Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2000
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Proc. SPIE Vol. 4140, p. 217-228, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, Kathryn A. Flanagan; Oswald H. Siegmund;
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
We report on the performance of 6 micrometer pore diameter Microchannel Plates (MCPs) fabricated in 50 X 50 mm2 format, from both standard and radio-isotope free low noise glass, by Photonis SAS for a European Space Agency Technology Research Program. We compare them to MCPs manufactured by Photonis (the former Philips Photonics) for the High Resolution Camera (HRC) on NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory. The new MCPs represent a significant advance in MCP technology, having a much larger area than previously reported 6 micrometer plates, and demonstrating low noise 6 micrometer technology for the first time. The 6 micrometer plates are shown to be, mechanically, exceptionally well made with a defect density reduced by a factor of 2 - 5 compared to samples from the HRC flight blocks. They exhibit excellent gain and the expected 0.28 keV (Carbon K) X-ray quantum efficiency. The low noise plates have a very uniform response to X-rays but the standard glass MCPs do show inhomogeneity on both the global and multifiber scales.
Boutot Jean-Pierre
Brunton Adam N.
Fairbend Ray
Flyckt Sven O.
Fraser George W.
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