CCD47-20

Back illuminated low noise sensor

This version of the CCD47 family of CCD sensors has frame transfer architecture. Back illumination technology, in combination with extremely low noise amplifiers, makes the device well suited to the most demanding scientific applications.

This device has a single serial output register. Separate charge detection circuits are incorporated at each end of the register, which is split so that a line of charge can be transferred to either output, or split between the two.

The register is provided with a drain and control gate along the outer edge of the channel for charge dump purposes.

Other variants of the CCD47-20 available are front illuminated format and inverted mode.

Designers are advised to consult Teledyne e2v should they be considering using CCD sensors in abnormal environments or if they require customised packaging.

Mission Heritage

Teledyne Imaging's image sensors have a rich history of successful space service, and with literally dozens of deployments on instruments across multiple missions with multiple agencies, CCD47-20 is one of our most trusted and productive image sensors. Expand the section below to see CCD47-20's remarkable pedigree. 

© ESA / ATG medialab – Cheops, ESA's Characterising Exoplanet Satellite

Space Agency Mission Instrument
ESA/NASA/Roscosmos INTEGRAL Optical Monitoring Camera (OMC)
CSA MOST Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars (MOST)
NASA CONTOUR CONTOUR Forward Imager (CFI)
JAXA KAGUYA - SELENE Upper Atmosphere and Plasma Imager (UVS)
JAXA KAGUYA - SELENE Multiband Imager (MBI)
NASA New Horizons / LORRI LORRI
JAXA Planet C Ultraviolet Imager (UVI)
Department of National Defence (Canada) / ISRO Sapphire Space-Based Visible (SBV)
JAXA IMAP Visible and Infrared Spectrum Imager (VISI)
CMA/NSMC Polar Orbiting Satellite FY-3D Medium Resolution Spectral Imager -2 (MERSI-2)
ESA CHEOPS Telescope
CNSA GaoFen-5 Spatial heterodyne spectroscopy (SHS)
CNSA Change5 Camera
NASA/ESA Soho Extreme-Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT)
ESA (European Space Agency)  PROBA-2 Exploration Camera (X-CAM)
ESA (European Space Agency)  ROSETTA Orbiter Navigational Camera (NAVCAM)
NASA / CNES Jason-1 SED16
NASA / CNES Jason-2 SED16
NASA / CNES Calipso SED16
ESA SMOS SED16
CNES / ESA CoRoT SED16
ESA ISS - ATV - Jules Verne SED16
ESA ISS - ATV - Johannes Kepler SED16
ESA ISS - ATV - Edoardo Amaldi SED16
CNES Pleiades 1-A SED36
CNES Pleiades 1-B SED36
GISTDA THEOS Sodern SED Star Tracker
  KOMPSAT-3A SED36
NASA AIM Sodern SED Star Tracker
JAXA KAGUYA - SELENE (Plasma Imager) Sodern SED Star Tracker
NASA / JPL DAWN Sodern SED Star Tracker
  AMC-12 SED16
  AMC-23 SED16
  Apstar-6 SED26
ESA Syracuse-3A SED26
ESA Syracuse-3B SED26
Roscosmos Elektro-L No.2 SED26
ESA KORESAT-5 SED26
JAXA Hayabusa Camera
JAXA Hayabusa 2 Optical Navigation Camera (ONC)
CSA / DRDC NEOSSat Near Earth Space Surveillance Imager (NESSI)
CNES (National Centre for Space Studies) TARANIS Micro Cameras and Photometers (MCP-MC)
CNES SPOT V SED16
ISRO Cartosat-2 SED26
NASA OCO-2 SED26
NASA / JPL / ESA / ASI Cassini-Huygens Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS)

Specifications

Part Number CCD47-20
Sensor Type CCD
Resolution 1024 x 1024
Pixel Size 13 x 13 µm
Image Area 13.3 x 13.3 mm
Output Amp 2 x VLN
Package 32-pin Ceramic
Total Pixels 1.05 MP
Readout Noise 2 e
Wavelength Category Ultraviolet (193-400 nm)
Visible (400-700 nm)
Near Infrared (700-1000 nm)

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