Instrument Detectors

STIS has three large-format (1024 x 1024 pixel) detectors; one CCD and two Multi-Anode Microchannel Array (MAMA) detectors. The CCD has a 52 x 52 arcsecond quare field of view and operates from ~2000 to 10,300 Å. The MAMAs operate in the Near and Far UltraViolet and both have a 25 x 25 arcsecond square field of view. The NUV operates from 1600 to 3100 Å while the FUV operates from 1150 to 1700 Å. 

Below are summaries of the properties of each detector, but for more information, please see the STIS Instrument Handbook

Accordion

Last Updated: 06/02/2023

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