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Title: Characterizations of MCP performance in the hard x-ray range (6–25 keV)

Abstract

MCP detector performance at hard x-ray energies from 6 to 25 keV was recently investigated using NSLS beamline X15A at BNL. Measurements were made with an NSTec Gen-II (H-CA-65) framing camera, based on a Photonis MCP with ∼10 μm in diameter pores, ∼12 μm center-center spacing, an L/D ratio of 46, and a bias angle of 8°. The MCP characterizations were focused on (1) energy and angle dependent sensitivity, (2) energy and angle dependent spatial resolution, (3) energy dependent gain performance, and (4) energy dependent dynamic range. These measurement corroborated simulation results using a Monte Carlo model that included hard x-ray interactions and the subsequent electron cascade in the MCP.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)
  2. Special Technology Laboratories, NSTec, Santa Barbara, California 93111-2335 (United States)
  3. National Security Technologies, LLC, Los Alamos Operations, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22308590
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Review of Scientific Instruments
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 85; Journal Issue: 11; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BNL; CAMERAS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; ELECTRON DETECTION; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; HARD X RADIATION; KEV RANGE; MICROCHANNEL ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NSLS; SENSITIVITY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION

Citation Formats

Wu, Ming, Rochau, Greg, Moy, Ken, and Kruschwitz, Craig. Characterizations of MCP performance in the hard x-ray range (6–25 keV). United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4890293.
Wu, Ming, Rochau, Greg, Moy, Ken, & Kruschwitz, Craig. Characterizations of MCP performance in the hard x-ray range (6–25 keV). United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4890293
Wu, Ming, Rochau, Greg, Moy, Ken, and Kruschwitz, Craig. 2014. "Characterizations of MCP performance in the hard x-ray range (6–25 keV)". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4890293.
@article{osti_22308590,
title = {Characterizations of MCP performance in the hard x-ray range (6–25 keV)},
author = {Wu, Ming and Rochau, Greg and Moy, Ken and Kruschwitz, Craig},
abstractNote = {MCP detector performance at hard x-ray energies from 6 to 25 keV was recently investigated using NSLS beamline X15A at BNL. Measurements were made with an NSTec Gen-II (H-CA-65) framing camera, based on a Photonis MCP with ∼10 μm in diameter pores, ∼12 μm center-center spacing, an L/D ratio of 46, and a bias angle of 8°. The MCP characterizations were focused on (1) energy and angle dependent sensitivity, (2) energy and angle dependent spatial resolution, (3) energy dependent gain performance, and (4) energy dependent dynamic range. These measurement corroborated simulation results using a Monte Carlo model that included hard x-ray interactions and the subsequent electron cascade in the MCP.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4890293},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22308590}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
issn = {0034-6748},
number = 11,
volume = 85,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}