Charge-coupled devices with fast timing for astrophysics and space physics research

Michael L. Cherry; Peter Parker Altice Jr.; Steven B. Ellison; T. Gregory Guzik; John R. Macri; Mark L. McConnell; G. Y. McLean; James M. Ryan; Paul P. Suni

doi:10.1117/12.254006

18 October 1996 Charge-coupled devices with fast timing for astrophysics and space physics research

Michael L. Cherry, Peter Parker Altice Jr., Steven B. Ellison, T. Gregory Guzik, John R. Macri, Mark L. McConnell, G. Y. McLean, James M. Ryan, Paul P. Suni

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Proceedings Volume 2806, Gamma-Ray and Cosmic-Ray Detectors, Techniques, and Missions; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254006
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

A charge coupled device is under development with fast timing capability (15 millisecond full frame readout, 30 microsecond resolution for measuring the time of individual pixel hits). The fast timing CCD will be used in conjunction with a CsI microfiber array or segmented scintillator matrix detector to detect x rays and gamma rays with submillimeter position resolution. The initial application will be in conjunction with a coded aperture hard x ray/gamma ray astronomy instrument. We describe the concept and the readout architecture of the device.

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Michael L. Cherry, Peter Parker Altice Jr., Steven B. Ellison, T. Gregory Guzik, John R. Macri, Mark L. McConnell, G. Y. McLean, James M. Ryan, and Paul P. Suni "Charge-coupled devices with fast timing for astrophysics and space physics research", Proc. SPIE 2806, Gamma-Ray and Cosmic-Ray Detectors, Techniques, and Missions, (18 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254006

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