Design, Manufacturing, and Commissioning of BIRCAM (Bootes InfraRed CAMera)

Table 1

Basic parameters for 1024 × 1024 pixels HgCdTe, Hawaii-1, Rockwell detector.

Parameter	Measured value	Units
Die size	<400	mm^2
Integration capacity	1.0×10^5	carriers
Integration capacitance	18 – 35	fF
Signal Conversion Gain	3.6 – 4.8	V/e^-
Output Signal Excursion	0.4 – 1	V
Minimum Read Noise	<10	e^-
Dynamic Range	Up to 10^4	V/V
Maximum data rate	<1	MHz
Maximum Slew rate	400	nsec
Peak D* @ min Qb	>1×10^14	Jones
Power dissipation	≤1	mW