| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830078 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We report on the development of a charge-coupled device (CCD) for astronomical X-ray detection. Characteristics, performance and use of various CCD chips are described. Sizes range from a front-illuminated 2.5cm×2.5cm square chip for the MAXI mission with a depletion layer thickness of 70μm to a back-illuminated 3cm×6cm rectangular p-channel CCD with 200μm depletion thickness which exhibits improved quantum efficiency at low energy (below 0.5 keV). Combining the CCD with a scintillator deposit (SD-CCD) expands the effective energy range up to 100 keV. We describe the use of the SD-CCD in a balloon experiment.
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Authors
Hiroshi Tsunemi, Emi Miyata, Hideki Ozawa, Daisuke Matsuura, Hiroshi Tomida, Haruyoshi Katayama, Kazuhisa Miyaguchi,