A pulsed microchannel-plate-based non-neutral plasma imaging system
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 64 (1) , 52-55
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1144401
Abstract
The design and operation of a pure electron plasma imaging system is described. The system yields images with high resolution and a large dynamic range. A two‐dimensional image of the plasma is acquired by streaming the plasma directly onto a microchannel plate and phosphor screen. Resolution of the rapidly evolving plasma requires that all the plasma strike the microchannel plate in a single charge pulse lasting less than 1 μs. The expected performance and actual operational characteristics of the system are detailed, with special attention given to the properties of a microchannel plate used in a pulsed imaging mode.Keywords
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