Research Assistance Centres

Diagnostic services for optical systems and detection systems

Reference: DI-SO
Diagnostic services for optical and detection systems. In the case of optical systems this includes measurements of parameters of optical (sub)systems (collimators, cameras, dispersive elements of spectrographs/spectrometers) such as focal lengths, angular dispersion, lines per millimeter, masses and envelopes. The final cost will depend on the sizes and masses of the optical systems and whether or not equipment handling insurance is required. For CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) or CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) type detection systems: read noise, dark current, gain, linearity, spectral response in the visible range (400-900nm), pixel mask and defective columns. Depending on the CCD packaging provided, these measurements can be carried out at room temperature or at temperatures of the order of -100º C (by LN2 cooling in a closed-cycle cryostat or by cryo-cooler). The final cost per detector will depend on the need or not to perform the tests in cryogenics, on the packaging format, detector size and on the need or not to contract an insurance for the handling of the detector.
Instrumentation
Techniques
Rates
Ref.: DI-SO Tarifa A
User type: UCM
Amount: 1.000,00€ (effective date: 01/11/2021)
Charging unit: per sample (quotation under request)
Ref.: DI-SO Tarifa B
User type: Public organization
Amount: 2.000,00€ (effective date: 01/11/2021)
Charging unit: per sample (quotation under request)
Ref.: DI-SO Tarifa C
User type: Private organization
Amount: 3.000,00€ (effective date: 01/10/2021)
Charging unit: per sample (quotation under request)
CAI Physical Technologies
Advanced Scientific Instrumentation Unit