Dr
Andrew Holland
(Brunel University)
9/15/05, 4:00 PM
Applications in Space Science
Invited Talk
Dr
Jon Lapington
(Space Research Centre, University of Leicester)
9/15/05, 4:30 PM
Applications in Space Science
Contributed Talk
The performance and operational advantages of using electronic image
readouts in image intensifiers, such as their simplicity, flexible
format, low noise, and capability for high spatial and temporal
resolution, are offset by the practical issues of housing them
within the detector vacuum enclosure. They commonly require
oversized, non-standard vacuum enclosures, multiple low noise...
Dr
Nick Waltham
(Space Science and Technology Department, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
9/15/05, 4:45 PM
Applications in Space Science
Contributed Talk
We describe our programme to develop a large-format, science-grade,
monolithic CMOS active pixel sensor for future space science
missions, and in particular an extreme ultra-violet spectrograph for
solar physics studies on ESA’s Solar Orbiter. Our route to EUV
sensitivity relies on adapting the back-thinning and rear-
llumination techniques first developed for CCD sensors. Our first...
Dr
Dave Walton
(Mullard Space Science Lab, University College London)
9/15/05, 5:00 PM
Applications in Space Science
Contributed Talk
Results are described from a high-stability multi-CCD focal plane
assembly developed by MSSL for ESA, using new large-format CCDs from
e2v technologies. Particular subjects of investigation are stability
at the 10e-4 to 10e-5 level and crosstalk between CCDs as well as
between nodes of each two-port CCD.
Space-based planetary-transit hunting and asteroseismology missions
such as...
Dr
Junko Hiraga
(JAXA/ISIS, Kanagawa, Japan)
9/15/05, 5:15 PM
Novel Photon Detection Systems
Contributed Talk
Charge-coupled devices (CCDs) are widely used in soft X-ray
Astronomy as a focal plane detector which has a capability both of
good spatial resolution and good energy resolution up to 10 keV,
simultaneously. For the future X-ray space mission, the thick CCDs
are developed to improve the quantum e±ciency of high energy X-rays
beyond 10 keV.
A mesh experiment has been, so far, the...
