An Operational Model for Microchannel Plate Devices
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Vol. 28 (1) , 712-717
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tns.1981.4331267
Abstract
The behavior of optical detectors using microchannel plates (MCPs) as electron multipliers is described in terms of the physical parameters of the MCP (channel resistance, channel capacitance, channel wall secondary emission ratio, etc.). Three operating modes are included: (1) DC operation at low light levels, (2) pulse detection operation at high peak currents, and (3) single electron counting with cascaded V-plate and Z-plate MCPs.Keywords
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