• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 49, Issue 5, 20190555 (2020)
Jie Feng, Yudong Li, Lin Wen, and Qi Guo
Author Affiliations
  • Laboratory of Solid State Radiation Physics, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20190555 Cite this Article
    Jie Feng, Yudong Li, Lin Wen, Qi Guo. Degradation mechanism of star sensor performance caused by radiation damage of CMOS image sensor[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(5): 20190555 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of 4T pixel cross section
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of 4T pixel cross section
    Change of dark current versus the total ionizing dose
    Fig. 2. Change of dark current versus the total ionizing dose
    Change of DSNU versus the total ionizing dose
    Fig. 3. Change of DSNU versus the total ionizing dose
    Ionizing damage defect distribution
    Fig. 4. Ionizing damage defect distribution
    Schematic of test device
    Fig. 5. Schematic of test device
    Change of SNR versus the total ionizing dose at different detection magnitudes
    Fig. 6. Change of SNR versus the total ionizing dose at different detection magnitudes
    Change of dark current noise of CMOS image sensor versus the detection magnitude
    Fig. 7. Change of dark current noise of CMOS image sensor versus the detection magnitude
    Change of dark signal nonuniformity noise of CMOS image sensor versus the detection magnitude
    Fig. 8. Change of dark signal nonuniformity noise of CMOS image sensor versus the detection magnitude
    Static star simulator imaging pictures taken by CMOS with different proton radiation fluence (proton energy: 3 MeV). (a) Proton radiation fluence is 0; (b) proton radiation fluence is 1.47×1010 p/cm2; (c) proton radiation fluence is 3.68×1010 p/cm2;(d) proton radiation fluence is 7.36×1010 p/cm2
    Fig. 9. Static star simulator imaging pictures taken by CMOS with different proton radiation fluence (proton energy: 3 MeV). (a) Proton radiation fluence is 0; (b) proton radiation fluence is 1.47×1010 p/cm2; (c) proton radiation fluence is 3.68×1010 p/cm2;(d) proton radiation fluence is 7.36×1010 p/cm2
    Detection magnitude0 krad(Si)ND0.5 krad(Si)ND5 krad(Si)ND20 krad(Si)NDd(Si)ND60 krad(Si)ND
    5741.03760.88786.401007.521 328.28
    5.8726.41746.26771.77992.901 313.65
    5.9725.67745.52771.03992.161 312.92
    6725.06744.91770.42991.551 312.31
    6.1724.55744.41769.92991.041 311.80
    6.2724.13743.98769.49990.621 311.38
    6.3723.78743.63769.14990.271 311.02
    6.4723.48743.34768.85989.971 310.73
    6.5723.24743.09768.60989.731 310.49
    Table 1. Total noise of CMOS image sensor at different dose points and different detection magnitudes
    Detection magnitudeTarget shot noise Unknown environment 'document'/e-
    520.84
    5.814.42
    5.913.77
    613.15
    6.112.56
    6.211.99
    6.311.45
    6.410.94
    6.510.45
    Table 2. Target shot noise of single star at different detection magnitudes
    Detection magnitude0 krad(Si) SNR0.5 krad(Si)SNR5 krad(Si) SNR20 krad(Si) SNR60 krad(Si) SNR
    512.6612.5612.4311.4410.34
    5.86.806.736.646.005.33
    5.96.266.206.115.514.89
    65.775.705.635.064.49
    6.15.315.255.174.654.11
    6.24.884.824.764.273.77
    6.34.484.434.373.923.45
    6.44.124.074.013.593.16
    6.53.783.733.683.292.89
    Table 3. SNR of G0 star at different dose points and different detection magnitudes
    Jie Feng, Yudong Li, Lin Wen, Qi Guo. Degradation mechanism of star sensor performance caused by radiation damage of CMOS image sensor[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(5): 20190555
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