Paul Jorden

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Dr. Paul Jorden is a leading figure in astronomical instrumentation, specializing in the development of high-performance CMOS sensors for large-scale survey projects. His primary research focuses on advancing detector technology to enable the detection of faint, transient celestial events, particularly stellar occultations by small Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs). Dr. Jorden’s major contributions include the design and implementation of a groundbreaking 9-megapixel back-thinned CMOS sensor, which achieves exceptional sensitivity and high frame-rate capabilities. This sensor is the cornerstone of the Transneptunian Automated Occultation Survey (TAOS II), a robotic system at San Pedro Martir Observatory in Mexico. His work on the prototype cameras for TAOS II has been instrumental in enabling the simultaneous monitoring of 10,000 stars at 20 Hz, a feat critical for statistically significant TNO size distribution studies. With his most-cited papers garnering 13 and 12 citations respectively, Dr. Jorden’s innovations are foundational to modern occultation surveys. His achievements underscore a career dedicated to pushing the boundaries of detector physics, directly impacting our understanding of the outer Solar System.

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1. 1
   A 9 megapixel large-area back-thinned CMOS sensor with high sensitivity and high frame-rate for the TAOS II program

   13 citations · 2016
2. 2
   The prototype cameras for trans-Neptunian automatic occultation survey

   12 citations · 2016

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