Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986spie..627..583s&link_type=abstract
IN: Instrumentation in astronomy VI; Proceedings of the Meeting, Tucson, AZ, Mar. 4-8, 1986. Part 2 (A87-36376 15-35). Bellingha
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Astronomical Spectroscopy, Charge Coupled Devices, Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation, Quantum Efficiency, Signal To Noise Ratios, Ultraviolet Spectroscopy, Boltzmann Transport Equation, Cool Stars, Photodiodes, Visible Spectrum
Scientific paper
The applicability of CCD detectors to astronomical extreme ultraviolet (EUV) spectroscopy (100-1250 A) is discussed. The advantages of CCDs in this spectral region include internal electron yield, the potential for very high quantum efficiency (about 50-90 percent), and broad wavelength response. Visible light suppression is achieved by a combination of low grating scattering, greater than unity electron yield in the EUV, and various filter techniques. For the current generation of CCDs, detection of only a few EUV photons will rapidly overwhelm the read noise; thus, for all practical S/N ratios used in astronomical spectroscopy, read noise will be negligible compared to the poisson statistics of the detected photons. A model based on experimental data for the quantum efficiency and electron yield of CCDs in the EUV is discussed.
Blouke Morley M.
Catura Richard C.
Stern Robert A.
Winzenread M.
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