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Dr. Stephen E. Holland

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Publications (34)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Design of a Skipper CCD focal plane for the SOAR Integral Field Spectrograph

Edgar Marrufo Villalpando, Alex Drlica-Wagner, Marco Bonati, Abhishek Bakshi, Vanessa Bawden de Paula Macanhan, Braulio Cancino, Gregory Derylo, Juan Estrada, Guillermo Fernandez Moroni, Luciano Fraga, Stephen Holland, Michelle Jonas, Agustín Lapi, Peter Moore, Andrés Plazas Malagón, Leandro Stefanazzi, Javier Tiffenberg

Proceedings Volume 12191, 121910U (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629475

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, CCD image sensors, Spectrographs, Signal to noise ratio, Astronomy, Video, Silicon, Amplifiers, Electronics, Single photon detectors

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Paper

Radiation tolerant, photon counting, visible, and near-IR detectors for space coronagraphs

Bernard Rauscher, S. Holland, Emily Kan, Daniel Kelly, Laddawan Miko, D. Brent Mott, Augustyn Waczynski

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218065 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628961

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Photon counting, Amplifiers, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Astronomy, Quantum efficiency, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster

Radiation tolerant, photon counting, visible and near-IR detectors for space coronagraphs and starshades

Bernard Rauscher, Stephen Holland, Laddawan Miko, Augustyn Waczynski

Proceedings Volume 11443, 114435K (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561600

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Photon counting, Sensors, Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Visible radiation, Amplifiers, Solid state electronics, Spectroscopes, Observatories

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Abstract for Program NASA is considering future missions to seek evidence of life on other worlds. These include a coronagraphic Large UV-Optical-IR (LUVOIR) Surveyor and a starshade-based Habitable Exoplanet Observatory (HabEx). Both would use “biosignatures” to assess habitability. Biosignatures are spectral features that are thought to indicate the possible presence of life. Unfortunately, biosignature characterization is photon starved. This motivates challenging detector requirements including zero read noise, negligible false count rate, good near-IR QE to detect H2O (940 nm), and excellent radiation tolerance for use in space. To meet these requirements, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is partnered with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to add high speed photon counting outputs to thick, fully depleted, p-channel CCDs. We present recent test results and discuss future plans. This project is a sub-package within the Exoplanet Spectroscopy (ExoSpec) Technologies Work Package at GSFC. undefined NASA is considering future missions to seek evidence of life on other worlds. These include a coronagraphic Large UV-Optical-IR (LUVOIR) Surveyor and a starshade-based Habitable Exoplanet Observatory (HabEx). Both would use “biosignatures” to assess habitability. Biosignatures are spectral features that are thought to indicate the possible presence of life. Unfortunately, biosignature characterization is photon starved. This motivates challenging detector requirements including zero read noise, negligible false count rate, good near-IR QE to detect H2O (940 nm), and excellent radiation tolerance for use in space. To meet these requirements, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is partnered with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to add high speed photon counting outputs to thick, fully depleted, p-channel CCDs. We present recent test results and discuss future plans. This project is a sub-package within the Exoplanet Spectroscopy (ExoSpec) Technologies Work Package at GSFC.

Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Characterization of skipper CCDs for cosmological applications

Alex Drlica-Wagner, Edgar Marrufo Villalpando, Judah O'Neil, Juan Estrada, Stephen Holland, Noah Kurinsky, Ting Li, Guillermo Fernandez Moroni, Javier Tiffenberg, Sho Uemura

Proceedings Volume 11454, 114541A (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562403

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Spectroscopes, Interference (communication), Quantum efficiency, Silicon, Image resolution, Astronomy, Optical testing, Astronomical imaging, Photons

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Paper

Radiation tolerant, photon counting, visible and near-IR detectors for space coronagraphs and starshades

Bernard Rauscher, S. Holland, Laddawan Miko, Augustyn Waczynski

Proceedings Volume 11115, 111151E (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2536509

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Photon counting, Visible radiation, Coronagraphy, Charge-coupled devices, Space telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Large telescopes, Biomedical optics

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2014 Paper

Technology and device-design enhancements for improved read noise performance in fully depleted CCDs

S. Holland, C. Bebek, F. Dion, R. Frost, R. Groulx, J. Lee, G. Wang

Proceedings Volume 9154, 91541E (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057219

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Transistors, Amplifiers, Optical amplifiers, Capacitance, Field effect transistors, Silica, CCD cameras, Diffusion, Electrodes

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

CCD research and development at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

C. Bebek, R. Coles, P. Denes, F. Dion, J. Emes, R. Frost, D. Groom, R. Groulx, S. Haque, S. Holland, A. Karcher, W. Kolbe, J. Lee, N. Palaio, N. Roe, C. Tran, G. Wang

Proceedings Volume 8453, 845305 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926606

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Semiconducting wafers, Amplifiers, CCD cameras, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Absorption, Silica, Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Status of the Dark Energy Survey Camera (DECam) project

