Submitted by chavarri on
Yesterday we completed the first DAMIC 4k x 2k CCD package at the University of Washington. The device is half the area of the CCDs currently taking data at SNOLAB but otherwise identical. This CCD is a candidate to go to Los Alamos over the summer for activation by a neturon beam. The goal is to perform an experimental estimate of the tritium that is activated in silicon by cosmic neutrons.
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| Left: The first 4k x 2k DAMIC CCD to be wire bonded at the University of Washington. Thanks to Bret from Luna Tech Sales for his assistance. The package is now complete. Right: The resulting wire bonds as seen through a microscope: 78/78 bonded in automatic mode, 100% success rate! | |
