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dc.contributor.advisor | Holland, AD | - |
dc.contributor.advisor | Pool, P | - |
dc.contributor.author | Murray, Neil John | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-05-21T15:16:34Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2009-05-21T15:16:34Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/3316 | - |
dc.description | This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University. | - |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis is concerned with the development of MOS charge-coupled device (CCD) technology for future applications in X-ray astronomy. Of particular interest is increased detection efficiency of high energy X-ray photons and increased pixel readout speed for large area sensors. Chapter 2 reviews the generation of X-rays, methods for extra-terrestrial X-ray observations, detectors and provides an overview of X-ray astronomy missions. Chapter 3 discusses the CCD and introduces some of the recent technological developments that improve their overall performance for optical and X-ray photon detection. Chapter 4 presents the basic laboratory equipment and methods used to carry out the experimental work of this thesis. Chapter 5 presents the characterisation of new high resistivity devices that were manufactured by e2v technologies during the work of this thesis. Chapter 6 describes a method for estimating the depletion depth of a CCD by analysing the X-ray event patterns that are generated in CCD image data. Chapter 7 presents the equipment developed and experimental measurements taken to evaluate the high energy X-ray quantum efficiency of a high resistivity CCD. Finally, Chapter 8 describes the ongoing development and characterisation of low noise ASICs that are intended for use in future X-ray astronomy missions. | en |
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dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Brunel University School of Engineering and Design PhD Theses | en |
dc.relation.uri | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/bitstream/2438/3316/1/FulltextThesis.pdf | - |
dc.subject | Depletion | - |
dc.subject | Asics | - |
dc.subject | Imaging | - |
dc.title | Improvements to MOS CCD technology for future X-ray astronomy missions | en |
dc.type | Thesis | - |
Appears in Collections: | Electronic and Electrical Engineering Dept of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Theses |
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