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All pixels in the picture are caused by radiation hitting the camera sensor
by furyofantares 8y ago
All pixels in the picture are caused by radiation hitting the camera sensor
- dimensi0nal 8y agoI assume the commenter was referring to ionizing radiation.
- db48x 8y agoIn a CCD, even photons of visible light are ionizing radiation. The light causes electrons to pop out of a semiconductor and get caught in a capacitor, where they are stored long enough to be read out as a voltage, and turned into a number.