Microchannel plate EUV detectors for the extreme ultraviolet explorer

Conference · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6984692

Siegmund, O H.W.; Coburn, K; Maling, R F; Wertheimer, D

The design and operating characteristics of the prototype imaging microchannel plate (MCP) detector for the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) Satellite are discussed. The authors show that this detector has achieved high position resolution performance (> 512X512 pixels) and has low (< 1%) image distortion. In addition, the channel plate scheme used has tight pulse height distributions (< 40% FWHM) for UV radiation and displays low (< .2 cnt cm/sup -2/ sec/sup -1/) dark background counting rates. The authors also describe work that has been done on EUV filters in relation to the envisaged filter and photocathode complement.

• Research Organization: Space Sciences Lab., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
• OSTI ID: 6984692
• Report Number(s): CONF-831015-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Journal Volume: 31:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
AMPLITUDES
CATHODES
COUNTING RATES
DATA
DESIGN
ELECTRODES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
ELECTRON TUBES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
EXPLORER SATELLITES
FAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
FILTERS
IMAGE PROCESSING
IMAGE SCANNERS
INFORMATION
MICROCHANNEL ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
NUMERICAL DATA
OPERATION
PHOTOCATHODES
PLATES
PROCESSING
RADIATIONS
RESOLUTION
SATELLITES
SIGNAL DISTORTION
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION