6 papers
Laboratory Characterization of a Ge-CCD Prototype for Future Near-Infrared Astronomical Instrumentation
Emi Tamura, Juan Cruz Estrada Vigil, Prashansa Mukim +6
Germanium charge-coupled devices (Ge-CCDs) extend CCD imaging beyond the silicon cutoff and are candidate detectors for the near-infrared channel of future astronomical instruments…
Output-Stage Design Optimization for High-Sensitivity SiSeRO CCDs and SiSeRO Active Pixel Sensors
Tanmoy Chattopadhyay, Sven Herrmann, Kevan Donlon +16
The Single electron Sensitive Read Out (SiSeRO) technology is a new device class designed to support the needs of future X-ray and optical astronomical telescopes that will require…
First results for second generation SiSeRO CCD devices
Abigail Y. Pan, Declan O'Neill, Kevan Donlon +18
The Astro2020 Decadal recommended the development of a suite of next generation astronomical observatories spanning the X-ray to near-IR spectrum. These programs require fast, extr…
Development and testing of integrated readout electronics for next generation SiSeRO (Single electron Sensitive Read Out) devices
Tanmoy Chattopadhyay, Haley R. Stueber, Abigail Y. Pan +17
The first generation of Single electron Sensitive Read Out (SiSeRO) amplifiers, employed as on-chip charge detectors for charge-coupled devices (CCDs) have demonstrated excellent n…
The high-speed X-ray camera on AXIS: design and performance updates
Eric D. Miller, Catherine E. Grant, Robert Goeke +25
AXIS, a Probe mission concept now in a Phase A study, will provide transformative studies of high-energy astrophysical phenomena thanks to its high-resolution X-ray spectral imagin…
Demonstrating sub-electron noise performance in Single electron Sensitive Readout (SiSeRO) devices
Tanmoy Chattopadhyay, Sven Herrmann, Peter Orel +14
Single electron Sensitive Read Out (SiSeRO) is a novel on-chip charge detection technology that can, in principle, provide significantly greater responsivity and improved noise per…