Microchannel plate streak camera
Abstract
An improved streak camera in which a microchannel plate electron multiplier is used in place of or in combination with the photocathode used in prior streak cameras. The improved streak camera is far more sensitive to photons (UV to gamma-rays) than the conventional x-ray streak camera which uses a photocathode. The improved streak camera offers gamma-ray detection with high temporal resolution. It also offers low-energy x-ray detection without attenuation inside the cathode. Using the microchannel plate in the improved camera has resulted in a time resolution of about 150 ps, and has provided a sensitivity sufficient for 1000 KeV x-rays.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866888
- Patent Number(s):
- 4814599
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- microchannel; plate; streak; camera; improved; electron; multiplier; combination; photocathode; prior; cameras; sensitive; photons; gamma-rays; conventional; x-ray; offers; gamma-ray; detection; temporal; resolution; low-energy; attenuation; inside; cathode; resulted; time; 150; provided; sensitivity; sufficient; 1000; kev; x-rays; time resolution; streak cameras; channel plate; x-ray streak; streak camera; microchannel plate; conventional x-ray; improved streak; temporal resolution; electron multiplier; low-energy x-ray; /250/313/
Citation Formats
Wang, Ching L. Microchannel plate streak camera. United States: N. p., 1989.
Web.
Wang, Ching L. Microchannel plate streak camera. United States.
Wang, Ching L. Sun .
"Microchannel plate streak camera". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866888.
@article{osti_866888,
title = {Microchannel plate streak camera},
author = {Wang, Ching L},
abstractNote = {An improved streak camera in which a microchannel plate electron multiplier is used in place of or in combination with the photocathode used in prior streak cameras. The improved streak camera is far more sensitive to photons (UV to gamma-rays) than the conventional x-ray streak camera which uses a photocathode. The improved streak camera offers gamma-ray detection with high temporal resolution. It also offers low-energy x-ray detection without attenuation inside the cathode. Using the microchannel plate in the improved camera has resulted in a time resolution of about 150 ps, and has provided a sensitivity sufficient for 1000 KeV x-rays.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989}
}
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