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To complement previously published information on E2V CCDs, we present here some less well-known information about Marconi CCDs. We show details of the performance of deep depletion silicon variants, and discuss other subtleties of performance. We also present an update on L3vision (sub-electron noise) devices, indicating current availability, options, and ongoing development work. Finally, we will give a flavour of the range of custom designs that have been made. Many of these are not commercially available, and may not be familiar to all astronomers or CCD technologists.
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Jorden, P.R., Pool, P. & Tulloch, S.M. Secrets of E2V Technologies CCDs (ex Marconi CCDs). Experimental Astronomy 14, 69–75 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:EXPA.0000004335.95902.b4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/B:EXPA.0000004335.95902.b4