Antiblooming: A new approach for linear imagers

A new solution for a linear imager with antiblooming is presented. The overload-generated charge spills over a potential barrier into a CCD, called overflow CCD, wherein that charge is transferred to an output and eliminated. The information charge, integrated under the sensor electrodes, is transferred across this overflow CCD into a second CCD, called the readout CCD. The principle of the operation of this imager is explained and preliminary experimental results are given.