<title>Charge-coupled devices with fast timing for astrophysics and space physics research</title>

Abstract

A charge coupled device is under development with fast timing capability (15 millisecond full frame readout, 30 microsecond resolution for measuring the time of individual pixel bits). The Fast Timing CCD will be used in conjunction with a CsI microfiber array or segmented scintillator matrix detector to detect X-rays and gamma rays with submillimeter position resolution. The initial application will be in conjunction with a coded aperture hard X-ray/gamma ray astronomy instrument. We describe the concept and the readout architecture of the device.