Contents:

• 1. Revisions
• 2. Introduction
• 3. Dark Characterization
  • 3.1. Nomenclature
  • 3.2. Empty Frames
  • 3.3. pnCCD Offset
    • 3.3.1. Save Operation Mode
    • 3.3.2. Normal Operation Mode
    • 3.3.3. High Dynamic Range Operation Mode
    • 3.3.4. Offset Stability in Time
    • 3.3.5. Offset Correction
  • 3.4. Common Mode
    • 3.4.1. Common Mode Distribution
    • 3.4.2. Common Mode Correction
  • 3.5. Noise
    • 3.5.1. Effect of Common Mode Correction on the Noise Level
  • 3.6. Bad Pixels
    • 3.6.1. Effect of Bad Pixels on Offset Map and Noise Map
    • 3.6.2. Effect of Masking Bad Pixels on the Corrected Data
  • 3.7. Injecting Dark Constants to the Calibration Database
  • 3.8. Concluding Remarks and Recommendations
• 4. Characterization of Illuminated Data
  • 4.1. Data Corrections for Illuminated Runs
    • 4.1.1. Split Event Correction and Pattern Classification
  • 4.2. pnCCD Gain Calibration
    • 4.2.1. Finding Singles Events
    • 4.2.2. Per Quadrant Spectra
    • 4.2.3. Charge Transfer Inefficiency
    • 4.2.4. Gain Calibration Method One
    • 4.2.5. Gain Calibration Method Two
    • 4.2.6. Validating Relative Gain Calibration
    • 4.2.7. Absolute Gain
    • 4.2.8. Detector Resolution
    • 4.2.9. Available Gain Calibrations for pnCCD
  • 4.3. Injecting Illuminated Constants to the Calibration Database
• 5. Full Well Capacity of the pnCCD
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Obtaining Full Well Capacity of the pnCCD