCDs (EMCCDs) and the data acquisition system of ULTRACAM. The camera saw first light in December 2006 on the EFOSC2 spectrograph of the ESO 3.6 m telescope at La Silla. In this paper we describe the motivation behind ULTRASPEC, present an outline of its design and report on its measured performance. The results show that EMCCDs are likely to revolutionise astronomical spectroscopy. ©2008 American Institute of Physics

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Charge coupled devices, Spectrum analysis, Telescopes
Journal or Publication Title:	AIP Conference Proceedings
Publisher:	American Institute of Physics
ISSN:	0094-243X
Book Title:	AIP Conference Proceedings
Official Date:	22 February 2008
Dates:	Date Event 22 February 2008 Published
Volume:	Vol.984
Page Range:	pp. 132-139
DOI:	10.1063/1.2896922
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	High Time Resolution Astrophysics : The Universe at Sub-Second Timescales
Type of Event:	Conference
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