A review of UV detectors for astrophysics: Past, present, and future

M. P. Ulmer

doi:10.1117/12.810039

A review of UV detectors for astrophysics: Past, present, and future

M. P. Ulmer

Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

This is an update of previous review by Ulmer in 2005 of UV detectors and UV astrophysics. The developments have been slow to come, both observationally and in terms of instrument development. Since it is redundant to devote significant space to repeating the previous review, we concentrate on updated science drivers based on recent NASA project studies such as the Large UV Optical Space Telescope (LUVO or LST) as well as several new areas of instrument advancement. We discuss recent advances in GaN-based avalanche photodiodes, complementary metaloxide-semiconductor (CMOS) and low temperature devices (LTDs, operating near 50 mK) called Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs).

Original language	English (US)
Article number	722210
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7222
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.810039
State	Published - 2009
Event	Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices VI - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: Jan 25 2009 → Jan 28 2009

Keywords

APD
CCD
CMOS
GaN
MKID
UV-astronomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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