Title :
Cobalt-60, Proton and Electron Irradiation of a Radiation-Hardened Active Pixel Sensor
Author :
Beaumel, Matthieu ; Hervé, Dominique ; Van Aken, Dirk
Author_Institution :
EADS SODERN, Limeil-Brévannes, France
Abstract :
We present the key results of multiple dark current (DC) characterization campaigns of the HAS2 radiation-hardened active pixel sensor (APS). These characterizations encompassed Cobalt-60 total ionizing dose, proton and electron displacement damage tests at low and room temperature. This gives us the opportunity to discuss the relevance on this APS of two phenomena that had been previously observed on charge coupled devices (CCDs): room temperature displacement damage defect annealing, and the limited effects of electron displacement damage on dark current.
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; electron radiation; proton effects; radiation hardening (electronics); HAS2 radiation-hardened active pixel sensor; charge coupled devices; cobalt-60 irradiation; damage defect annealing; dark current; electron irradiation; proton irradiation; total ionizing dose; Annealing; Dark current; Electrons; Ionizing radiation sensors; Noise reduction; Photodiodes; Pixel; Protons; Radiation effects; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Signal sampling; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Testing; CMOS devices; dark current; displacement damage; electron radiation effects; image sensors; ionizing dose; proton radiation effects;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2010.2048043