1.What is the shape of the Universe? 2.How do galaxies evolve? 3.How do stars and planetary systems form and interact? 4.How did the Universe build up it present elemental/chemical composition? 5.What is dark matter?
The James Webb Space Telescopewill address the following questions:
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Detectors are at the heart of allastronomical observations and are
important for JWST
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1.E-04
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JWST goal
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Dark current =
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0.020 e /sec
0.003 e /sec
Detectors Are Important for JWST
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JWST Detectors
~80 megapixels of flight-qualified detectors!!!
(~10 times all detectors on all
telescopes today)
HST HST HST
HST/NICMOS (all astronomical infrared detectors in space today!)
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IR Arrays are “Hybrid” Sensors
PN junctions are “bump bonded” to a silicon readout multiplexer (MUX).
Silicon technology is more advanced than other semiconductor electronics technology.
The “bump bonds” are made of indium.
from: Bernard J. Rauscher, in “Detectors,” STScI Course on Infrared Instrumentation & Observing Techniques, 2000
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NIRCam will use detectors from:Rockwell Scientific Company (RSC)/U Hawaii
~$500K per array!
2"
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STScI Detector Test System
Controller Electronics
Vacuum Hose
He Lines
EntranceWindow
Dewar
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IDTL Detector Handling
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IDTL Personnel