Continuing Development of Charge-Coupled Device Detectors at the Mauna Kea Observatory

位于夏威夷岛上的莫纳克亚山是 光学、红外和亚毫米天文观测。 的 夏威夷大学拥有广泛的设施，包括 2.2米由天文研究所，国家天文台 航空航天局红外望远镜设施 加拿大-法国-夏威夷望远镜和英国红外望远镜 望远镜 为了充分利用这些设施和 莫纳克亚山的大气条件极好， 将承担电荷耦合器件（CCD）探测器的开发工作 以及用于这些望远镜的相关控制系统。 这些 系统将用于广泛的研究计划， 包括研究类恒星物体的性质， 与之相关的星系，到附近星系的距离， 其他星系中星星团的运动和其他项目 需要非常灵敏的几何稳定的探测器。 这些探测器的实现不仅将服务于夏威夷 天文学家，还有国际天文学家， 使用莫纳克亚山上的望远镜 关于探测器的信息 性能、图像处理技术和优化技术 望远镜的图像质量将使许多用户受益。 的 科学的回归有望大大增加我们对早期 我们宇宙的时代

The summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii is a premier site for optical, infrared, and submillimeter astronomical observations. The University of Hawaii has access to a wide range of facilities including the 2.2 meter operated by the Institute for Astronomy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Infrared Telescope Facility, the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, and the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope. In order to make best use of these facilities and the superb atmospheric conditions on Mauna Kea, the Principal Investigator will undertake the development of Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) detectors and associated control systems for use on these telescopes. These systems will be used in a wide-ranging program of research that includes the investigation of the nature of quasi-stellar objects and the galaxies associated with them, the distances to nearby galaxies, the motions of star clusters in other galaxies and other programs requiring very sensitive, geometrically-stable detectors. Implementation of these detectors will serve not only the Hawaiian astronomers, but also the international community of astronomers that uses the telescopes on Mauna Kea. Information about detector performance, image processing techniques, and techniques to optimize the image quality of telescopes will be of benefit to many users. The scientific return is expected to add much to our knowledge of the early era of our Universe.