Operation of a CCD particle detector in the presence of bulk neutron damage
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The use of CCDs in future linear collider experiments will require immunity to large neutron fluences, in excess of /year. The effects on charge transfer efficiency of neutron induced bulk damage are presented along with a demonstration of a technique to fill the traps with sacrificial charge. Operation is then possible at fluences in excess of .
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