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Clementine NIR Camera Performance Specifications



Focal Plane Array:
Type              Amber PV InSb
Pixel format      256x256
Pixel size        38x38 microns
Non-operable pixels     < 0.5%
FPA operating temp.     70 K
FPA well capacity       11.7 million electrons

Optics:
Clear aperture          29nm
Effective focal length  96 mm
Cold stop               F/3.33, 6.0 mm diameter
Cold shield efficiency  100%


Imaging:
Field of view     5.6 deg. x 5.6 deg.
Pixel IFOV        400 x 400 microrad
Point spread      > 50% energy in 30 micrometer slit
Filters           1100 nm (plus-or-minus 30 nm)
                  1250 nm (plus-or-minus 30 nm)
                  1500 nm (plus-or-minus 30 nm)
                  2000 nm (plus-or-minus 30 nm)
                  2600 nm (plus-or-minus 30 nm)
                  2690 nm (plus-or-minus 60 nm)

Camera Electronics:
A/D resolution    8 bits
Frame rate        7.1 Hz (single frame mode)
Integration times 11, 33, 57, and 95 ms
Digitization gain 0.5 to 36 X voltage multiplication
Offset control    8 bits
Power             13.0 W

Cryocooler:
Type              Ricor K506B integral Stirling with
                  H-10 FPA temperature closed-loop
                  control electronics
Avg. power        11.0 W steady-state


Mechanical:
Mass              1920 grams
Envelope          10.4 cm x 11.5 cm x 36.5 cm long