A Model and Verification for Temperature Dependency of the Noise in Large Size CCD Image Sensor

This paper describes the temperature dependence of the noise of a large size CCD image sensor used in a digital single-lens reflex camera. To clarify the temperature dependence of the noise, the CCD was cooled directly with a Peltier device. The change in noise after black correction of the actual experiment result was consistent with the Shockley-Read-Hall (SRH) model, confirming the validity of this model. Moreover, because the residual noise after black correction increased with temperature, the main factor is considered to be random noise. A comparison result of the two dimensional noise simulations as imaging picture and the actual image in the noise based on the SRH model. 2-D image simulations based on the SRH model agreed well with the experiment data, again confirming the model validity