CCD focal-plane imaging detector for the JET-X instrument on spectrum R-G

Alan A. Wells; Christian M. Castelli; Andrew D. Holland; Kieran J. McCarthy; J. E. Spragg; C. H. Whitford

doi:10.1117/12.48353

1 October 1991 CCD focal-plane imaging detector for the JET-X instrument on spectrum R-G

Alan A. Wells, Christian M. Castelli, Andrew D. Holland, Kieran J. McCarthy, J. E. Spragg, C. H. Whitford

Proceedings Volume 1549, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy II; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48353
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The two co-aligned x-ray imaging telescopes in the JET-X instrument on Spectrum R-G use passively cooled x-ray sensitive CCDs in the focal plane imagers. Development of the CCD for JET-X, the design and performance of the focal plane assembly are reviewed and improvements to both the low energy and high energy quantum efficiency are described. Performance data on spatial and energy resolution, and the rejection efficiency to charged particle background, obtained with prototype CCDs, are presented.

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Alan A. Wells, Christian M. Castelli, Andrew D. Holland, Kieran J. McCarthy, J. E. Spragg, and C. H. Whitford "CCD focal-plane imaging detector for the JET-X instrument on spectrum R-G", Proc. SPIE 1549, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy II, (1 October 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48353

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