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¹Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand.

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This study analyzes centroid estimation for incoherently imaged points using Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) arrays. It reveals that CCD size and truncation effects significantly influence centroid variance and optimal CCD size, impacting wave-front reconstruction.

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Area of Science:

Optical astronomy
Image processing
Sensor technology

Background:

Accurate centroid estimation is crucial for astronomical observations and optical metrology.
Traditional methods often approximate point spread functions with Gaussians, neglecting real-world imaging effects.
Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) arrays are widely used for light detection in scientific imaging.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an exact analysis of centroid estimation for incoherently imaged points using CCD arrays.
To investigate the impact of using the actual short-exposure function versus Gaussian approximations.
To determine how CCD size and truncation effects influence centroid variance and optimal CCD selection.

Main Methods:

Developed an exact mathematical analysis of centroid estimation.
Utilized the actual short-exposure point spread function (PSF) at the CCD.
Analyzed the influence of Poisson noise and truncation effects on centroid variance.

Main Results:

Centroid variance is dependent on the CCD array size for Poisson noise.
Truncation effects are significant in determining the optimal CCD size for centroid estimation.
The findings have direct implications for wave-front reconstruction accuracy.

Conclusions:

The choice of CCD size is critical for minimizing centroid estimation errors.
Exact analysis reveals limitations of Gaussian approximations in centroiding.
Optimized CCD usage can improve the performance of Shack-Hartmann sensors and other wave-front sensing systems.