Experiment demonstration of a 100-ps microchannel plate framing camera

Journal Article · Fri Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1986 · Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1139033· OSTI ID:5223310

Young, B K.F.; Stewart, R E; Woodworth, J G; Bailey, J

We report on the construction and testing of a 100-ps framing camera based on a gated microchannel plate. The gating is obtained by applying a fast voltage pulse directly across the microchannel plate detector. An infinite ground-plane microstrip transmission-line configuration is used. We have measured the transit time for electrons through the microchannel plate to be 150 +- 35 ps and the rise and fall times of the detector to be less than 100 ps. The time resolution computed using the experimentally measured edge response times is less than 100 ps.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5223310
• Journal Information: Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States), Journal Name: Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States) Vol. 57:11; ISSN RSINA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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