List of Acronyms

List of Acronyms#

ACN#

Alternating Column Noise.

ADC#

Analog-to-Digital Converter.

APD#

Avalanche Photo Diode.

ASDF#

Advanced Scientific Data Format.

CCD#

Charge-Coupled Device.

CDM#

Charge Distortion Model.

CIS#

Contact Imaging Sensor.

CMOS#

Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor.

CTI#

Charge Transfer Inefficiency.

DAC#

Digital-to-Analog Converter.

ESO#

European South Observatory.

FITS#

Flexible Image Transport System.

HDF5#

Hierarchical Data Format.

LSB#

Least Significant Bit.

MCT#

Mercury Cadmium Telluride (HgCdTe).

MKID#

Microwave Kinetic-Inductance Detector.

MSB#

Most Significant Bit.

PSF#

Point Spread Function.

QE#

Quantum Efficiency.

SAR#

Successive Approximation Register.

YAML#

YAML Ain’t Markup Language