Brenna Flaugher, Timothy Abbott, Robert Angstadt, Jim Annis, Michelle Antonik, Jim Bailey, Otger Ballester, Joseph Bernstein, Rebecca Bernstein, Marco Bonati, Gale Bremer, Jorge Briones, David Brooks, Elizabeth Buckley-Geer, Juila Campa, Laia Cardiel-Sas, Francisco Castander, Javier Castilla, Herman Cease, Steve Chappa, Edward Chi, Luis da Costa, Darren DePoy, Gregory Derylo, Juan de Vincente, H. Thomas Diehl, Peter Doel, Juan Estrada, Jacob Eiting, Anne Elliott, David Finley, Rolando Flores, Josh Frieman, Enrique Gaztanaga, David Gerdes, Mike Gladders, V. Guarino, G. Gutierrez, Jim Grudzinski, Bill Hanlon, Jiangang Hao, Steve Holland, Klaus Honscheid, Dave Huffman, Cheryl Jackson, Michelle Jonas, Inga Karliner, Daekwang Kau, Steve Kent, Mark Kozlovsky, Kurt Krempetz, John Krider, Donna Kubik, Kyler Kuehn, Steve Kuhlmann, Kevin Kuk, Ofer Lahav, Nick Langellier, Andrew Lathrop, Peter Lewis, Huan Lin, Wolfgang Lorenzon, Gustavo Martinez, Timothy McKay, Wyatt Merritt, Mark Meyer, Ramon Miquel, Jim Morgan, Peter Moore, Todd Moore, Eric Neilsen, Brian Nord, Ricardo Ogando, Jamieson Olson, Kenneth Patton, John Peoples, Andres Plazas, Tao Qian, Natalie Roe, Aaron Roodman, B. Rossetto, E. Sanchez, Marcelle Soares-Santos, Vic Scarpine, Terry Schalk, Rafe Schindler, Ricardo Schmidt, Richard Schmitt, Mike Schubnell, Kenneth Schultz, M. Selen, Santiago Serrano, Terri Shaw, Vaidas Simaitis, Jean Slaughter, R. Christopher Smith, Hal Spinka, Andy Stefanik, Walter Stuermer, Adam Sypniewski, R. Talaga, Greg Tarle, Jon Thaler, Doug Tucker, Alistair Walker, Curtis Weaverdyck, William Wester, Robert Woods, Sue Worswick, Allen Zhao

Proceedings Volume 8446, 844611 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926216

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Safety, Lenses, Cameras, CCD cameras, Optical filters, Device simulation, Diffractive optical elements

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2012 Paper

Design of low-noise output amplifiers for P-channel charge-coupled devices fabricated on high-resistivity silicon

S. Haque, F. Dion, R. Frost, R. Groulx, S. Holland, A. Karcher, W. Kolbe, N. Roe, G. Wang, Y. Yu

Proceedings Volume 8298, 82980X (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.905460

KEYWORDS: Transistors, Amplifiers, Charge-coupled devices, Capacitance, Diffusion, Silicon, Field effect transistors, Interference (communication), Resistors, Electrodes

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

Automated characterization of CCD detectors for DECam

D. Kubik, R. Alvarez, T. Abbott, J. Annis, M. Bonati, E. Buckley-Geer, J. Campa, H. Cease, S. Chappa, D. DePoy, G. Derylo, H. Diehl, J. Estrada, B. Flaugher, J. Hao, S. Holland, D. Huffman, I. Karliner, S. Kuhlmann, K. Kuk, H. Lin, J. Montes, N. Roe, V. Scarpine, R. Schmidt, K. Schultz, T. Shaw, V. Simaitis, H. Spinka, W. Stuermer, D. Tucker, A. Walker, W. Wester

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77355C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.864472

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Control systems, Sensors, Quantum efficiency, Imaging systems, CCD image sensors, Packaging, Clocks, Aluminum nitride, CCD cameras

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

Focal plane detectors for Dark Energy Camera (DECam)

J. Estrada, R. Alvarez, T. Abbott, J. Annis, M. Bonati, E. Buckley-Geer, J. Campa, H. Cease, S. Chappa, D. DePoy, G. Derylo, H. Diehl, B. Flaugher, J. Hao, S. Holland, D. Huffman, I. Karliner, D. Kubik, S. Kuhlmann, K. Kuk, H. Lin, N. Roe, V. Scarpine, R. Schmidt, K. Schultz, T. Shaw, V. Simaitis, H. Spinka, W. Stuermer, D. Tucker, A. Walker, W. Wester

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77351R (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857651

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Quantum efficiency, CCD image sensors, Diffusion, X-rays, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Silicon, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

