We describe the development at Lincoln Laboratory of large-area CCD imager arrays for soft x-ray astronomy. One such array consists of four, closely abutted, 420 $MUL 420-pixel CCDs for the ASCA (formerly Astro-D) satellite that was launched on February 20, 1993. The CCDs were fabricated on p-type 6500- approximately ega@-cm material in order to attain the deep depletion depths needed for the higher-energy ($GRT 4 keV) photons. The use of high-resistivity material and the effects of space-radiation are among the principal technical issues which will be discussed. We are also developing the next-generation CCD sensors for the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility which is currently scheduled for launch in 1998. This mission will use two multichip focal planes comprising ten chips, each of a larger format (approximately 1000 $MUL 1000 pixels). In addition to a new CCD, this program will require other technology developments such as an innovative packaging method for the nonplanar focal planes.
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机译：我们描述了大型CCD成像仪阵列的林肯实验室的开发，用于软X射线天文学。一个这样的阵列由四个，紧密的抵抗，420美元420美元420像素的CCD组成，即在1993年2月20日推出的ASCA（以前的Astro-D）卫星.CCD在P型6500-大约@ - CM材料以获得更高能量（GRT 4 Kev）光子所需的深度耗尽深度。使用高电阻率材料和空间辐射的影响是将讨论的主要技术问题。我们还在开发下一代CCD传感器，用于先进的X射线天体物理学设施，目前计划于1998年推出。该任务将使用包含10个芯片的两个多芯片焦点，每种筹码（约1000 $ MUL 1000）像素）。除了新的CCD之外，该计划还需要其他技术开发，例如非平面焦平面的创新包装方法。
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