• DocumentCode
    1567921
  • Title

    Radiation Damage in Hubble Space Telescope Detectors

  • Author

    Sirianni, Marco ; Mutchler, Max ; Gilliland, Ron ; Biretta, John ; Lucas, Ray

  • Author_Institution
    Eur. Space Agency, Baltimore
  • Volume
    0
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    9
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    The Hubble Space Telescope has been orbiting since April 1990. It is a unique laboratory for radiation damage studies for different detectors. We present some of the most ambiguous findings still looking for an explanation.
  • Keywords
    CCD image sensors; aerospace testing; astronomical techniques; astronomical telescopes; cryogenics; infrared detectors; radiation effects; CCD detectors; Hubble space telescope detectors; IR detectors; UV-microchannel plates; charge coupled devices; hot pixel signal; radiation damage; Annealing; Charge coupled devices; Dark current; Electrons; Instruments; Low earth orbit satellites; Protons; Radiation detectors; Space vehicles; Telescopes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radiation Effects Data Workshop, 2007 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1464-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/REDW.2007.4342533
  • Filename
    4342533