4 papers
Readout Optimization of Multi-Amplifier Sensing Charge-Coupled Devices for Single-Quantum Measurement
Ana M. Botti, Brenda A. Cervantes-Vergara, Claudio R. Chavez +15
The non-destructive readout capability of the Skipper Charge Coupled Device (CCD) has been demonstrated to reduce the noise limitation of conventional silicon devices to levels tha…
Towards a quantum realization of the ampere using single-electron resolution Skipper-CCDs
Miqueas Gamero, Agustin Lapi, Blas Irigoyen Gimenez +7
This paper presents a proof-of-concept demonstration of the Skipper-CCD, a sensor with single-electron counting capability, as a promising technology for implementing an electron-p…
A multi-channel silicon package for large-scale skipper-CCD experiments
A. M. Botti, C. Chavez, M. Sofo-Haro +10
The next generation of experiments for rare-event searches based on skipper Charge Coupled Devices (skipper-CCDs) presents new challenges for the sensor packaging and readout. Scal…
Astronomical Spectroscopy with Skipper CCDs: First Results from a Skipper CCD Focal Plane Prototype at SIFS
Edgar Marrufo Villalpando, Alex Drlica-Wagner, Brandon Roach +22
We present the first on-sky results from an ultra-low-readout-noise Skipper CCD focal plane prototype for the SOAR Integral Field Spectrograph (SIFS). The Skipper CCD focal plane c…