Penn State Imaging X-ray SpectrometerThe design and performance of a CCD X-ray camera developed at Penn State are described. The camera uses a frame-store CCD as the detector element. A laboratory version using a PC-based CCD controller and data-acquisition system and a thermoelectric cooler is being used for laboratory testing. This camera has been used to measure read noise of less than 1.5 e(-) with the serial clocks running backwards to suppress dark current. The energy resolution at 5.9 keV with the CCD running in its normal configuration is 120 eV. A flight version of this camera is being built to make spectrally resolved images of the Pup A SNR.
Document ID
19900063205
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Burrows, David N. (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Berthiaume, Gregory D. (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Catalano, Mark A. (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Garmire, Gordon P. (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Larkin, Claire (Pennsylvania State University University Park, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Meeting Information
Meeting: EUV, X-ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy and Atomic Physics