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1 July 1992 Evaluation of a solid state photomultiplier focal-plane array in the U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command CALM facility
Carl F. Dadson
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Proceedings Volume 1686, Test and Evaluation of IR Detectors and Arrays II; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60537
Event: Aerospace Sensing, 1992, Orlando, FL, United States
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The U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command facility for the characterization of advanced low- background mosaics (CALM) is operated by Rockwell International Corporation. The facility supports a cryogenic test chamber with controlled background (flood) and target sources. The test chamber allows the measurement of focal plane array response to a moving point image in the presence of a radiant background that may be controlled over a range from less than 109 to over 1014 photons/second-square centimeter. An ancillary data acquisition system is capable of performing a 15-bit analog-to-digital conversion of focal plane array output data and storing processed digital data at 2 megabytes per second. This paper describes the facility and its use in the evaluation of a solid state photomultiplier (SSPM) focal plane array. The SSPM is a back illuminated, impurity band conduction device capable of detecting individual photons over infrared wavelengths extending from 1 to 28 micrometers. A description of the test configuration, test conduct, and data analysis are presented along with results of the SSPM evaluation.
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Carl F. Dadson "Evaluation of a solid state photomultiplier focal-plane array in the U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command CALM facility", Proc. SPIE 1686, Test and Evaluation of IR Detectors and Arrays II, (1 July 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60537
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Sensors
Staring arrays
Infrared detectors
Photons
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