Space Telescope Science Institute   6.3 Orients  7.1 Detector basics

Chapter 7:
NICMOS Detectors


In this chapter . . .
Detector basics
Detector Characteristics
Detector Artifacts

The NICMOS detectors currently operate at 77.1 K (about 15 K higher than in Cycle 7, when they were cooled with solid nitrogen). Data collected throughout Cycles 11 and 12 indicate that the NCS control law keeps this temperature stable to within 0.1 K under all seasonal and orbital conditions.


 6.3 Orients  7.1 Detector basics
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