• DocumentCode
    1209674
  • Title

    The Transmission Secondary Emission Image Intensifier and Its Application to Low Light Level Imaging

  • Author

    Anderson, A.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Westinghouse Research Labs., Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    42403
  • fYear
    1960
  • fDate
    6/1/1960 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    133
  • Lastpage
    136
  • Abstract
    An image intensifier utilizing transmission secondary electron emission has been described elsewhere. Performance data on recent 4-stage tubes having 1 inch useful diameter is given. At low light levels, viewing with these tubes is photoelectron-noise-limited. These tubes resolve a minimum of 12 line pairs/mm or a total of 300 line pairs across a diameter. Photon gains as high as 20,000 have been measured. Application of this intensifier to nuclear track photography is described.
  • Keywords
    Acceleration; Coils; Electron emission; Electron tubes; Focusing; Image intensifiers; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Phosphors; Transistors; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IRE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-2015
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS2.1960.4315751
  • Filename
    4315751