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The CCD 485 is a sensor which consists of a charge coupled device (CCD), ceramic substrate, fiber optic faceplate and scintillator. The CCD chip utilizes a full frame architecture and was designed for high resolution scientific, medical and industrial applications. The CCD is organized as a matrix array of 4096 horizontal by 4097 vertical imaging elements. The pixel pitch is 15µm and has 100% fill factor. The imaging area may be operated in either buried channel mode for high dynamic range or Multi-Pinned Phase (MPP) mode for low dark current. Three-phase clocking is employed in the imaging area. The imaging area is divided into four quadrants. Each quadrant may be clocked independently, if desired. The CCD 485 may be clocked such that the full array is read out from any one of the four output amplifiers. The fiber optic faceplate and scintillator is attached to the top of the CCD for high resolution X-ray imaging.