Operational characteristics of Wedge and Strip image readout systems

Conference · Sat Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5892686

Siegmund, D H.W.; Lampton, M; Bixler, J; Bowyer, S; Malina, R F

The authors discuss application of the Wedge and Strip readout system in microchannel plate detectors for the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer and FAUST space astronomy programs. Anode designs with high resolution (>600 x 600 pixels) in imaging and spectroscopy applications have been developed. Extension of these designs to larger formats (100mm) with higher resolution (3000 x 3000 pixels) are considered. We show that the resolution and imaging are highly stable and that the flat field performance is essentially limited by photon statistics. Very high speed event response has also been achieved with output pulses having durations of less than 10 nanoseconds.

• Research Organization: Space Sciences Lab., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
• OSTI ID: 5892686
• Report Number(s): CONF-851009-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Journal Volume: NS-33:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

440101* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ANODES
ASTRONOMY
ELECTRODES
ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
ELECTRON TUBES
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
IMAGE PROCESSING
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MICROCHANNEL ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
PERFORMANCE
PHOTONS
PROCESSING
PULSES
RADIATION DETECTORS
READOUT SYSTEMS
RESOLUTION
SATELLITES
SPACE VEHICLES
SPECTROSCOPY
STABILITY
VEHICLES
VELOCITY