A charge-transfer device has a metal oxide
semiconductor
(
MOS) structure that is composed of many independent pixels where charge is stored in
such a way that the charge pattern corresponds to the
irradiation pattern. These devices can be linear or two-dimensional. According to the method
used to detect the charge pattern, two types of charge-transfer devices can be distinguished:
charge-coupled devices
(
CCDs) and charge-injection devices
(
CIDs).
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1745
(Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-XI. Detection
of radiation (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1757
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