charge-coupled device (CCD)
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Advantages
- high quantum efficiency (40%)
- backlit CCDs may have quantum efficiency of up to 85%
Disadvantages
- inherent read noise
- much more limited range that photomultiplier tube
More general terms
References
- ↑ Microarrays for the Neurosciences, Geschwind DH & Greg JP (eds), MIT Press, Cambridge MA, 2002