• Title of article

    Photon counting with small pore microchannel plates

  • Author/Authors

    Martindale، نويسنده , , A. and Lapington، نويسنده , , J.S. and Fraser، نويسنده , , G.W.، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    111
  • To page
    114
  • Abstract
    We describe the operation of microchannel plates (MCPs) with 3.2 μ m diameter channels as photon counting detectors of soft X-rays. Gain and temporal resolution measurements are compared with theoretical scaling laws for channel diameter. A minimum pulse width of 264 ps is observed for a two stage multiplier at a total bias voltage of ∼ 1930 V .
  • Keywords
    Microchannel plate , MCP , high speed , X-ray detector
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2028027