Title :
A radiation tolerant video camera for high total dose environments
Author :
Hopkinson, Gordon R. ; Skipper, Mark D. ; Taylor, Barry
Author_Institution :
Sira Electro-Opt. Ltd., Chislehurst, UK
Abstract :
The design and performance of a solid state video camera, tolerant to >5.3 Mrad(Si), is described. The camera uses a commercially available CMOS active pixel sensor (APS) and is suitable for high total dose applications in the nuclear and space industries.
Keywords :
CMOS image sensors; nuclear electronics; nuclear instrumentation; radiation hardening (electronics); space vehicle electronics; video cameras; 5.3 Mrad; APS; CMOS active pixel sensors; high gamma dose; high total dose environments; imagers; nuclear power industry applications; radiation hardened APS; radiation tolerant video cameras; solid state video cameras; space applications; space industry applications; CMOS image sensors; Cable TV; Cameras; Crosstalk; Head; Pulse amplifiers; Radiation hardening; Solid state circuits; Testing; Threshold voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation Effects Data Workshop, 2002 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7544-0
DOI :
10.1109/REDW.2002.1045527
