Measuring the quantum efficiency of X-ray hybrid CMOS detectors

  • Joseph M. Colosimo
  • , Abraham D. Falcone
  • , Mitchell Wages
  • , Samuel V. Hull
  • , David N. Burrows
  • , Mitchell Range
  • , Fredric Hancock
  • , Cole R. Armstrong
  • , Gooderham McCormick
  • , Daniel M. Larocca

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Abstract

Next-generation X-ray observatories, such as the Lynx X-ray Observatory Mission Concept, will require detectors with high quantum efficiency (QE) across the soft X-ray band to observe the faint objects that drive their mission science cases. Hybrid CMOS Detectors (HCDs), a form of active-pixel sensor, are promising candidates for use on these missions because of their faster read-out, lower power consumption, and greater radiation hardness than detectors used in the current generation of X-ray telescopes. In this work, we present QE measurements of a Teledyne H2RG HCD. These measurements were performed using a gas-flow proportional counter as a reference detector to measure the absolute flux incident on the HCD. We find an effective QE of 95:0 ± 1:1% at the Mn ∝/Kβ lines (at 5.9 and 6.5 keV), 98:5 ± 1:8% at the Al Ka line (1.5 keV), and 85:0 ± 2:8% at the O K∝ line (0.52 keV).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXII
EditorsOswald H. Siegmund
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510644809
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
EventUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXII 2021 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Aug 1 2021Aug 5 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11821
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXII 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period8/1/218/5/21

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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