Use Of Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) Detectors For Imaging In The Vacuum Ultraviolet
Abstract
Two systems based on charge-coupled device (CCD) arrays have been designed and tested for image detection at vacuum ultraviolet wavelengths. A camera using a CCD in conjunction with a microchannel plate image intensifier was developed and qualified for space flight. A second camera system uses a thinned, back-illuminated CCD for direct detection of extreme ultraviolet radiation. A space qualified version of this camera is currently under development. Both systems produce images of excellent quality, with very high photometric sensitivity.
- Publication:
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Ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet systems
- Pub Date:
- November 1981
- DOI:
- 10.1117/12.965716
- Bibcode:
- 1981SPIE..279..140M
- Keywords:
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- Cameras;
- Charge Coupled Devices;
- Radiation Detectors;
- Spaceborne Photography;
- Ultraviolet Photography;
- Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation;
- Fiber Optics;
- Sensitivity;
- Spectral Energy Distribution;
- Spacecraft Instrumentation