Characterization of a charge-coupled-device detector in the 1100–014-nm (1-eV to 9-keV) spectral region

1999 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Poletto ◽  
Alessio Boscolo ◽  
Giuseppe Tondello
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Region ◽  
Charge Coupled Device ◽  
A Charge

Rapid structural and chemical characterization of ternary phase diagrams using synchrotron radiation

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 2522-2527 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. D. Specht ◽  
A. Rar ◽  
G. M. Pharr ◽  
E. P. George ◽  
P. Zschack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synchrotron Radiation ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Lattice Parameter ◽  
Ternary Alloys ◽  
Charge Coupled Device ◽  
Ternary Phase Diagrams ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Combinatorial Materials ◽  
A Charge

A technique based on synchrotron radiation was developed that allows for rapid structural and chemical characterization of ternary alloys over a wide range of composition. The technique was applied to isothermal sections of the Cr–Fe–Ni system grown on Al2O3(0001) sapphire substrates by sequential deposition of layers of graded.thickness followed by annealing to interdiffuse the elements. A film spanning the Cr–Fe–Ni ternary system was measured in 4 h at a resolution of 2 at.% by rastering the sample under a focused beam of synchrotron radiation while simultaneously measuring the diffraction pattern with a charge-coupled device detector to determine crystallographic phases, texture, and lattice parameters and also measuring the x-ray fluorescence with an energy-dispersive detector to determine elemental composition. Maps of phase composition and lattice parameter as a function of composition for several annealing treatments were found to be consistent with equilibrium values. The technique will be useful in combinatorial materials design.

Characterization of an x-ray framing camera utilizing a charge coupled device or film as recording media

1998 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 4054-4060 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Logory ◽  
D. R. Farley ◽  
A. D. Conder ◽  
E. A. Belli ◽  
P. M. Bell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Recording Media ◽  
Charge Coupled Device ◽  
X Ray ◽  
A Charge ◽  
Framing Camera

Photometric Application of the Gram Stain Method To Characterize Natural Bacterial Populations in Aquatic Environments

1998 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 742-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Saida ◽  
N. Ytow ◽  
H. Seki
Keyword(s):  
Wall Structure ◽  
Image Analyzer ◽  
Gram Stain ◽  
Bacterial Populations ◽  
Charge Coupled Device ◽  
Gram Positive Bacteria ◽  
A Charge ◽  
Dichotomous Classification

ABSTRACT The Gram stain method was applied to the photometric characterization of aquatic bacterial populations with a charge-coupled device camera and an image analyzer. Escherichia coli andBacillus subtilis were used as standards of typical gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, respectively. A mounting agent to obtain clear images of Gram-stained bacteria on Nuclepore membrane filters was developed. The bacterial stainability by the Gram stain was indicated by the Gram stain index (GSI), which was applicable not only to the dichotomous classification of bacteria but also to the characterization of cell wall structure. The GSI spectra of natural bacterial populations in water with various levels of eutrophication showed a distinct profile, suggesting possible staining specificity that indicates the presence of a particular bacterial population in the aquatic environment.

Development and characterization of a charge‐coupled device detection system for ion microscopy

1989 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 886-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa K. Turner ◽  
David S. Mantus ◽  
Yong‐Chien Ling ◽  
Mark T. Bernius ◽  
George H. Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Detection System ◽  
Charge Coupled Device ◽  
Ion Microscopy ◽  
A Charge

Characterization of a Charge-Coupled Device Photoarray as a Molecular Absorption Spectrophotometric Detector

1979 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth L. Ratzlaff ◽  
Steven L. Paul
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Visible Region ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Integration Time ◽  
Molecular Absorption ◽  
Charge Coupled Device ◽  
Rapid Scan ◽  
A Charge ◽  
Dark Signal

Recently there has been a great deal of interest in the use of solid-state multichannel detectors as sensors for rapid-scan spectroscopy. The charge-coupled device (CCD) photoarray, not previously characterized for this application, is described. The unit has 1728 elements, arranged linearily, which integrate light over the same time frame; the photo signals are then read serially. The CCD was found to produce signals which are linear with both intensity and integration time. The dark signal at −10°C is 0.1% of saturation for a 10 ms integration time, and the noise level is less than 0.08% of saturation. The wavelength response is in the visible region. The application for rapid-scan spectrophotometry is also discussed.

scholarly journals Characterization of a charge-coupled device array for Bragg spectroscopy

2006 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 043107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Indelicato ◽  
Eric-Olivier Le Bigot ◽  
Martino Trassinelli ◽  
Detlev Gotta ◽  
Maik Hennebach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Charge Coupled Device ◽  
A Charge ◽  
Bragg Spectroscopy

scholarly journals Spectroscopic flat-fields can be used for precision CCD gain and noise tests

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Gordon Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Ccd Camera ◽  
Matched Pair ◽  
Optical Fibres ◽  
Charge Coupled Device ◽  
Small Areas ◽  
Flat Field ◽  
Basic Parameters ◽  
The Mean ◽  
A Charge ◽  
Analogue To Digital

Abstract One of the basic parameters of a charge coupled device (CCD) camera is its gain, that is, the number of detected electrons per output Analogue to Digital Unit (ADU). This is normally determined by finding the statistical variances from a series of flat-field exposures with nearly constant levels over substantial areas, and making use of the fact that photon (Poisson) noise has variance equal to the mean. However, when a CCD has been installed in a spectroscopic instrument fed by numerous optical fibres, or with an echelle format, it is no longer possible to obtain illumination that is constant over large areas. Instead of making do with selected small areas, it is shown here that the wide variation of signal level in a spectroscopic ‘flat-field’ can be used to obtain accurate values of the CCD gain, needing only a matched pair of exposures (that differ in their realisation of the noise). Once the gain is known, the CCD readout noise (in electrons) is easily found from a pair of bias frames. Spatial stability of the image in the two flat-fields is important, although correction of minor shifts is shown to be possible, at the expense of further analysis.

Detailed Performance Analysis of a 10kW Dish∕Stirling System

2007 ◽  
Vol 130 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Reinalter ◽  
S. Ulmer ◽  
P. Heller ◽  
T. Rauch ◽  
J.-M. Gineste ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Energy ◽  
Optical Quality ◽  
Stirling Engine ◽  
Thermodynamic Efficiency ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Camera System ◽  
Charge Coupled Device ◽  
Mapping System ◽  
Conversion Unit ◽  
A Charge

The CNRS-Promes dish∕Stirling system was erected in Jun. 2004 as the last of three country reference units built in the “Envirodish” project. It represents the latest development step of the EuroDish system with many improved components. With a measured peak of 11kW electrical output power, it is also the best performing system so far. The measurement campaign to determine the optical and thermodynamic efficiency of the system is presented. The optical quality of the concentrator and the energy input to the power conversion unit was measured with a classical flux-mapping system using a Lambertian target and a charge coupled device camera system. An efficiency of the concentrator including the intercept losses of 74.4% could be defined for this particular system. For the thermodynamic analysis all the data necessary for a complete energy balance around the Stirling engine were measured or approximated by calculations. For the given ambient conditions during the tests, a Stirling engine efficiency of 39.4% could be measured. The overall efficiency for the conversion of solar to electric energy was 22.5%.

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