Characterization of 2.5 micron HgCdTe VIRGO/VISTA detector array

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5902, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-9

  McMurtry, Craig W ^a   Allen, Thomas S ^a   Moore, Andrew C ^a   Forrest, William J ^a   Pipher, Judith L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Detector array; HgCdTe; Low background; Low dark current; Low noise; Multiplexer; Near infrared; Quantum efficiency; ROIC; SNAP; SWIR; VIRGO; VISTA

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; ASTRONOMY; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SPACE TELESCOPES; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

DETECTOR ARRAY; HGCDTE; LOW DARK CURRENT; LOW NOISE; NEAR INFRARED; ROIC; SNAP; SWIR; VIRGO; VISTA;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 29844436526     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.617789     Document Type: Conference Paper

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