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Title: Dynamic range studies of the RCA streak tube in the LLL streak camera

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OSTI ID:6436445

As indicated by tests on several cameras, the dynamic range of the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory streak-camera system appears to be about two orders of magnitude greater than those reported for other systems for 10- to 200-ps pulses. The lack of a fine mesh grid in the RCA streak tube used in these cameras probably contributes to a lower system dynamic noise and therefore raises the dynamic range. A developmental tube with a mesh grid was tested and supports this conjecture. Order-of-magnitude variations in input slit width do not affect the spot size on the phosphor or the dynamic range of the RCA tube.

Research Organization:
California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6436445
Report Number(s):
UCRL-81054; CONF-780804-13; TRN: 79-007149
Resource Relation:
Conference: 13. congress on high-speed photography and photonics, Tokyo, Japan, 20 Aug 1978
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English