Fully depleted backside-illuminated spectroscopic active pixel sensors from the infrared to x rays (1 eV to 25 keV)

Lothar Strueder; Norbert Meidinger; Elmar Pfeffermann; Robert Hartmann; Heinrich W. Braeuninger; Norbert Krause; Gisela D. Hartner; Konrad Dennerl; Frank Haberl; S. Kemmer; Martin Popp; Joachim E. Truemper; Johannes Kollmer; T. Johannes; Gerhard Lutz; D. Hauff; Rainer H. Richter; Peter Klein; N. Hoernel; P. Solc; Rouven Eckhardt; Peter Fischer; W. Neeser; J. Ulrici; Norbert Wermes; Peter Holl; Peter Lechner; Josef Kemmer; Heike Soltau; R. Stoetter; Ulrich Weber; U. Weichert

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18 July 2000 Fully depleted backside-illuminated spectroscopic active pixel sensors from the infrared to x rays (1 eV to 25 keV)

Lothar Strueder, Norbert Meidinger, Elmar Pfeffermann, Robert Hartmann, Heinrich W. Braeuninger, Norbert Krause, Gisela D. Hartner, Konrad Dennerl, Frank Haberl, S. Kemmer, Martin Popp, Joachim E. Truemper, Johannes Kollmer, T. Johannes, Gerhard Lutz, D. Hauff, Rainer H. Richter, Peter Klein, N. Hoernel, P. Solc, Rouven Eckhardt, Peter Fischer, W. Neeser, J. Ulrici, Norbert Wermes, Peter Holl, Peter Lechner, Josef Kemmer, Heike Soltau, R. Stoetter, Ulrich Weber, U. Weichert

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Proceedings Volume 4012, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions III; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391556
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Large format arrays covering a wide bandwidth from 1 eV to 25 keV will be used in the focal plane of X-ray telescopes as well as in adaptive optics systems. As the readout speed requirements increase drastically with the collecting area, but noise figures have to be on the lowest possible level, CCD-type detectors do not seem to be able to fulfill the experiment expectations. Active pixel sensors (APS) have the capability to randomly select areas of interest and to operate at noise levels below 1 electron (rms). One prominent candidate for the use of an APS is XEUS: The X-ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy mission. It represents a potential follow-on mission to the ESA cornerstone XMM currently in orbit. The XEUS mission was considered as part of ESA's Horizon 2000⁺ within the context of the International Space Station.

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Lothar Strueder, Norbert Meidinger, Elmar Pfeffermann, Robert Hartmann, Heinrich W. Braeuninger, Norbert Krause, Gisela D. Hartner, Konrad Dennerl, Frank Haberl, S. Kemmer, Martin Popp, Joachim E. Truemper, Johannes Kollmer, T. Johannes, Gerhard Lutz, D. Hauff, Rainer H. Richter, Peter Klein, N. Hoernel, P. Solc, Rouven Eckhardt, Peter Fischer, W. Neeser, J. Ulrici, Norbert Wermes, Peter Holl, Peter Lechner, Josef Kemmer, Heike Soltau, R. Stoetter, Ulrich Weber, and U. Weichert "Fully depleted backside-illuminated spectroscopic active pixel sensors from the infrared to x rays (1 eV to 25 keV)", Proc. SPIE 4012, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions III, (18 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391556

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