A Single Element Charge Injection Device as a Spectroscopic Detector.

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Abstract:

The need for a single element charge transfer device as a spectroscopic detector is discussed. Such a detector promises to offer superior performance compared to current photomultiplier tubes over a wide range of illumination levels. As a detector to address this need, the prototype CID75 manufactured by General Electric Co. is described and characterized. The CID75 is a single element CID sensor with a 1mm by 1mm photoactive area and readout rate adjustable from 0 to 20 kHz. The electro-optical characteristics reported in this study include linearity, read noise, full well capacity, dark count rate, and quantum efficiency. The sensors have good photometric linearity with a full well capacity in excess of 1.2 X 10 to the 8th power electrons. The read noise of the detector can be lowered to 80 electrons when employing the nondestructive readout mode of the CID. The quantum efficiency of the CID75 is reported for the wavelength range of 200-100 nm. Keywords Charge injection device, charge transfer device, spectroscopic detector.

Author(s):
Sweedler, Jonathan V. ; Denton, M. B. ; Sims, Gary R. ; Aikens, Richard S.
Author Organization(s):
ARIZONA UNIV TUCSON DEPT OF CHEMISTRY
Descriptive Note:
Interim rept.,
Pagination:
0044

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Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TR-48
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N00014-86-K-0316
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.4.2_Health Service Delivery; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_6.1_Information Transport
Modernization Areas:
Quantum Science and Computing
Communities of Interest:
Sensors
Descriptor(s):
*CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES, *PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES, *DETECTORS, *ELECTROOPTICS, *SPECTROSCOPY, CAPACITY(QUANTITY), CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES, CHARGE TRANSFER, COUNTING METHODS, DARKNESS, DETECTORS, ELECTROOPTICS, ILLUMINATION, INJECTION, LEVEL(QUANTITY), LINEARITY, NOISE, PHOTOMETRY, PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES, QUANTUM EFFICIENCY, RANGE(EXTREMES), RATES, READING, SPECTROSCOPY
Field(s)/Group(s):
Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Spectroscopy
Keyword(s):
WUNR051549
Report Date:
1987 May 26