CCD Detectors in High- Resolution Biology Jian Guan
Overview Some Chemistry Concepts What is CCD? How does CCD work? Structure of CCD Principle of CCD Operation Pixel Size calculation
1.12ev 3.55ev Some Chemistry Concepts
Silicon Crystal
What is CCD? Willard.S Boyle George Elwood Smith
How does CCD work?
Structure of CCD
Principles of CCD Operation More than enough Damage Interference from X-ray
Indirect Detection is much more acceptable: Electron energy conversion into light high conversion efficiency into visible radiation, reasonably short and well-defined decay time of the emitted scintillation, phosphor output wavelength matched to CCD sensitivity (which has a maximum at ~700 nm), resistance to radiation damage, a convenient, reproducible method of depositing a thin layer of phosphor on a flat surface. P20: zinc cadmium sulphide doped with silver P43: gadolinium oxy-sulphide doped with terbium
Optical coupling: Lens or Fibre optics Lens couplingFibre optics
Readout and analog-to-digital
Noises Dark current noise Readout noise Spurious events due to X-rays or cosmic rays Temperature-dependent keep cold Faster readout, more than one read out node Software algorithm
Electron diffraction applications
Pixel Size Calculation Calculation of Pixel Size from a CCD Image Pixel size = Actual pixel size Magnification Save CCD image in DM3 file format Get the pixel size information from the Digital Micrograph program If not:
Apogee AP7p CCD Pixel Array: 512 x 512 pixels Array Dimensions: 12.3 mm x 12.3 mm Pixel Dimensions: 24 micron square Actual pixel size = Array dimension Pixel arry = 12.3/512 = 24 micron = 240,000 Angstrom Magnification = 100,000 Pixel size = Actual pixel size Magnification = 2.4 Angstrom