A multi-frame, megahertz CCd imager [electronic resource].

Published: Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2010.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Additional Creators: Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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Summary

To record high-speed, explosively driven, events, a high efficiency, high speed, imager has been fabricated which is capable of framing rates of 2 MHz. This device utilizes a 512 x 512 pixel charge coupled device (CCD) with a 25cm² active area, and incorporates an electronic shutter technology designed for back-illuminated CCD's, making this the largest and fastest back-illuminated CCD in the world. Characterizing an imager capable of this frame rate presents unique challenges. High speed LED drivers and intense radioactive sources are needed to perform the most basic measurements. We investigate properties normally associated with single-frame CCD's such as read noise, full-well capacity, sensitivity, signal to noise ratio, linearity and dynamic range. In addition, we investigate several properties associated with the imager's multi-frame operation such as transient frame response and frame-to-frame isolation while contrasting our measurement techniques and results with more conventional devices.

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E 1.99:la-ur-10-05974
E 1.99: la-ur-10-5974
la-ur-10-5974
la-ur-10-05974

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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/2010.
"la-ur-10-05974"
" la-ur-10-5974"
29th International Congress on High-Speed Imaging and Photonics ; September 20, 2010 ; Morioka, Japan.
Watson, Scott; Mendez, Jacob; Balzer, Stephen; Reich, Robert.

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AC52-06NA25396

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