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Dynamic range
6.3
Thermally excited electrons in the silicon lattice of the CCD chip are counted as a signal.
Thermal noise charges, again expressed as electrons, are generated in a CCD camera
regardless as to whether it is exposed to light or complete darkness. Thermal noise is
temperature dependent. The higher the temperature of the CCD, the higher the thermal
noise. The lower the temperature, the lower the thermal noise. For this reason, many CCD
cameras have some type of cooling device (e.g. Peltier cooling).
The total noise σ
N
is the root mean square of the thermal noise D
τ
and the read out noise σ
R
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The thermal noise increases linearly with the dwell time τ.
The dynamic range of a camera is defined as the full well capacity divided by the total noise.
Since the thermal noise is dwell time dependent, the dynamic range is a function of the dwell
time as well. To be able to fully exploit the dynamic range, the ADC has to have sufficient bit
depth (the number of bits in each pixel).
Cameras with a high dynamic range are more expensive. Thus, it is necessary to carefully
consider which dynamic range is necessary for the experiment. The dynamic range of the 2D
CCD detector is limited by the dynamic range of the camera.
Flat field correction
6.4
A CCD imager consists of a two dimensional array of pixels (i.e. light sensitive detectors). The
CCD array is mechanically stable with the pixels retaining a rigidly fixed geometric
relationship. However, each pixel in the array has its own unique light sensitivity
characteristics. These characteristics affect camera performance, so they need to be
removed by calibration. Calibrating a CCD camera is known as "flat fielding" or "shading
correction". Flat fielding can be illustrated by the following equation
(
) *
!
+
where
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IC is the calibrated image
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IR is the non-calibrated object exposure
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IB is the bias or dark frame
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