High-speed FPS vidicon camera. [Focus Projection Scan (FPS)]

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7115105

Yates, G J; Gallegos, R A; Barron, M H ^[1]; Bucher, H ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
2. Xedar Corp., Boulder, CO (United States)

A new high-speed, high-resolution electrostatic deflection vidicon camera for use with high-definition diode electron gun Focus Projection and Scan (FPS) vidicons has been designed and partially developed. It is asynchronously resettable to permit time-phased synchronization with randomly occurring transient optical events. Programmable rasters allows selection of nonstandard variable size and speed formats for specific imaging aspect ratios and readout requirements. Readout rates as high as 625 Hz (1.6 ms field period) with 256 scan lines per field with limiting resolution {ge}20 lp/mm and dynamic range {ge}200:1 from Plumbicon (PbO) and Saticon (Se-As-Te) targets are presented. Charge equilibrium problems resulting in superlinear transfer characteristics from transient low intensity pulsed illumination are discussed. Camera circuitry and potential scientific and medical applications are included. 5 refs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 7115105
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-92-2351; CONF-920792--20; ON: DE92018989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
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ARSENIC ALLOYS
CAMERA TUBES
CAMERAS
CHALCOGENIDES
DESIGN
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
IMAGE TUBES
LEAD COMPOUNDS
LEAD OXIDES
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OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
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TARGETS
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