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Charge-coupled device

A charge-coupled device (CCD) is an integrated circuit containing an array of linked, or coupled, capacitors. Under the control of an external circuit, each capacitor can transfer its electric charge to a neighboring capacitor. CCD sensors are a major technology used in digital imaging.

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related to Electron-multiplying CCD · 25
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related to Use in astronomy · 9
Charge-coupled device → CCD, CCDs, Due, Newer Skipper CCDs, Once, The, Thermal, To, UV-to-infrared
related to Intensified charge-coupled device · 6
Charge-coupled device → An, CCD, ICCD, MCP, The, These

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lucky imaging of faint starsinstance oftheir low noise at high readout speeds makes them very useful for a variety of astronomical applications involving low light sources and transient events0.80text
high speed photon counting photometryinstance oftheir low noise at high readout speeds makes them very useful for a variety of astronomical applications involving low light sources and transient events0.80text
Fabry-Pérot spectroscopyinstance oftheir low noise at high readout speeds makes them very useful for a variety of astronomical applications involving low light sources and transient events0.80text
high-resolution spectroscopyinstance oftheir low noise at high readout speeds makes them very useful for a variety of astronomical applications involving low light sources and transient events0.80text
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Charge-coupled devicerelated to Electron-multiplying CCDAn0.60section
Charge-coupled devicerelated to Electron-multiplying CCDCCD0.60section
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Charge-coupled devicerelated to Electron-multiplying CCDL3Vision CCD0.60section
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