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Delay line readout of microchannel plates

Conference · · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)
OSTI ID:7171838
Two dimensional delay line readout to be used with large diameter (127 mm) microchannel plates has been developed. High spatial resolutions (25 ..mu..m fwhm for an MCP gain of 2x10/sup 7/) and excellent linearity of position readout (less than +- 65 ..mu..m deviation from linearity) have been achieved in a test setup using 30 mm diameter MCPs coupled to 140 mm x 140 mm delay lines. Single pass delays of only 176 ns allow system deadtimes of less than one ..mu..s. This type of readout will be applied to imaging x-ray detectors to be used in protein crystallography.
Research Organization:
Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (US)
OSTI ID:
7171838
Report Number(s):
CONF-871006-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Journal Volume: 35:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English