TRL-5 EMCCD controller for space applications

Olivier Daigle; Jérémy Turcotte; Oleg Djazovski; Éric Gloutnay; Frédéric Grandmont; James Veilleux; Deven Patel; Simon Thibault

doi:10.1117/12.2312575

12 July 2018 TRL-5 EMCCD controller for space applications

Olivier Daigle, Jérémy Turcotte, Oleg Djazovski, Éric Gloutnay, Frédéric Grandmont, James Veilleux, Deven Patel, Simon Thibault

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Proceedings Volume 10698, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 106986E (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312575
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

We present the progress in characterization of a Nuv¨ u Cam ¨ eras CCD Controller for Counting Photons ¯ (CCCP) designed for extreme low light imaging in space environment with the 1024×1024 Teledyne-e2V EMCCD detector (the CCD201-20). The EMCCD controller was designed using space qualified parts before being extensively tested in thermal vacuum. The performance test results include the readout noise, clock-induced charges, dark current, dynamic range and EM gain. We also discuss the CCCP’s integration in the coronagraph of the High-Contrast Imaging Balloon System project: a fine-pointing and optical payload for a future Canadian stratospheric balloon mission. This first space qualified EMCCD controller, named CCCPs, will enhance sensitivity of the future low-light imaging instruments for space applications such as the detection, characterization and imaging of exoplanets, search and monitoring of asteroids and space debris, UV imaging, and satellite tracking.

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Olivier Daigle, Jérémy Turcotte, Oleg Djazovski, Éric Gloutnay, Frédéric Grandmont, James Veilleux, Deven Patel, and Simon Thibault "TRL-5 EMCCD controller for space applications", Proc. SPIE 10698, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 106986E (12 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312575

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