Operation of a CCD particle detector in the presence of bulk neutron damage

The use of CCDs in future linear collider experiments will require immunity to large neutron fluences, in excess of 10/sup 9//cm/sup 2//year. The effects on charge transfer efficiency of neutron induced bulk damage are presented along with a demonstration of a technique to fill the traps with sacrificial charge. Operation is then possible at fluences in excess of 10/sup 10//cm/sup 2/.