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A Bidimensional Photon-counting Microchannel Plate Detector Using a Wedge and Strip Anode

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

R. Drazdys ,
J. Jukonis ,
A. Skrebutėnas ,
V. Vansevičius  and
G. Vilkaitis
R. Drazdys
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, Goštauto 12, Vilnius 2600, Lithuania
J. Jukonis
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, Goštauto 12, Vilnius 2600, Lithuania
A. Skrebutėnas
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, Goštauto 12, Vilnius 2600, Lithuania
V. Vansevičius
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, Goštauto 12, Vilnius 2600, Lithuania
G. Vilkaitis
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, Goštauto 12, Vilnius 2600, Lithuania

Abstract

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A photon-counting detector with a 45 mm diameter active area has been developed using a microchannel plate (MCP) and the wedge and strip readout system. The detector uses a UV transparent glass input window proximity coupled to a stack of MCP. Quantum efficiency (QE) of the detector photo-cathode is ~ 20%. The resolution of ~ 60 μm FWHM at a gain of 5.107 has been achieved.

Type
Session 3 New Techniques
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 136: Stellar Photometry – Current Techniques and Future Developments , 1993 , pp. 169 - 171
Copyright
Copyright © C.J. Butler and I. Elliottt 1993

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