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Proton irradiation of e2v technologies L3Vision devices

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Smith, DR; Holland, AD
Published in: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
July 11, 2005
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This paper describes the proton irradiation and subsequent analysis of 8 e2v technologies CCD65 L3Vision devices with the intention of assessing the suitability of L3Vision technology to applications in space. In particular the use of L3Vision charge coupled devices (CCDs) on the Radial Velocity Spectrometer (RVS) instrument of the planned European Space Agency GAIA mission is discussed. The operational properties of the devices were characterised before irradiation with protons to a 10 MeV equivalent fluence of 2.5×109protonscm-2. The devices were then characterised again before undergoing a second proton irradiation which increased the total 10 MeV equivalent proton fluence received by each device to 2.1×1010protonscm-2. All 8 devices functioned as expected after each irradiation, with no catastrophic failures occurring even after the second irradiation which increased the total proton fluence to approximately 10 times the expected 6 year RVS fluence. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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David R. Smith
Author David R. Smith Electrical and Computer Engineering

Published In

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI

10.1016/j.nima.2005.02.035

ISSN

0168-9002

Publication Date

July 11, 2005

Volume

546

Issue

3

Start / End Page

544 / 552

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
 

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Smith, D. R., & Holland, A. D. (2005). Proton irradiation of e2v technologies L3Vision devices. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 546(3), 544–552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2005.02.035
Smith, D. R., and A. D. Holland. “Proton irradiation of e2v technologies L3Vision devices.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 546, no. 3 (July 11, 2005): 544–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2005.02.035.
Smith DR, Holland AD. Proton irradiation of e2v technologies L3Vision devices. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2005 Jul 11;546(3):544–52.
Smith, D. R., and A. D. Holland. “Proton irradiation of e2v technologies L3Vision devices.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 546, no. 3, July 2005, pp. 544–52. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2005.02.035.
Smith DR, Holland AD. Proton irradiation of e2v technologies L3Vision devices. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2005 Jul 11;546(3):544–552.
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Published In

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI

10.1016/j.nima.2005.02.035

ISSN

0168-9002

Publication Date

July 11, 2005

Volume

546

Issue

3

Start / End Page

544 / 552

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences