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Bush, Nathan; Hall, David and Holland, Andrew (2021). Proton-induced traps in electron multiplying charge-coupled devices. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 7(1), article no. 016003.

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Bush, Nathan; Heymes, Julian; Hall, David; Holland, Andrew and Jordan, Douglas (2021). Measurement and optimization of clock-induced charge in electron multiplying charge-coupled devices. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 7(1), article no. 016002.

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Buggey, T. W.; Soman, M. R.; Hall, D. J.; Parsons, S.; Bush, N.; Hetherington, O.; Randall, G.; Leese, M. and Holland, A. D. (2020). Developing the active trap model for CCD charge transfer optimisation in large-scale space missions. In: X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy IX, Proceedings of SPIE, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, article no. 114541F.

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Bush, Nathan L. (2018). The Impact of Radiation Damage on Electron Multiplying CCD Technology for the WFIRST Coronagraph. PhD thesis The Open University.

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Bush, N.; Hall, D.; Holland, A.; Burgon, R.; Jordan, D.; Morrisey, P.; Demers, R.; Harding, L. K.; Nemati, B.; Effinger, R. and Bottom, M. (2018). Development of in-situ trap characterisation techniques for EMCCDs. Journal of Instrumentation, 13(2), article no. C02025.

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Bush, Nathan; Hall, David; Holland, Andrew; Burgon, Ross; Murray, Neil; Gow, Jason; Jordan, Douglas; Demers, Richard; Harding, Leon K.; Nemati, Bijan; Hoenk, Michael; Michaels, Darren and Peddada, Pavani (2016). Cryogenic irradiation of an EMCCD for the WFIRST coronagraph: preliminary performance analysis. In: High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy VII, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), article no. 99150A.

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Bush, Nathan; Hall, David; Holland, Andrew; Burgon, Ross; Murray, Neil; Gow, Jason; Soman, Matthew; Jordan, Doug; Demers, Richard; Harding, Leon K.; Hoenk, Michael; Michaels, Darren; Nemati, Bijan and Peddada, Pavani (2015). The impact of radiation damage on photon counting with an EMCCD for the WFIRST-AFTA coronagraph. In: Proceedings of SPIE, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 9605, article no. 96050E.

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Bush, N.; Stefanov, K.; Hall, D.; Jordan, D. and Holland, A. (2014). Simulations of charge transfer in Electron Multiplying Charge Coupled Devices. Journal of Instrumentation, 9(12), article no. C12042.

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Effinger, Robert; Nemati, Bijan; Rizzo, Maxime; Morrissey, Patrick; Harding, Leon; Bottom, Michael; Pontrelli, Donald; Demers, Richard T.; Bush, Nathan; Hall, David; Clarke, Andrew and Holland, Andrew (2018). WFIRST coronagraph detector trap modeling results and improvements. In: High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy VIII, Proceedings, p. 44.

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Hall, David; Wood, Daniel; Bush, Nathan; Murray, Neil; Gow, Jason; Skottfelt, Jesper and Holland, Andrew (2016). Mapping radiation-induced defects in CCDs through space and time. In: High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy VII, SPIE Digital Library, article no. 99150I.

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Harding, Leon K.; Demers, Richard T.; Hoenk, Michael; Peddada, Pavani; Nemati, Bijan; Cherng, Michael; Michaels, Darren; Neat, Leo S.; Loc, Anthony; Bush, Nathan; Hall, David; Murray, Neil; Gow, Jason; Burgon, Ross; Holland, Andrew; Reinheimer, Alice; Jorden, Paul R. and Jordan, Douglas (2015). Technology advancement of the CCD201-20 EMCCD for the WFIRST coronagraph instrument: sensor characterization and radiation damage. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 2(1) 011007.

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Harding, Leon K.; Demers, Richard T.; Hoenk, Michael; Peddada, Pavani; Nemati, Bijan; Cherng, Michael; Michaels, Darren; Loc, Anthony; Bush, Nathan; Hall, David; Murray, Neil; Gow, Jason; Burgon, Ross; Holland, Andrew; Reinheimer, Alice; Jorden, Paul R. and Jordan, Douglas (2015). Electron multiplication CCD detector technology advancement for the WFIRST-AFTA coronagraph. In: Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets VII (Shaklan, Stuart ed.), Proceedings of SPIE, SPIE Press, article no. 96050F.

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Hall, David J.; Bush, Nathan; Murray, Neil; Gow, Jason; Clarke, Andrew; Burgon, Ross and Holland, Andrew (2015). Challenges in photon-starved space astronomy in a harsh radiation environment using CCDs. In: Proceedings of SPIE, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 9602, article no. 96020U.

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Lindley-Decaire, Anton; Hall, D.; Bush, N.; Dryer, B. and Holland, A. (2019). The silicon lattice defects in proton and gamma irradiated n-channel CCDs. In: Proc. SPIE 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, SPIE.

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Morrissey, Patrick; Harding, Leon K.; Bush, Nathan L.; Bottom, Michael; Nemati, Bijan; Daniel, Andrew; Jun, Bongim; Martinez-Sierra, Luz Maria; Desai, Niyati; Barry, Dave; Davis, Rhonda-Topaz; Demers, Richard T.; Hall, David J.; Holland, Andrew; Turner, Pete and Shortt, Brian (2023). Flight photon counting electron multiplying charge coupled device development for the Roman Space Telescope coronagraph instrument. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 9(1), article no. 016003.

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Nemati, Bijan; Effinger, Robert; Demers, Richard; Harding, Leon; Morrissey, Patrick; Bush, Nathan; Hall, David and Skottfelt, Jesper (2016). The effect of radiation-induced traps on the WFIRST coronagraph detectors. In: High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy VII, 1 Aug 2016, Edinburgh, UK, SPIE, 229 - 240.

Skottfelt, Jesper; Hall, David J.; Dryer, Ben; Bush, Nathan; Gow, Jason P. D. and Holland, Andrew D. (2018). Importance of charge capture in interphase regions during readout of charge-coupled devices. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 4(1), article no. 018005.

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Skottfelt, J.; Hall, D.J.; Dryer, B.; Bush, N.; Campa, J.; Gow, J.P.D.; Holland, A.D.; Jordan, D. and Burt, D. (2017). Trap pumping schemes for the Euclid CCD273 detector: characterisation of electrodes and defects. Journal of Instrumentation, 12, article no. C12033.

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