STIS 1K x 1K photon counting array detector system

Larry G. Smeins; Edward H. Cole; John M. Stechman; George A. Lorman; Georg Becker

doi:10.1117/12.218637

8 September 1995 STIS 1K x 1K photon counting array detector system

Larry G. Smeins, Edward H. Cole, John M. Stechman, George A. Lorman, Georg Becker

Proceedings Volume 2551, Photoelectronic Detectors, Cameras, and Systems; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218637
Event: SPIE's 1995 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) uses two 1K by 1K photon counting array (PCA) detector systems. Design of the PCA detector systems is described in this paper. These detector systems are similar in many ways and are mechanical mirror images of each other but cover different UV wavelength bands. A top-down design methodology was used to produce the two detector systems that feature: manufacturability, serviceability to the component level, system-level replacement without optical realignment or calibration, and a high level of parts commonality for cost control. The design meets the Space Telescope's structural, thermal, and electromagnetic compatibility requirements as well as electro-static discharge compatibility requirements of MIL-STD-1686A.

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Larry G. Smeins, Edward H. Cole, John M. Stechman, George A. Lorman, and Georg Becker "STIS 1K x 1K photon counting array detector system", Proc. SPIE 2551, Photoelectronic Detectors, Cameras, and Systems, (8 September 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218637

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