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Silicon PIN Diodes: A Promising Technology for UV-Optical Space Astronomy
11 April 2003 Presentation at NHST Workshop Bernard J. Rauscher, Donald F. Figer, & Michael Regan
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Introduction
· · · · · · · · What is a Si-PIN detector? Advantages for Space Astronomy Raytheon Status There may be other vendors... Rockwell Status Plans for Testing at STScI/JHU Long term Potential Where Investment Can Help Lab Tour at 1:00. Meet in the Lobby if interested.
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A hybrid UV-optical sensor, analogous to near-infrared (NIR) array detectors. Separation of photon collection from readout facilitates separate optimization of
- - CMOS readout multiplexer (MUX) Si PIN detector array

What is a Si PIN Array?

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Nearly the full bulk of the detector is in depletion. Hence, Si PIN detectors have good QE in both red and blue wavelengths. Si PIN detectors are operated at very high bias compared to near-IR detectors. High E field strength means one can expect good MTF and low pixel-to-pixel crosstalk. Differs from a monolithic CMOS imager. In a CMOS imager, both readout and photon detection take place in the same piece of silicon. Si PIN detectors have fill factor ~100%.

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· Example of one detector delivered by Raytheon
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Detectors

· Other pixel pitches are available. E.g. Rockwell has bonded Si PIN diodes to HAWAII-class MUXes having 18 µm pitch.

Detectors were 185 µm thick wafers of high purity silicon. N dopant on illuminated side P dopant on bond side N dopant "one big thin implant, conductive but transparent" Biased to high positive voltage Each pixel is separate P implant 27 µm pitch detectors bonded to 1024â1024 pixels SB226 readout

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Multiplexers
· A CMOS Multiplexer is used to sense charge in pixels · Can use astronomy source-follower-perdetector (SFD) multiplexers such as Rockwell HAWAII class and Raytheon SB226 · Low detector capacitance -> lower noise expected compared to near-IR
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SFD: Charge sensed in situ

CCD: Charge physically moves during readout

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Any of these existing MUXes could be bonded to Si PIN arrays!
Raytheon ALADDIN Rockwell HAWAII-1R Rockwell HAWAII-1RG

IDTL First Light Images

Jan. `01 (MUX)

Feb. `02 (MUX)

Apr. `02 (SCA)

Jun. `02 (MUX)

Jul. `02 (SCA)

Raytheon SB-304

Rockwell HAWAII-2RG

Raytheon SB-304

Rockwell HAWAII-2RG

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Advantages for Space Astronomy
· Inherently more rad-tolerant than conventional CCDs
Time Lost is Small fraction of Exposure

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Read noise competitive with CCDs using multiple nondestructive reads Potentially excellent QE from UV (with appropriate AR coatings) to ~1 µm
Multiplexers from two potential vendors have (or will soon have) flight heritage.
- - Rockwell -> NICMOS Raytheon -> SIRTF

- No charge transfer -> no CTE degradation - Cosmic ray hits can be removed (without losing the pixel) during calibration - SFD architecture does not bloom

Cosmic ray hits pixel

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Raytheon Status
· Raytheon has delivered a small number of 1Kâ1K pixels hybrids to Zorin Ninkov of RIT under a NASA grant · Ken Ando - "we are building devices in formats much larger than 1Kâ1K pixels for defense community" · The RIT devices are demonstrating excellent performance · Discussions underway for Raytheon to send parts to STScI to be tested

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Current Status: Independent Testing for Astronomy
· RIT testing of a Raytheon Si PIN detector on SB226 MUX
- Read noise = 7.77 e- per correlated double sample (<4 e- rms expected @ Fowler-16) - Dark current = 0.030 e-/s at T=100 K (estimated) - "Excellent MTF" Spread due to transverse diffusion ~5.1 µm
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RIT measurements. Conversion gain is ~1.8 e-/ADU

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Rockwell Status-1 (HyViSI detectors)
· · Gerry Luppino at U. Hawaii has a part for use at telescope Rockwell has agree to send a part to STScI for testing, tentatively during early summer 2003. Rockwell tested a 1Kâ1K pixel part mated to a HAWAII MUX
- For this part, they measured read noise =6 e- per correlated double sample (<4 e- rms @ Fowler-16) - Full well ~105 e-

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Table from Rockwell's WWW site. See http://www.rsc.rockwell.com/imaging/hy visi/index.html

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Rockwell Status-2 (HyViSI detectors)

Vendor supplied figures. (left) QE includes both model and measured Measured data were obtained using Process Evaluation Chip devices FPA fabricated on the same wafer. Rockwell says that PEC and FPA good agreement. (right) Rockwell has measured dark current using a devices.
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data. (PECs) and an QE were in variety of

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IDTL Experience with JWST MUXes
· Systematics will probably determine noise floor, not detectors Multiple non-destructive reads reduce noise as expected JWST testing demonstrates that reference pixels work! Should be possible to achieve total noise with Si PIN arrays substantially below CDS figures given in this talk
Without Reference Pixels

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With Reference Pixels

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Planned Testing in IDTL
· · · · · · · · Dark current Read noise Linearity Latent charge (persistence) Relative and Absolute Quantum efficiency (QE) Intra-pixel sensitivity Thermal stability Radiation immunity
Leach II Controller Electronics Dewar Vacuum Hose Entrance Window

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Past and present personnel (incomplete)

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Long Term Potential
· Technology has the potential to meet, or exceed, CCD performance · Key components (MUXes) of the technology are mature and have flight heritage · There are at least two potential vendors · Vendors have other customers for this technology.
- Astronomy benefits from synergy with industry and defense communities
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· More lab characterization for low-background astronomy with involvement of Astronomers · Demonstration in astronomical context (e.g. ground-based instruments) · Demonstration of radiation tolerance · Demonstration of ultra-low background operation in presence of cosmic rays
- Probably better to do this using cosmic rays than an accelerator beam. High flux/fluence in accelerator beams makes achieving space-like sensitivity difficult
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Where Investment Can Help

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Lab Tour 1:00 Meet in Lobby
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