charge-coupled device Comparison Table

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charge-coupled device comparison table

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electron bombarded charge-coupled device EBCCD An imaging device containing a thin target material which emits electrons by the photoelectric effect when illuminated and then magnetically focuses these electrons to impact onto a silicon CCD where they generate a large charge.

Four-shooter CCD An astronomical instrument comprised of four highly sensitive photoelectric cells (CCDs). The four-shooter is placed at the end of a telescope and used to electronically record incoming light.

frame transfer CCD A CCD construction in which one half of the imaging area of the device is purposely covered with a mask opaque to light to provide a temporary charge storage section.

interline transfer CCD A CCD construction consisting of vertical strips which are alternately opaque and light sensitive. The opaque strips conceal charge transfer registers.

three-phase CCD 3 A CCD construction in which three overlapping metal electrodes are used to define a pixel and effect the transfer of charge, in either direction along a column, by the charge-coupling method. If only two electrodes are used then the device is two-phase.

virtual phase CCD 1 A type of CCD in which only one electrode is physically outside the silicon and is such as to obscure only half of the pixel. A specially doped layer under the transparent part acts as another or virtual electrode.

Subject	has acronym	has number of electrode	has definition
electron bombarded charge-coupled device	EBCCD		An imaging device containing a thin target material which emits electrons by the photoelectric effect when illuminated and then magnetically focuses these electrons to impact onto a silicon CCD where they generate a large charge.
Four-shooter	CCD		An astronomical instrument comprised of four highly sensitive photoelectric cells (CCDs). The four-shooter is placed at the end of a telescope and used to electronically record incoming light.
frame transfer	CCD		A CCD construction in which one half of the imaging area of the device is purposely covered with a mask opaque to light to provide a temporary charge storage section.
interline transfer	CCD		A CCD construction consisting of vertical strips which are alternately opaque and light sensitive. The opaque strips conceal charge transfer registers.
three-phase	CCD	3	A CCD construction in which three overlapping metal electrodes are used to define a pixel and effect the transfer of charge, in either direction along a column, by the charge-coupling method. If only two electrodes are used then the device is two-phase.
virtual phase	CCD	1	A type of CCD in which only one electrode is physically outside the silicon and is such as to obscure only half of the pixel. A specially doped layer under the transparent part acts as another or virtual electrode.

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