Microchannel plate EUV detectors for the extreme ultraviolet explorer

Conference · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 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-
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Vol. 31:1; Conference: Nuclear science symposium, San Francisco, CA, USA, 19 Oct 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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