Status of the dark energy survey camera (DECam) project

Brenna Flaugher, Timothy M. Abbott, Jim Annis, Michelle Antonik, Jim Bailey, Otger Ballester, Joseph Bernstein, Rebecca Bernstein, Marco Bonati, Gale Bremer, Jorge Briones, David Brooks, Elizabeth Buckley-Geer, Julia Campa, Laia Cardiel-Sas, Francisco Castander, Javier Castilla, Herman Cease, Steve Chappa, Edward Chi, Luis da Costa, Darren DePoy, Gregory Derylo, Juan De Vicente, H. Thomas Diehl, Peter Doel, Juan Estrada, Jacob Eiting, Anne Elliott, David Finley, Josh Frieman, Enrique Gaztanaga, David Gerdes, Mike Gladders, V. Guarino, G. Gutierrez, Jim Grudzinski, Bill Hanlon, Jiangang Hao, Steve Holland, Klaus Honscheid, Dave Huffman, Cheryl Jackson, Inga Karliner, Daekwang Kau, Steve Kent, Kurt Krempetz, John Krider, Mark Kozlovsky, Donna Kubik, Kyler Kuehn, Stephen Kuhlmann, Kevin Kuk, Ofer Lahav, Peter Lewis, Huan Lin, Wolfgang Lorenzon, Stuart Marshall, Gustavo Martínez, Timothy McKay, Wyatt Merritt, Mark Meyer, Ramon Miquel, Jim Morgan, Peter Moore, Todd Moore, Brian Nord, R. Ogando, Jamieson Olsen, John Peoples, Andreas Plazas, Natalie Roe, Aaron Roodman, B. Rossetto, E. Sanchez, Vic Scarpine, Terry Schalk, Rafe Schindler, Ricardo Schmidt, Richard Schmitt, Mike Schubnell, Kenneth Schultz, M. Selen, S. Serrano, Terri Shaw, Vaidis Simaitis, Jean Slaughter, R. Christopher Smith, Hal Spinka, Andy Stefanik, Walter Stuermer, Adam Sypniewski, Rick Talaga, Greg Tarle, Jon Thaler, Doug Tucker, Alistair Walker, Curtis Weaverdyck, William Wester, Robert Woods, Sue Worswick, Allen Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77350D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856609

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Imaging systems, CCD cameras, Cameras, Camera shutters, Optical filters, Lenses, Mirrors, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2008 Paper

Characterization of DECam focal plane detectors

H. Thomas Diehl, Robert Angstadt, Julia Campa, Herman Cease, Greg Derylo, John Emes, Juan Estrada, Donna Kubik, Brenna Flaugher, Steve Holland, Michelle Jonas, William Kolbe, John Krider, S. Kuhlmann, Kevin Kuk, Marino Maiorino, Nick Palaio, Andres Plazas, Natalie Roe, Vic Scarpine, Ken Schultz, Terri Shaw, Hal Spinka, Walter Stuermer

Proceedings Volume 7021, 702107 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790053

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Quantum efficiency, Sensors, Photons, Diffusion, Clocks, Electrons, Imaging systems, Cameras, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

The Dark Energy Camera (DECam)

D. DePoy, T. Abbott, J. Annis, M. Antonik, M. Barceló, R. Bernstein, B. Bigelow, D. Brooks, E. Buckley-Geer, J. Campa, L. Cardiel, F. Castander, J. Castilla, H. Cease, S. Chappa, E. Dede, G. Derylo, H. Diehl, P. Doel, J. DeVicente, J. Estrada, D. Finley, B. Flaugher, E. Gaztanaga, D. Gerdes, M. Gladders, V. Guarino, G. Gutierrez, J. Hamilton, M. Haney, S. Holland, K. Honscheid, D. Huffman, I. Karliner, D. Kau, S. Kent, M. Kozlovsky, D. Kubik, K. Kuehn, S. Kuhlmann, K. Kuk, F. Leger, H. Lin, G. Martinez, M. Martinez, W. Merritt, J. Mohr, P. Moore, T. Moore, B. Nord, R. Ogando, J. Olsen, B. Onal, J. Peoples, T. Qian, N. Roe, E. Sanchez, V. Scarpine, R. Schmidt, R. Schmitt, M. Schubnell, K. Schultz, M. Selen, T. Shaw, V. Simaitis, J. Slaughter, C. Smith, H. Spinka, A. Stefanik, W. Stuermer, R. Talaga, G. Tarle, J. Thaler, D. Tucker, A. Walker, S. Worswick, A. Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789466

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Cameras, CCD cameras, Optical filters, Mirrors, Control systems, Quantum efficiency, Image processing, CCD image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

High-voltage-compatable fully depleted CCDs

S. Holland, C. Bebek, K. Dawson, J. Emes, M. Fabricius, J. Fairfield, D. Groom, A. Karcher, W. Kolbe, N. Palaio, N. Roe, G. Wang

Proceedings Volume 6276, 62760B (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672393

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Silicon, Point spread functions, Oxides, X-rays, Transistors, Diodes, Back illuminated sensors, Amplifiers, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 4 November 2004 Paper

Characterization and deployment of large-format, fully depleted back-illuminated p-channel CCDs for precision astronomy

Hakeem Oluseyi, Armin Karcher, William Kolbe, Bojan Turko, Greg Aldering, Chris Bebek, Stephen Holland, Michael Levi, Natalie Roe, Samiyah Farid, Marcus Jackson

Proceedings Volume 5570, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566976

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Silicon, Aluminum nitride, Packaging, X-rays, Clocks, Astronomy, Diffusion, Measurement devices, Connectors

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

SNAP Telescope

Michael Sholl, Michael Lampton, Greg Aldering, W. Althouse, R. Amanullah, James Annis, Pierre Astier, Charles Baltay, E. Barrelet, Stephane Basa, Christopher Bebek, Lars Bergstrom, Gary Bernstein, Manfred Bester, Bruce Bigelow, Roger Blandford, Ralph Bohlin, Alain Bonissent, Charles Bower, Mark Brown, Myron Campbell, William Carithers, Eugene Commins, W. Craig, C. Day, F. DeJongh, Susana Deustua, T. Diehl, S. Dodelson, Anne Ealet, Richard Ellis, W. Emmet, D. Fouchez, Josh Frieman, Andrew Fruchter, D. Gerdes, L. Gladney, Gerson Goldhaber, Ariel Goobar, Donald Groom, Henry Heetderks, M. Hoff, Stephen Holland, M. Huffer, L. Hui, Dragan Huterer, B. Jain, Patrick Jelinsky, Armin Karcher, Steven Kahn, Steven Kent, Alex Kim, William Kolbe, B. Krieger, G. Kushner, N. Kuznetsova, Robin Lafever, J. Lamoureux, Olivier Le Fevre, Michael Levi, P. Limon, Huan Lin, Eric Linder, Stewart Loken, W. Lorenzon, Roger Malina, J. Marriner, P. Marshall, R. Massey, Alain Mazure, Timothy McKay, Shawn McKee, Ramon Miquel, Nicholas Morgan, E. Mörtsell, Nick Mostek, Stuart Mufson, J. Musser, Peter Nugent, Hakeem Oluseyi, Reynald Pain, Nick Palaio, David Pankow, John Peoples, Saul Perlmutter, Eric Prieto, David Rabinowitz, Alexandre Refregier, Jason Rhodes, Natalie Roe, D. Rusin, V. Scarpine, Michael Schubnell, Gérard Smadja, Roger Smith, George Smoot, Jeffrey Snyder, Anthony Spadafora, A. Stebbins, Christopher Stoughton, Andrew Szymkowiak, Gregory Tarlé, Keith Taylor, A. Tilquin, Andrew Tomasch, Douglas Tucker, D. Vincent, Henrik von der Lippe, Jean-Pierre Walder, Guobin Wang, W. Wester

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552081

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Sensors, Stray light, Observatories, Silicon carbide, Zerodur, Fermium, Frequency modulation

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

An integral field spectrograph for SNAP

Anne Ealet, Eric Prieto, Alain Bonissent, Roger Malina, Gérard Smadja, A. Tilquin, Gary Bernstein, Stephane Basa, D. Fouchez, Olivier Le Fevre, Alain Mazure, Greg Aldering, R. Amanullah, Pierre Astier, E. Barrelet, Christopher Bebek, Lars Bergstrom, Manfred Bester, Roger Blandford, Ralph Bohlin, Charles Bower, Mark Brown, Myron Campbell, William Carithers, Eugene Commins, W. Craig, C. Day, F. DeJongh, Susana Deustua, H. Diehl, S. Dodelson, Richard Ellis, M. Emmet, Josh Frieman, Andrew Fruchter, D. Gerdes, L. Gladney, Gerson Goldhaber, Ariel Goobar, Donald Groom, Henry Heetderks, M. Hoff, Stephen Holland, M. Huffer, L. Hui, Dragan Huterer, B. Jain, Patrick Jelinsky, Armin Karcher, Steven Kent, Steven Kahn, Alex Kim, William Kolbe, B. Krieger, G. Kushner, N. Kuznetsova, Robin Lafever, J. Lamoureux, Michael Lampton, Michael Levi, P. Limon, Huan Lin, Eric Linder, Stewart Loken, W. Lorenzon, J. Marriner, P. Marshall, R. Massey, Timothy McKay, Shawn McKee, Ramon Miquel, Nicholas Morgan, E. Mörtsell, Nick Mostek, Stuart Mufson, J. Musser, Peter Nugent, Hakeem Oluseyi, Reynald Pain, Nick Palaio, David Pankow, John Peoples, Saul Perlmutter, David Rabinowitz, Alexandre Refregier, Jason Rhodes, Natalie Roe, D. Rusin, V. Scarpine, Michael Schubnell, Michael Sholl, Roger Smith, George Smoot, Jeffrey Snyder, Anthony Spadafora, A. Stebbins, Christopher Stoughton, Andrew Szymkowiak, Gregory Tarlé, Keith Taylor, Andrew Tomasch, Douglas Tucker, Henrik von der Lippe, D. Vincent, Jean-Pierre Walder, Guobin Wang, W. Wester

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550600

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Mirrors, Spectral resolution, Visible radiation, Telescopes, Prisms, Calibration, Prototyping, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

Development of fully depleted back-illuminated charge-coupled devices

Christopher Bebek, Donald Groom, Stephen Holland, Armin Karcher, William Kolbe, Nick Palaio, Natalie Roe, Bojan Turko, Guobin Wang

Proceedings Volume 5499, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552295

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Semiconducting wafers, Metals, Etching, Back illuminated sensors, Silicon, Semiconductors, Optical lithography, Image processing, Standards development

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 2004 Paper

LBNL four-side buttable CCD package development

Hakeem Oluseyi, John Bercovitz, Armin Karcher, Christopher Hernikl, Tom Miller, Michela Uslenghi, Natalie Roe, Chris Bebek, Stephen Holland, Michael Levi

Proceedings Volume 5301, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.531954

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Aluminum nitride, Epoxies, Connectors, Silicon, Molybdenum, Packaging, Optical fabrication, Temperature metrology, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2004 Paper

SNAP telescope: an update

Michael Lampton, Michael Sholl, Michael Krim, R. Besuner, Carl Akerlof, Greg Aldering, R. Amanullah, Pierre Astier, Charles Baltay, E. Barrelet, Stephane Basa, Christopher Bebek, John Bercovitz, Lars Bergstrom, Gary Berstein, Manfred Bester, Ralph Bohlin, Alain Bonissent, Charles Bower, Myron Campbell, William Carithers, Eugene Commins, C. Day, Susana Deustua, Richard DiGennaro, Anne Ealet, Richard Ellis, William Emmett, Mikael Eriksson, D. Fouchez, Andrew Fruchter, Jean-Francois Genat, Gerson Goldhaber, Ariel Goobar, Donald Groom, Henry Heetderks, Stephen Holland, Dragan Huterer, William Johnston, Richard Kadel, Armin Karcher, Alex Kim, William Kolbe, Robin Lafever, J. Lamoureux, Oliver LeFevre, Michael Levi, Daniel Levin, Eric Linder, Stewart Loken, Roger Malina, Alain Mazure, Timothy McKay, Shawn McKee, Ramon Miquel, Nicholas Morgan, E. Mortsell, Nick Mostek, Stuart Mufson, J. Musser, Peter Nugent, Hakeem Oluseyi, Reynald Pain, Nick Palaio, David Pankow, Saul Perlmutter, Eric Prieto, David Rabinowitz, Alexandre Refregier, Jason Rhodes, Natalie Roe, Michael Schubnell, G. Smadja, R. Smith, George Smoot, Jeffrey Snyder, Anthony Spadafora, Andrew Szymkowiak, Gregory Tarle, Keith Taylor, A. Tilquin, Andrew Tomasch, D. Vincent, Henrik von der Lippe, Jean-Pierre Walder, Guobin Wang

Proceedings Volume 5166, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.502333

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Zerodur, Space operations, Sensors, Stray light, Optics manufacturing, Wavefronts, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 12 January 2004 Paper

Fully depleted back-illuminated p-channel CCD development

Christopher Bebek, John Bercovitz, Donald Groom, Stephen Holland, Richard Kadel, Armin Karcher, William Kolbe, Hakeem Oluseyi, Nick Palaio, V. Prasad, Bojan Turko, Guobin Wang

Proceedings Volume 5167, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506221

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Back illuminated sensors, Semiconducting wafers, Point spread functions, Silicon, Observatories, Temperature metrology, Quantum efficiency, Mars, Semiconductors

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 2003 Paper

SNAP satellite focal plane development

Christopher Bebek, Carl Akerlof, Greg Aldering, R. Amanullah, Pierre Astier, Charles Baltay, E. Barrelet, Stephane Basa, John Bercovitz, Lars Bergstrom, Gary Berstein, Manfred Bester, Ralph Bohlin, Alain Bonissent, Charles Bower, Myron Campbell, William Carithers, Eugene Commins, C. Day, Susana Deustua, Richard DiGennaro, Anne Ealet, Richard Ellis, William Emmett, Mikael Eriksson, D. Fouchez, Andrew Fruchter, Jean-Francois Genat, Gerson Goldhaber, Ariel Goobar, Donald Groom, Henry Heetderks, Stephen Holland, Dragan Huterer, William Johnston, Richard Kadel, Armin Karcher, Alex Kim, William Kolbe, Robin Lafever, J. Lamoureux, Michael Lampton, Oliver LeFevre, Michael Levi, Daniel Levin, Eric Linder, Stewart Loken, Roger Malina, Alain Mazure, Timothy McKay, Shawn McKee, Ramon Miquel, Nicholas Morgan, E. Mortsell, N. Mostek, Stuart Mufson, J. Musser, Natalie Roe, Peter Nugent, Hakeem Oluseyi, Reynald Pain, Nicholas Palaio, David Pankow, Saul Perlmutter, Eric Prieto, David Rabinowitz, Alexandre Refregier, Jason Rhodes, Michael Schubnell, Michael Sholl, G. Smadja, R. Smith, George Smoot, Jeffrey Snyder, Anthony Spadafora, Andrew Szymkowiak, Gregory Tarle, Keith Taylor, A. Tilquin, Andrew Tomasch, D. Vincent, Henrik von der Lippe, Jean-Pierre Walder, Guobin Wang

Proceedings Volume 5164, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505232

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Near infrared, Spectrographs, Stars, Satellites, Imaging systems, Mercury cadmium telluride, Visible radiation, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2003 Paper

Integral field spectrograph for SNAP supernova studies

Anne Ealet, Eric Prieto, Alain Bonissent, Roger Malina, G. Bernstein, Stephane Basa, Oliver LeFevre, Alain Mazure, Christophe Bonneville, Carl Akerlof, Greg Aldering, R. Amanullah, Pierre Astier, E. Barrelet, Christopher Bebek, Lars Bergstrom, John Bercovitz, Manfred Bester, C. Bower, William Carithers, Eugene Commins, C. Day, Susana Deustua, Richard DiGennaro, R. Ellis, Mikael Eriksson, Andrew Fruchter, Jean-Francois Genat, Gerson Goldhaber, Ariel Goobar, Donald Groom, Stewart Harris, Peter Harvey, Henry Heetderks, Steven Holland, Dragan Huterer, Armin Karcher, Alex Kim, William Kolbe, B. Krieger, R. Lafever, J. Lamoureux, Michael Lampton, Michael Levi, Daniel Levin, Eric Linder, Stewart Loken, R. Massey, Timothy McKay, Shawn McKee, Ramon Miquel, E. Moertsell, N. Mostek, Stuart Mufson, J. Musser, Peter Nugent, Hakeem Oluseyi, Reynald Pain, Nicholas Palaio, David Pankow, Saul Perlmutter, R. Pratt, Alexandre Refregier, J. Rhodes, Kem Robinson, N. Roe, Michael Sholl, Michael Schubnell, G. Smadja, George Smoot, Anthony Spadafora, Gregory Tarle, Andrew Tomasch, H. von der Lippe, D. Vincent, J.-P. Walder, Guobin Wang

Proceedings Volume 4850, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461216

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Sensors, Visible radiation, Spectroscopy, Mercury cadmium telluride, Spectral resolution, Fourier transforms

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2003 Paper

SNAP near infrared detectors

Gregory Tarle, Carl Akerlof, Greg Aldering, R. Amanullah, Pierre Astier, E. Barrelet, Christopher Bebek, Lars Bergstrom, John Bercovitz, Gary Bernstein, Manfred Bester, Alain Bonissent, C. Bower, Mark Brown, William Carithers, Eugene Commins, C. Day, Susana Deustua, Richard DiGennaro, Anne Ealet, Richard Ellis, Mikael Eriksson, Andrew Fruchter, Jean-Francois Genat, Gerson Goldhaber, Ariel Goobar, Donald Groom, Stewart Harris, Peter Harvey, Henry Heetderks, Steven Holland, Dragan Huterer, Armin Karcher, Alex Kim, William Kolbe, B. Krieger, R. Lafever, J. Lamoureux, Michael Lampton, Michael Levi, Daniel Levin, Eric Linder, Stewart Loken, Roger Malina, R. Massey, Ramon Miquel, Timothy McKay, Shawn McKee, E. Moertsell, N. Mostek, Stuart Mufson, J. Musser, Peter Nugent, Hakeem Oluseyi, Reynald Pain, Nicholas Palaio, David Pankow, Saul Perlmutter, R. Pratt, Eric Prieto, Alexandre Refregier, Jason Rhodes, Kem Robinson, N. Roe, Michael Schubnell, Michael Sholl, G. Smadja, George Smoot, Anthony Spadafora, Andrew Tomasch, D. Vincent, H. von der Lippe, J.-P. Walder, Guobin Wang

Proceedings Volume 4850, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461774

KEYWORDS: Near infrared, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Photometry, Space telescopes, Infrared sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Mercury cadmium telluride, Stars, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

SNAP focal plane

Michael Lampton, Christopher Bebek, Carl Akerlof, Greg Aldering, R. Amanullah, Pierre Astier, E. Barrelet, Lars Bergstrom, John Bercovitz, Gary Bernstein, Manfred Bester, Alain Bonissent, C. Bower, William Carithers, Eugene Commins, C. Day, Susana Deustua, Richard DiGennaro, Anne Ealet, Richard Ellis, Mikael Eriksson, Andrew Fruchter, Jean-Francois Genat, Gerson Goldhaber, Ariel Goobar, Donald Groom, Stewart Harris, Peter Harvey, Henry Heetderks, Steven Holland, Dragan Huterer, Armin Karcher, Alex Kim, William Kolbe, B. Krieger, R. Lafever, J. Lamoureux, Michael Levi, Daniel Levin, Eric Linder, Stewart Loken, Roger Malina, R. Massey, Timothy McKay, Steven McKee, Ramon Miquel, E. Moertsell, N. Mostek, Stuart Mufson, J. Musser, Peter Nugent, Hakeem Oluseyi, Reynald Pain, Nicholas Palaio, David Pankow, Saul Perlmutter, R. Pratt, Eric Prieto, Alexandre Refregier, J. Rhodes, Kem Robinson, N. Roe, Michael Sholl, Michael Schubnell, G. Smadja, George Smoot, Anthony Spadafora, Gregory Tarle, Andrew Tomasch, H. von der Lippe, D. Vincent, J.-P. Walder, Guobin Wang

