第二代SiSeRO CCD设备的初步结果
First results for second generation SiSeRO CCD devices
AI总结:
为满足下一代天文台项目对快速、低噪声探测器的需求,斯坦福、麻省理工学院相关团队推进SiSeRO多波段探测器技术,展示了第二代SiSeRO CCD的初步结果,并介绍了基于XOC设计的读出电子系统测试平台。
AI中文摘要:
《Astro2020十年规划》建议开发一系列覆盖X射线到近红外光谱的下一代天文台。这些项目需要快速、极低噪声探测器来实现科学目标。为填补技术空白,斯坦福X射线天文学与观测宇宙学小组、麻省理工学院林肯实验室和麻省理工学院卡夫利研究所正在推进单电子敏感读出(SiSeRO),一种通过重复无损读出(RNDR)实现显著低于电子噪声的多波段探测器技术。本文展示了第二代SiSeRO CCD的初步结果,并讨论了测试平台,包括一个能容纳所有利用XOC设计的多通道读出芯片(MCRC)ASIC的第二代SiSeRO CCD变体的读出电子系统。
英文摘要:
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, extremely low noise detectors to fulfill their science goals. To address this technology gap, Stanford X-ray Astronomy and Observational Cosmology (XOC) group, MIT Lincoln Laboratory (MIT-LL), and MIT Kavli Institute (MKI) are advancing Single electron Sensitive Read Out (SiSeRO), a multiband detector technology capable of achieving substantially sub-electron noise via Repetitive Non-Destructive Readout (RNDR). We present initial results for our second generation SiSeRO CCDs. We also discuss our test bed, including a readout electronics system capable of accommodating all second-generation SiSeRO CCD variants utilizing the XOC-designed Multi-Channel Readout Chip (MCRC) ASIC.