HTTP:: Most Sensitive Astronomical Camera in the World Completed
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Experts at the University of Montreal, in Canada, have recently concluded their work on the world's most advanced and sensitive video camera. The team was led by physics PhD student Olivier Daigle, and the first models of the new instrument were produced by Quebec-based Photon etc. The American space agency NASA and the Mont-Megantic Observatory will be the first two institutions to test the device, which reportedly dwarfs existing ones in terms of performance, ScienceDaily informs. The entire camera is constructed around a groundbreaking CCD controller, which is able to produce as much as 25 gigabits of data per second. The digital-imagery device is able to count photons very accurately, even in low-luminosity situations, its creators report. It can also amplify photons detected by other instruments, and its imagery chips are powered by electrical signals that are at least 500 times more precise than the next best camera out there today. This approach ensures that the ra!
tio of noise in images of distant cosmic objects is reduced considerably. To put things into perspective, installing the new CCD controller on the Mont-Megantic telescope is equivalent to doubling the observatory mirror's diameter. “The first astronomical results are astounding and highlight the increased sensitivity ...
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