DEPFET based X-ray detectors for the MIXS focal plane on BepiColombo

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7021, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Treis, J ^c,e   Halker O ^a,e   Andricek, L ^b,e   Herrmann, S ^a,e   Heinzinger, K ^d,e   Lauf, T ^a,e   Lechner, P ^d,e   Lutz, G ^d,e   Mas Hesseg, J M ^g   Porro, M ^a,e   Richter, R H ^b,e   San Juan, J L ^h   Schaller, G ^a,e   Schnecke, M ^b,e   Schopper, F ^a,e   Segneri, G ^d,e   Soltau, H ^d,e   Stevenson, T ^f   Struder L ^a,e   Whitford, C ^h  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^d PNSENSOR GMBH   (Germany)

^e MPI HALBLEITERLABOR   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

^h LIDAX   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active Pixel Sensor; BepiColombo; DEPFET; Imaging; MIXS; Planetary XRF; Spectroscopy; X Ray; XEUS

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR; BEPICOLOMBO; DEPFET; IMAGING; MIXS; PLANETARY XRF; XEUS;

ASTROPHYSICS; COOLING; FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS; FOCUSING; IMAGE SENSORS; INFRARED DETECTORS; MERCURY (METAL); PIXELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SILICON DETECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECTROMETRY; X RAY SPECTROMETERS; X RAYS;

SENSORS;

EID: 66749167056     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.787582     Document Type: Conference Paper

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