简介:WorkhasbeendonewithextendingtheusefulimaginganddetectionrageofCCD.ThiswasaccomplishedthroughdirectopticalcouplingandbondingofimageintensifierstotheCCD.IthasbeenshownthattheusefulrangeofaCCDmaybeextendedtwoordersofmagnitudeusingthesetechniquesincouplingamicrochannelplateimageintensifiertotheCCDarray.AlloftheseworksweredonewithpresentlyavailableCCDmadebyChina