Comparison of measured dark current distributions with calculated damage energy distributions in HgCdTe

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1097-1103

  Marshall, C J ^b   Marshall, P W ^a,c   Howe, C L ^a,d   Reed, R A ^a,d   Weller, R A ^a,d   Mendenhall, M ^d   Waczynski, A ^e   Ladbury, R ^b   Jordan, T M ^b  

^a IEEE

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Vanderbilt University ^*

^d GLOBAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e EMPC   (United States)

Author keywords

CCD; Dark current distribution; GEANT4; HgCdTe; Proton effects

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DARK CURRENTS; KINEMATICS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PIXELS; PROTONS;

COULOMBIC CONTRIBUTION; DARK CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; GEANT4; PROTON EFFECTS; RADIATIVE ENERGY;

SENSOR ARRAYS;

EID: 34548083005     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2007.895804     Document Type: Conference Paper

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