FAST AND PRECISE TIME-RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPY WITH LINEAR SENSOR ARRAY

摘要

Time -resolved analysis of a spectrum is performed by illuminating a one -dimensional array of charge-transfer device light-sensitive pixel cells and periodically non-destructively copying charges in the light-sensitive cells to respective storage cells ("row storage registers") co-located with the l ight-sensitive cells in an integrated circuit. Information about the charges stored in at least some of the storage cells is provided to a component ext ernal to the integrated circuit.