The development of a back-illuminated supportless CCD for SXI onboard the NeXT satellite
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake-Cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502 (Japan)
- 2. Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043 (Japan)
- 3. ISAS/JAXA, 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229-8510 (Japan)
- 4. Department of Physics, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8577 (Japan)
- 5. Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501 (Japan)
- 6. Kogakuin University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0015 (Japan)
Description
We give an overview, the current status and future plan of the development of the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) onboard the NeXT (Non-thermal Energy eXploration Telescope) satellite proposed to be launched around 2010. The SXI is a back-illuminated supportless CCD (a combination of 'back-illuminated CCD' and 'supportless CCD') whose imaging area size and the supportless region are 42mmx42mm and 30mmφ, respectively. The goal of the depletion layer of the CCD is 300μm, which enable us to cover the X-ray energy range of 0.5-20keV. The first test model of the supportless CCD shows no performance change due to the thinning process of the CCD. We have already started processing the evaluation model 'CCD-NeXT1', which will be completed at the end of 2004. We are also studying the camera system, the focal plane assembly including thermal electric cooler (TEC) and electronics as well as the CCD chip
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2005.01.080;
- PII
- S0168-9002(05)00171-3;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 541
- Journal Issue
- 1-2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 392-397
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
Conference
- Title
- 5. international symposium on development and application of semiconductor tracking detectors
- Acronym
- STD 5
- Dates
- 14-17 Jun 2004
- Place
- Hiroshima (Japan)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37033586
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ASTRONOMY; CAMERAS; CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES; DEPLETION LAYER; KEV RANGE 01-10; KEV RANGE 10-100; PERFORMANCE; SATELLITES; SOFT X RADIATION; TELESCOPES
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; KEV RANGE; LAYERS; RADIATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; X RADIATION
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.