CCD soft x-ray imagers for ASCA and AXAF

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We describe the development at Lincoln Laboratory of large-area CCD imager arrays for soft x-ray astronomy. One such array consists of four, closely abutted, 420 X 420-pixel CCDs for the ASCA (formerly Astro-D) satellite that was launched on February 20, 1993. The CCDs were fabricated on p-type 6500-(Omega) -cm material in order to attain the deep depletion depths needed for the higher-energy (> 4 keV) photons. The use of high- resistivity material and the effects of space-radiation are among the principal technical issues which will be discussed. We are also developing the next-generation CCD sensors for the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility which is currently scheduled for launch in 1998. This mission will use two multichip focal planes comprising ten chips, each of a larger format (approximately 1000 X 1000 pixels). In addition to a new CCD, this program will require other technology developments such as an innovative packaging method for the nonplanar focal planes.

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