# Detector
## Field of view
## Average detector properties(from [JWST Documents](https://jwst-docs.stsci.edu/jwst-near-infrared-camera/nircam-instrumentation/nircam-detector-overview/nircam-detector-performance#gsc.tab=0))
### NIRCam
| Parameter | Short wavelength channel
(0.6-2.3 μm) | Long wavelength channel
(2.4-5.0 μm) |
|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------:|:-------------------------------------------:|
| CDS readnoise
(correlated double sampling) | 15.77 ± 0.94e- | 13.25 ± 0.08e- |
| Dark current in 1,000s | 1.9 ±: 1.1e-/ks | 34.2 ± 5e-/ks |
| Effective noise in 1,000s
(93 groups of full-frame RAPID) | 7.79 ± 0.68e- | 9.28 ± 0.12e- |
| Gain(e-/ADU) | 2.05 ± 0.4 | 1.82 ± 0.4 |
| Well capacity (saturation level
with superbias subtracted) | 105,750 ± 2.264e- | 83,300 ± 1,200e- |
| Quantum efficiency (QE) | 70%@0.6μm
80%@1.0μm
90%@2.0μm | 80%@3μm
90%@4μm
60%@5μm |
| Interpixel capacitance (IPC) | 0.53% ± 0.04% | 0.59% ± 0.04% |
| Post-pixel coupling (PPC) | 0.08% ± 0.02% | 0.19% ± 0.03% |
| Persistence (for same exposure time
as previous nearly saturated image) | <0.01% | <0.01% |