Characterization of NICMOS detectors for space astronomy

M. J. Rieke; G. S. Winters; J. Cadien; R. Rasche

doi:10.1117/12.158674

Characterization of NICMOS detectors for space astronomy

M. J. Rieke, G. S. Winters, J. Cadien, R. Rasche

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The NICMOS camera to be used on the Hubble Space Telescope will acquire near-infrared images with extremely high spatial resolution. To extract scientifically useful data from these images will require a complete understanding of the arrays used to produce the images. The NICMOS team has developed a program for characterizing arrays which will lead to this understanding and which will also allow selection of optimum devices for each section of the NICMOS instrument. The overall plan will be described and related to the scientific goals of NICMOS. The characterization plan includes standard infrared array testing such as electrical properties, read noise, dark current, and quantum efficiency, and will be expanded to include testing such as crosstalk measurements, hysteresis testing, and radiation testing.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	214-224
Number of pages	11
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	1946
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.158674
State	Published - Oct 20 1993
Event	Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation 1993 - Orlando, United States Duration: Apr 11 1993 → Apr 16 1993

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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