Microchannel plate streak camera

Patent · Tue Mar 21 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:7266455

Wang, C L

An improved streak camera in which a microchannel plate electron multiplier is used in place of or in combination with the photocathode used in prior streak cameras is disclosed. The improved streak camera is far more sensitive to photons (UV to gamma-rays) than the conventional x-ray streak camera which uses a photocathode. The improved streak camera offers gamma-ray detection with high temporal resolution. It also offers low-energy x-ray detection without attenuation inside the cathode. Using the microchannel plate in the improved camera has resulted in a time resolution of about 150 ps, and has provided a sensitivity sufficient for 1,000 KeV x-rays. 3 figs.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): A; US 4814599
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-083014
• OSTI ID: 7266455
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

440101* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CAMERAS
DESIGN
DETECTION
ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
ELECTRON TUBES
GAMMA DETECTION
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MICROCHANNEL ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
PERFORMANCE
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
STREAK CAMERAS
X-RAY DETECTION