One of the challenges in low-light-level (L3) imaging is to reduce the effects of dark-current shot noise and readout noise. While slow-scan imaging systems use cooled detectors to reduce the dark current and dark-current noise, they read out data slowly to reduce system bandwidth and readout noise. For long integration times, these sensors are cooled to cryogenic temperatures to give noise of a few electrons and produce high-quality images.
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