High gain micro-channel plate multipliers for particle tracking or single photo-electron counting

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6720805

Oba, K; Rehak, P; Smith, S D

Micro-channel plate multipliers have been used to detect the passage of relativistic charged particles. Measurements of the detection efficiency and pulse height response versus micro-channel plate gain are presented for one, two and three micro-channel plate arrays. Values describing temporal response and transit time jitter are also given. In a separate measurement, the response of a single micro-channel plate to individual slow electrons (less than or equal to 1 keV) was studied. By using a special technique output bunches as small as three electrons may be seen for low average micro-channel plate gain. The results of attempts to improve the micro-channel plate response are also presented.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 6720805
• Report Number(s): BNL-28610; CONF-801103-31; TRN: 81-001981
• Resource Relation: Conference: IEEE nuclear science symposium, Orlando, FL, USA, 5 Nov 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
RESPONSE FUNCTIONS
PHOTOELECTRON COUNTING
EFFICIENCY
GAIN
PARTICLE TRACKS
PLATES
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
ELECTRON TUBES
FUNCTIONS
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