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Table 1
Characteristics of the PLATO payload.
| Parameter | Description/value |
|---|---|
| TOU | 26 units |
| Optics | 6 refractive lenses |
| Design | Axis-symmetric dioptics |
| Aperture diameter | 12 cm |
| Full FOV | 2132 deg2 |
| Spectral range | 500–1000 nm |
| CCDs (FEEs) | 104 units (26 units) |
|---|---|
| Model | Teledyne-e2v CCD270 |
| Design | Back illuminated |
| Pixel size | 18 µm |
| Plate scale | 15 arcsec (on-axis) |
| N-CAMs | 24 units |
|---|---|
| Camera overlap | 6, 12, 18, 24 (partial) |
| Effective FOV | 1037 deg2 |
| Detector FPA | 4 full-frame CCDs |
| Detector size | 4510 × 4510 pixel |
| Exposure time | 21 s |
| Readout time | 4s |
| Cadence | 25 s |
| F-CAMs | 2 units (red and blue filter) |
|---|---|
| Camera overlap | 2 (full) |
| Effective FOV | 619 deg2 |
| Detector FPA | 4 frame-transfer CCDs |
| Detector size | 4510 × 2255 pixel |
| Exposure time | 2.3s |
| Readout time | 0.2s |
| Cadence | 2.5 s |
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