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Review of CCD technologies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2009

P. Kern  and
P.R. Jorden
P.R. Jorden*
Affiliation:
e2v technologies, Waterhouse Lane, Chelmsford,CM1 2QU, UK
*
Paul.Jorden@e2v.com
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Abstract

Modern Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs) offer very high performance for astronomical imaging both on the ground and in space. Here we present an overview of some key performance levels together with technologies that allow refinements to performance for these specialised applications.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 37: Astrophysics Detector Workshop 2008 , 2009 , pp. 239 - 245
Copyright
© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2009

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