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459953

KEYWORDS: Visible radiation, Aerospace engineering, Astrophysics, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Spectrographs, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 24 December 2002 Paper

Wide-field surveys from the SNAP mission

Alex Kim, Carl Akerlof, Greg Aldering, R. Amanullah, Pierre Astier, E. Barrelet, Christopher Bebek, Lars Bergstrom, J. Bercovitz, Gary Bernstein, M. Bester, A. Bonissent, C. Bower, William Carithers, Eugene Commins, C. Day, Susana Deustua, R. DiGennaro, A. Ealet, Richard Ellis, M. Eriksson, Andrew Fruchter, Jean-Francois Genat, Gerson Goldhaber, Ariel Goobar, Donald Groom, Stewart Harris, Peter Harvey, Henry Heetderks, Steven Holland, Dragan Huterer, Armin Karcher, William Kolbe, B. Krieger, Robin Lafever, J. Lamoureux, Michael Lampton, Michael Levi, Daniel Levin, Eric Linder, Stewart Loken, Roger Malina, R. Massey, Timothy McKay, Shawn McKee, Ramon Miquel, E. Mortsell, N. Mostek, Stuart Mufson, J. Musser, Peter Nugent, Hakeem Oluseyi, Reynald Pain, Nicholas Palaio, David Pankow, Saul Perlmutter, R. Pratt, Eric Prieto, Alexandre Refregier, Jason Rhodes, Kem Robinson, N. Roe, Michael Sholl, Michael Schubnell, G. Smadja, George Smoot, Anthony Spadafora, Gregory Tarle, Andrew Tomasch, H. von der Lippe, D. Vincent, J.-P. Walder, Guobin Wang

Proceedings Volume 4836, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457953

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Near infrared, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Imaging systems, Spatial resolution, Image filtering, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 18 December 2002 Paper

SNAP Telescope

Michael Lampton, Carl Akerlof, Greg Aldering, R. Amanullah, Pierre Astier, E. Barrelet, Christopher Bebek, Lars Bergstrom, John Bercovitz, G. Bernstein, Manfred Bester, Alain Bonissent, C. Bower, William Carithers, Eugene Commins, C. Day, Susana Deustua, Richard DiGennaro, Anne Ealet, Richard Ellis, Mikael Eriksson, Andrew Fruchter, Jean-Francois Genat, Gerson Goldhaber, Ariel Goobar, Donald Groom, Stewart Harris, Peter Harvey, Henry Heetderks, Steven Holland, Dragan Huterer, Armin Karcher, Alex Kim, William Kolbe, B. Krieger, R. Lafever, J. Lamoureux, Michael Levi, Daniel Levin, Eric Linder, Stewart Loken, Roger Malina, R. Massey, Timothy McKay, Shawn McKee, Ramon Miquel, E. Mortsell, N. Mostek, Stuart Mufson, J. Musser, Peter Nugent, Hakeem Oluseyi, Reynald Pain, Nicholas Palaio, David Pankow, Saul Perlmutter, R. Pratt, Eric Prieto, Alexandre Refregier, J. Rhodes, Kem Robinson, N. Roe, Michael Sholl, Michael Schubnell, G. Smadja, George Smoot, A. Spadafora, Gregory Tarle, Andrew Tomasch, H. von der Lippe, R. Vincent, J.-P. Walder, Guobin Wang

Proceedings Volume 4849, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460074

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Sensors, Diffraction, Space operations, Distortion, Stray light, Wavefronts, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 2002 Paper

Overview of the SuperNova/Acceleration Probe (SNAP)

Greg Aldering, Carl Akerlof, R. Amanullah, Pierre Astier, E. Barrelet, Christopher Bebek, Lars Bergstrom, John Bercovitz, Gary Bernstein, Manfred Bester, Alain Bonissent, Charles Bower, William Carithers, Eugene Commins, C. Day, Susana Deustua, Richard DiGennaro, Anne Ealet, Richard Ellis, Mikael Eriksson, Andrew Fruchter, Jean-Francois Genat, Gerson Goldhaber, Ariel Goobar, Donald Groom, Stewart Harris, Peter Harvey, Henry Heetderks, Steven Holland, Dragan Huterer, Armin Karcher, Alex Kim, William Kolbe, B. Krieger, R. Lafever, James Lamoreux, Michael Lampton, Michael Levi, Daniel Levin, Eric Linder, Stewart Loken, Roger Malina, R. Massey, Timothy McKay, Shawn McKee, Ramon Miquel, E. Moertsell, N. Mostek, Stuart Mufson, J. Musser, Peter Nugent, Hakeem Oluseyi, Reynald Pain, Nicholas Palaio, David Pankow, Saul Perlmutter, R. Pratt, Eric Prieto, Alexandre Refregier, J. Rhodes, Kem Robinson, N. Roe, Michael Sholl, Michael Schubnell, G. Smadja, George Smoot, Anthony Spadafora, Gregory Tarle, Andrew Tomasch, H. von der Lippe, D. Vincent, J.-P. Walder, Guobin Wang

