Title :
Development Status of Microchannel Plate Photomultipliers
Author :
Dhawan, S. ; Majka, R.
Author_Institution :
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
Abstract :
A microchannel plate (MCP) has several hundred thousand channels, each of which functions as an electron multiplier. A photomultiplier can be constructed by using a photocathode, MCP and an anode. The overall performance is expected to be superior to the best available photomultipliers. Gains of 103 - 107 can be obtained with timing and spatial resolutions of 100 psec and 25 ¿m respectively. Two dimentional readouts are possible. A review of the applications and development status of this device is presented.
Keywords :
Acceleration; Anodes; Cathodes; DH-HEMTs; Electron multipliers; Etching; Fabrication; Glass manufacturing; Microchannel; Photomultipliers;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1977.4328688
