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Expected outcomes of APS developments for astrophysical instrumentation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2009

G. Lepage*
Affiliation:
CMOSIS nv, Belgium
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Abstract

CCD technology is preferred for devices used for scientific applications, as CMOS devices were plagued by high dark current, high read noise, etc. Developments in the last 15 years have help circumventing these limitations and CMOS devices could now compete with some of their CCD counterpart.

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Research Article
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2009

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