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A two-dimensional integrating silicon vidicon imagery system has been developed at MIT and used to record images and spectra of astronomical objects. The system is photon noise limited above the ~500 charge carrier preamplifier noise. The response is linear with Y=1.00 over a ranging 105.
This research was supported by NSF Grant GP31516.
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McCord, T.B., Bosel, J.P., Frankston, M.J. (1975). Performance of the Mit Silicon Vidicon Imaging System at the Telescope. In: De Jager, C., Nieuwenhuijzen, H. (eds) Image Processing Techniques in Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 54. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1881-4_10
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