Measurement of quantum efficiency of a charge coupled device

被引:25
作者
Hashimotodani, K
Toneri, T
Kitamoto, S
Tsunemi, H
Hayashida, K
Miyata, E
Ohtani, M
Asakura, R
Katayama, K
Kohmura, T
Hiraga, J
Katayama, H
Shoho, M
Kinugasa, K
Imayoshi, T
Sumi, Y
Ohono, Y
机构
[1] Osaka Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Dept Earth & Space Sci, Toyonaka, Osaka 560, Japan
[2] Japan Sci & Technol Corp, CREST, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332, Japan
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D O I
10.1063/1.1149173
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We report a measurement of the quantum efficiency of a charge coupled device (CCD) with a simple method and report a resultant quantum efficiency in the energy range from 0.47 to 9 keV. The CCD is a front side illuminated device and is fabricated by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. The quantum efficiency for 4.5 keV x rays is 11% for the single pixel events, 33% for the spectroscopic events, and 60% for flux mode operation. We present the quantum efficiency as a function of the energy. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics. [S0034-6748(98)02911-6].
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页码:3746 / 3750
页数:5
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