An improvement method of the simultaneity of images on ultra high speed x-ray framing camera with the gated microchannel plate detector

Yoshihiro Ito; Yasuto Katoh; Makoto Kagata; Shusuke Nisiyama; Satoshi Tomioka; Takeaki Enoto

doi:10.1117/12.516957

1 August 2003 An improvement in the simultaneity of images on an ultrahigh-speed x-ray framing camera with a gated microchannel plate detector

Yoshihiro Ito, Yasuto Katoh, Makoto Kagata, Shusuke Nisiyama, Satoshi Tomioka, Takeaki Enoto

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Proceedings Volume 4948, 25th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.516957
Event: 25th international Congress on High-Speed photography and Photonics, 2002, Beaune, France

Abstract

Ultra high-speed X-ray framing cameras have improved considerably in recent years. Frames with temporal resolution of less than 100 ps are achievable, due to application of the non-linear amplification properties a microchannel plate (MCP). However, in the case of frame resolution under 100 ps, the propagation delay of the shuttering pulse on the MCP poses a significant problem to the maintenance of simultaneity of gated images. In the present research, a method to augment the simultaneity of images is presented. In previous designs, the photocathode was coated onto the MCP input surface. The improved design presented here separates the photocathode from the MCP detector. The transit time of the photoelectrons is varied at each point on the gated electrode is with respect to the MCP detector. Results show that the simultaneity of images is improved with this new design.

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Yoshihiro Ito, Yasuto Katoh, Makoto Kagata, Shusuke Nisiyama, Satoshi Tomioka, and Takeaki Enoto "An improvement in the simultaneity of images on an ultrahigh-speed x-ray framing camera with a gated microchannel plate detector", Proc. SPIE 4948, 25th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics, (1 August 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.516957

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