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===Wide Field Channel (WFC)=== |
===Wide Field Channel (WFC)=== |
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The WFC is the most utilized channel of ACS. Its detector consists of two butted 2048x4096, 15 |
The WFC is the most utilized channel of ACS. Its detector consists of two butted 2048x4096, 15 µm/pixel [[charge-coupled device]]s (CCDs) for a total of 16 [[megapixel]]s manufactured by Scientific Imaging Technologies (SITe). The WFC plate scale is 0.05″ per pixel and it has an effective field-of-view of 202″×202″. The spectral range of the WFC detector is 350–1100 [[nanometer|nm]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ACS Detectors |publisher=STScI |url=http://www.stsci.edu/hst/acs/Detector/ }}</ref> |
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An example of a use of this channel was [[Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search|SWEEPS]], which found 16 candidate exoplanets in the Galactic core. |
An example of a use of this channel was [[Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search|SWEEPS]], which found 16 candidate exoplanets in the Galactic core. |