First proton and gamma radiation of the MCT NIR European astronomy large format array detector

Authors :: B. Butler
Brian Shortt
G. Van Duinkerken
P. E. Crouzet
F. Lemmel
S. Tetaud
Hans Smit
D. Gooding
J. ter Haar
Thierry Beaufort
K. van der Luijt
Sander Blommaert
Source :: X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy IX.
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: SPIE, 2020.
Abstract: We report on the impact of proton and gamma irradiation on an MCT detector. The main result is the proton irradiation prevents the increase of the dark current due to the later total ionizing dose.

Subjects :: Physics
Proton
Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors
business.industry
Nuclear Theory
Physics::Medical Physics
Detector
Large format
Radiation
Optics
Absorbed dose
Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Irradiation
Nuclear Experiment
business
Dark current
Gamma irradiation

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