Proceedings Volume 4835, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456562

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Error analysis, Sensors, Imaging systems, Space telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 24 April 2002 Paper

Radiation events in astronomical CCD images

Alan Smith, Richard McDonald, Donna Hurley, Steven Holland, Donald Groom, William Brown, David Gilmore, Richard Stover, Mingzhi Wei

Proceedings Volume 4669, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463423

KEYWORDS: Muons, Charge-coupled devices, Lead, Gamma radiation, Spectroscopy, Electrons, Potassium, Silicon, Neodymium, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 24 April 2002 Paper

Proton radiation damage in high-resistivity n-type silicon CCDs

Christopher Bebek, Donald Groom, Steven Holland, Armin Karcher, William Kolbe, Julie Lee, Michael Levi, Nicholas Palaio, Bojan Turko, Michela Uslenghi, M. Wagner, Guobin Wang

Proceedings Volume 4669, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463422

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Silicon, Temperature metrology, Clocks, Carbon, X-rays, Sensors, Iron, Error analysis, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 27 April 1999 Paper

Quantum efficiency of a back-illuminated CCD imager: an optical approach

Donald Groom, Steven Holland, Michael Levi, Nicholas Palaio, Saul Perlmutter, Richard Stover, Mingzhi Wei

Proceedings Volume 3649, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.347079

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Quantum efficiency, Antireflective coatings, Absorption, Silicon, Back illuminated sensors, Imaging systems, Solids, Thin films, Refractive index

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 1998 Paper

High-performance CCD on high-resistivity silicon

Richard Stover, Mingzhi Wei, Y. Lee, David Gilmore, Steven Holland, Donald Groom, William Moses, Saul Perlmutter, Gerson Goldhaber, Carlton Pennypacker, N. Wang, Nicholas Palaio

Proceedings Volume 3505, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317844

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Quantum efficiency, Silicon, Temperature metrology, CCD cameras, X-rays, Integrated circuits, Cameras, Observatories, Electrons

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Proceedings Article | 25 April 1997 Paper

Characterization of a fully depleted CCD on high-resistivity silicon

Richard Stover, Mingzhi Wei, Yan Lee, David Gilmore, Steven Holland, Donald Groom, William Moses, Saul Perlmutter, Gerson Goldhaber, Carlton Pennypacker, N. Wang, Nicholas Palaio

Proceedings Volume 3019, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275174

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Diffusion, Astronomy, Clocks, Observatories, Absorption, Aluminum nitride, Sensors

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Most scientific CCD imagers are fabricated on 30-50 (Omega) - cm epitaxial silicon. When illuminated form the front side of the device they generally have low quantum efficiency in the blue region of the visible spectrum because of strong absorption in the polycrystalline silicon gates as well as poor quantum efficiency in the far red and near infrared region of the spectrum because of the shallow depletion depth of the low-resistivity silicon. To enhance the blue response of scientific CCDs they are often thinned and illuminated from the back side. While blue response is greatly enhanced by this process, it is expensive and it introduces additional problems for the red end of the spectrum. A typical thinned CCD is 15 to 25 micrometers thick, and at wavelengths beyond about 800 nm the absorption depth becomes comparable to the thickness of the device, leading to interference fringes from reflected light. Because these interference fringes are of high order, the spatial pattern of the fringes is extremely sensitive to small changes in the optical illumination of the detector. Calibration and removal of the effects of the fringes is one of the primary limitations on the performance of astronomical images taken at wavelengths of 800 nm or more. In this paper we present results from the characterization of a CCD which promises to address many of the problems of typical thinned CCDs. The CCD reported on here was fabricated at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) on a 10-12 K$OMega-cm n-type silicon substrate.THe CCD is a 200 by 200 15-micrometers square pixel array, and due to the very high resistivity of the starting material, the entire 300 micrometers substrate is depleted. Full depletion works because of the gettering technology developed at LBNL which keeps leakage current down. Both front-side illuminated and backside illuminated devices have been tested. We have measured quantum efficiency, read-noise, full-well, charge-transfer efficiency, and leakage current. We have also observed the effects of clocking waveform shapes on spurious charge generation. While these new CCDs promise to be a major advance in CD technology, they too have limitations such as charge spreading and cosmic-ray effects. These limitations have been characterized and are presented. Examples of astronomical observations obtained with the backside CCD on the 1-meter reflector at Lick Observatory are presented.

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