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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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The extracted context around Charge-coupled device shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Charge-coupled device → An, At, CCD, CCDs, EMCCD, EMCCDs, ENF, For, GB, George, However, ICCDs, Impactron CCD, In, L3CCD, L3Vision CCD, Ltd, QE, Reading, Smith/Bell Telephone Laboratories Another extracted example is Charge-coupled device → As, Bell Labs, Boyle, Bubble' Devices, CCD, Charge, George, In, MOS, Smith, The, They, This, Willard Boyle. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 60 structured relationships around Charge-coupled device. Examples in this analysis include aluminium → instance of → this area is covered by a reflective material and lucky imaging of faint stars → instance of → their low noise at high readout speeds makes them very useful for a variety of astronomical applications involving low light sources and transient events. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aluminium | instance of | this area is covered by a reflective material | 0.80 | text |
| lucky imaging of faint stars | instance of | their low noise at high readout speeds makes them very useful for a variety of astronomical applications involving low light sources and transient events | 0.80 | text |
| high speed photon counting photometry | instance of | their low noise at high readout speeds makes them very useful for a variety of astronomical applications involving low light sources and transient events | 0.80 | text |
| Fabry-Pérot spectroscopy | instance of | their low noise at high readout speeds makes them very useful for a variety of astronomical applications involving low light sources and transient events | 0.80 | text |
| high-resolution spectroscopy | instance of | their low noise at high readout speeds makes them very useful for a variety of astronomical applications involving low light sources and transient events | 0.80 | text |
| 1/1.8 | instance of | These sizes are often referred to with an inch fraction designation | 0.80 | text |
| Charge-coupled device | related to Electron-multiplying CCD | An | 0.60 | section |
| Charge-coupled device | related to Electron-multiplying CCD | CCD | 0.60 | section |
| Charge-coupled device | related to Electron-multiplying CCD | EMCCD | 0.60 | section |
| Charge-coupled device | related to Electron-multiplying CCD | L3Vision CCD | 0.60 | section |
| Charge-coupled device | related to Electron-multiplying CCD | Ltd | 0.60 | section |
| Charge-coupled device | related to Electron-multiplying CCD | GB | 0.60 | section |
The concept neighborhoods around Charge-coupled device bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Transfer, Pixel and Shutter. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Charge-coupled device, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Charge-coupled device with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Charge-coupled device to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Applications, Technology & Regions, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Charge-coupled device · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout