Status report on two new vertex detectors: The scintillation camera and the microchannel plate

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Ettore Majorana Int. Sci. Ser.: Phys. Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6946281

Potter, D M

This chapter discusses two new visual detectors which have high interaction rates, 5-15 ..mu..m RMS spatial resolution, 3-4 hits/mm of track, and a single 2-dimensional view. The devices are both triggerable and ''live.'' Topics covered include the operating principle of the scintillation camera, optical considerations, major components of the scintillation camera (target module, image intensifier), the scintillation camera future, the microchannel plate (MCP) as a vertex detector, the MCP test setup, MCP test results, and the MCP future. A table is presented which lists the features of the MCP and the scintillation camera.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Rutgers Univ. Piscataway, NJ 08854
• OSTI ID: 6946281
• Report Number(s): CONF-811195-
• Journal Information: Ettore Majorana Int. Sci. Ser.: Phys. Sci.; (United States), Vol. 16; Conference: Europhysics conference on the search for charm, beauty and truth at high energy, Erice, Italy, 15 Nov 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
CAMERAS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
MICROCHANNEL ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
USES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
PLATES
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
TEST FACILITIES
TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
ELECTRON TUBES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RESOLUTION
TESTING
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