1.2 CCD Operations, Performance Parameters, and CCD . Transfer Curves . Low-light-level CCD performance parameters are grouped into four primary CCD operations: 1) Charge Generation (e.g. QE), 2) Charge Collection (e.g. MTF), 3) Charge Transfer (e.g. CTE), and 4) Charge Detection (e.g. Read Noise). ... Four Basic CCD Operations and Associated Performance Parameters and CCD Transfer Curves Used to Measure Performance . ... Charge Transfer Performance Parameters and CCD Transfer Curve Tests . ...