The VIS detector system of SOXS

TL;DR

This paper details the design and architecture of the UV-VIS detector system for SOXS, a spectroscopic instrument for the ESO NTT telescope, focusing on the cryostat, detector, and acquisition system.

Contribution

It presents the detailed design and integration of the UV-VIS detector system, including the cryostat, detector head, and control architecture, for the first time.

Findings

Successful design of the UV-VIS cryostat and detector system

Integration of the detector with ESO's cooling and control systems

System status and design solutions for the UV-VIS arm

Abstract

SOXS will be a unique spectroscopic facility for the ESO NTT telescope able to cover the optical and NIR bands thanks to two different arms: the UV-VIS (350-850 nm), and the NIR (800-1800 nm). In this article, we describe the design of the visible camera cryostat and the architecture of the acquisition system. The UV-VIS detector system is based on a e2v CCD 44-82, a custom detector head coupled with the ESO continuous ow cryostats (CFC) cooling system and the NGC CCD controller developed by ESO. This paper outlines the status of the system and describes the design of the different parts that made up the UV-VIS arm and is accompanied by a series of contributions describing the SOXS design solutions.