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Clementine LWIR Camera Performance Specifications



Focal Plane Array:
Type              Amber PV HgCdTe
Pixel format      128x128
Pixel size        50x50 microns
Non-operable pixels     < 5%
FPA operating temp.     65 K nominal
FPA well capacity       42 million electrons

Optics:
Equivalent clear aperture     29nm
Effective focal length        96 mm
Cold stop               F/2.67, 7.47 mm diameter
Cold shield efficiency  100%


Imaging:
Field of view     1 deg. x 1 deg.
Pixel IFOV        143 x 143 microrad
Point spread      > 60% energy in 79 micrometer slit

Camera Electronics:
A/D resolution    8 bits
Frame rate        52.9 Hz (single frame mode)
Pixel rate        500kHz
Integration times 0.115, 0.92, 2.30, and 4.60 ms
Digitization gain 0.5 to 36 X voltage multiplication
Offset control    8 bits
Power             13.0 W

Cryocooler:
See NIR cryocooler specifications


Mechanical:
Mass              2100 grams
Envelope          14.7 cm diameter x 36.1 cm long