Wood, D;
Hall, DJ;
Gow, J;
Skottfelt, J;
Murray, NJ;
Stefanov, K;
Holland, AD;
(2017)
Evolution and impact of defects in a p-channel CCD after cryogenic proton-irradiation.
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
, 64
(11)
pp. 2814-2821.
10.1109/TNS.2017.2756019.
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Abstract
The p-channel charge coupled devices (CCDs) have been shown to display improved tolerance to radiation-induced charge transfer inefficiency when compared with n-channel CCDs. However, the defect distribution formed during irradiation is expected to be temperature dependent due to the differences in lattice energy caused by a temperature change. This has been tested through defect analysis of two p-channel e2v CCD204 devices, one irradiated at room temperature and one at a cryogenic temperature (153 K). Analysis is performed using the method of single trap pumping. The dominant charge trapping defects at these conditions have been identified as the donor level of the silicon divacancy and the carbon interstitial defect. The defect parameters are analyzed both immediately postirradiation and following several subsequent room-temperature anneal phases up until a cumulative anneal time of approximately 10 months. We have also simulated charge transfer in an irradiated CCD pixel using the defect distribution from both the room-temperature and cryogenic case, to study how the changes affect imaging performance. The results demonstrate the importance of cryogenic irradiation and annealing studies, with large variations seen in the defect distribution when compared to a device irradiated at room-temperature, which is the current standard procedure for radiation-tolerance testing.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Evolution and impact of defects in a p-channel CCD after cryogenic proton-irradiation |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1109/TNS.2017.2756019 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2017.2756019 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Divacancy, CCD, p-channel, defect, pocket pumping, radiation damage, Carbon, trap pumping |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10038977 |
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