NICMOS Dark Current Anomaly: Models and Test Plans
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The NICMOS dark current anomaly (the “bump”) was a transient enhancement of the detector dark current observed during the on-orbit warmup of the instrument after its cryogen depletion in January 1999. We summarize our current understanding of the mechanism which causes the effect, and summarize plans to test the most likely scenario.
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