A technique that uniformly thins CCDs to approximately 10 µm so that an image can be focused on the back of the parallel register (where there is no gate structure). See back-illuminated CCD.

A device that allows a CCD camera to be attached to a variety of scientific instruments or lenses. Also referred to as mount adapter and lens mount adapter. See also C-mount and F-mount.

Analog-to-digital unit. A number representing a CCD's output. The relationship between the ADUs generated and the number of electrons acquired on the CCD is defined by the system gain. Intensi [..]

Advanced inverted-mode operation. A trade name used by e2v Technologies to represent MPP operation.

See A/D converter.

See ADU.

A unit of measure equal to 0.1nanometers.

A unit of measure equal to 0.1nanometers.

Often used as a light source on a microscope, an electric light in which a current traverses a gas between two incandescent electrodes and generates an arc that produces light. Arc lamps have a limite [..]

In a CCD camera system, the minimum intensity required for each exposure (equivalent to performing a zero-second exposure with the shutter closed). Without adding any light, the bias allows charge to [..]