CHARGE-COUPLED-DEVICES AS POSITION-SENSITIVE DETECTORS OF X-RAY-RADIATION

Sensitivity and spatial resolution of charge-coupled devices (CCDs) we re theoretically and experimentally studied in the energy range of X-r ay quanta. The experimental results were compared with the proposed th eoretical model of interaction between X-ray radiation and a linear CC D. On the basis of CCD characteristics obtained, a CCD detector for a crystal X-ray spectrograph was constructed. Using this instrument, the spectra of plasma emission in the energy range of 2-3 keV were studie d in the pulsed thermonuclear setup ANGARA-5-1. Some other possible fi elds of CCD application are considered.