Performance Characteristics Of A New Helical-Channel Microchannel Plate

David C. Slater; J.Gethyn Timothy; Peter W. Graves; Thomas J. Loretz; Raymond L. Roy

doi:10.1117/12.946883

16 August 1988 Performance Characteristics Of A New Helical-Channel Microchannel Plate

David C. Slater, J.Gethyn Timothy, Peter W. Graves, Thomas J. Loretz, Raymond L. Roy

Proceedings Volume 0932, Ultraviolet Technology II; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.946883
Event: 1988 Technical Symposium on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1988, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The microchannel plate (MCP) is a semiconducting glass plate containing an array of open channels that can provide photo-electron amplification for imaging applications. Conventional MCP channel geometries are designed to inhibit ion-feedback that occurs in straight channel plates at high applied potentials. Ion-feedback must be reduced as much as possible since its presence degrades the performance of the plate by adding noise to the plate's output. The performance characteristics of a new geometrical design for a high-gain MCP, that employs channels that spiral downward in a helical fashion to inhibit ion-feedback, have been evaluated in the laboratory. A Multi-Anode Microchannel Array (MAMA) detector was used to test the new MCP. The "helical-channel" MCPs tested to date have channel diameters of 50 microns and have demonstrated stable operation at gains above 106 electrons/pulse. The goal of the program is to develop "helical-channel" MCPs with channel diameters as small as 12 microns within two years. Detailed performance data including the dynamic range, pulse-height distribution, and gain characteristics of this new MCP will be presented.

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David C. Slater, J.Gethyn Timothy, Peter W. Graves, Thomas J. Loretz, and Raymond L. Roy "Performance Characteristics Of A New Helical-Channel Microchannel Plate", Proc. SPIE 0932, Ultraviolet Technology II, (16 August 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.946883

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