A predictive model for space-based X-ray ccd degradation |
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| Authors: | Alex Antunes David N Burrows Gordon P Garmire David H Lumb John A Nousek |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 525 Davey Laboratory The Pennsylvania State University, 16802 University Park, PA;(2) Present address: ISAS, 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, 229 Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The first generation of X-ray telescopes to use Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs) is being launched this decade. With a read noise of a few electrons, CCDs provide Fano-limited spectral resolution across the soft X-ray band (0.1 – 10 keV). However, degradation of resolution due to charge transfer losses becomes noticeable as Charge Transfer Inefficiency (CTI) increases to 10–5. In this paper, we present a model which calculates the effects of radiation damage in low Earth orbit in order to predict CCD lifetimes over which good charge transfer is maintained. The model presented here considers damage mechanisms within the CCD, environmental conditions in which the CCD operates, and experiment shielding. We find that the predicted CTI approaches 10–5 after a one to two year mission for the flight instruments considered here. |
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