The Solar Blind Channel is the ACS camera optimized for UV imaging. The SBC uses the same optical train as the HRC and is comparable in performance to the FUV MAMA of STIS. The use of the repeller wire increases the quantum efficiency of the detector by ~30%, but adds a halo to the PSF. Bright object limits are discussed in detail in Section 7.2.
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