Modeling of Proton-Induced CCD Degradation in the Chandra X-Ray Observatory

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6 I, 2003, Pages 2018-2023

  Lo, D H ^a   Srour, J R ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Buried channel; CCD degradation; Chandra; Charge transfer inefficiency; Proton displacement damage

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PROTONS; SPACECRAFT; SPECTROMETERS; X RAYS;

BURIED CHANNEL; CCD DEGRADATION; CHANDRA; CHARGE TRANSFER INEFFICIENCY; PROTON DISPLACEMENT DAMAGE;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES;

EID: 1242287944     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2003.820735     Document Type: Conference Paper

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