Gaia People

Gordon Hopkinson (1952-2010)

Sira Electro-Optics Ltd

Gordon Hopkinson worked at the electro-optical company Sira UK. He was involved in radiation studies of candidate Gaia CCDs in 2000, and was also involved in the radiation testing and modelling of the prototype CCDs being manufactured for Gaia by e2v, under contract to ESA.

Gordon passed away on the 12th September 2010.

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[Published: 22/09/2003; Updated: 17/09/2010]