DocumentCode
872260
Title
Direct Gating of Microchannel Plates
Author
Jacoby, Barry A. ; Kotecki, David E. ; Lear, Richard D.
Author_Institution
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94550
Volume
30
Issue
6
fYear
1983
Firstpage
4624
Lastpage
4627
Abstract
We investigated whether direct fast gating of microchannel plates (MCP) is possible. Our experiments measured the MCP gain as a function of time (on the nanosecond time scale) for an MCP intensifier tube that was gated by applying voltage to the plate itself. We also examined the dynamic range of an MCP that was being gated. Our results showed that, though an MCP takes milliseconds to recharge, fast gating is not incompatible with this slow recharge time.
Keywords
Capacitance; Capacitors; Circuits; Microchannel; Optical pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Surface resistance; Time measurement; Turning; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1983.4333185
Filename
4333185
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