> > >> Dear All,
> >> As an assignment I have to design a CCD Sensor based FPGA digital
> >> Camera. However, the Camera will be exposed to XRAY (It will be placed
> >> behind an Imaging Intensifier). Does anybody know how XRAY affects the
> >> electronic circuits (The CCD Sensor and the FPGA ). What type of noise
> >> should I expect and what should I do to prevent it.
> >> Thanks in advance
> >
> > Is it internal flash or external flash? If anything, flash would be
> > the weakest link.
> I would think an old fashioned tube camera with tube amplifiers
> would be the most radiation resistant.
>
Vidicon tubes! I haven't seen one of those in a whole lot of years but I'm so happy everythign is CCD now.