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1 July 1990 Low-noise-figure microchannel plate optimized for Gen III image intensification systems
Bruce N. Laprade, Scott T. Reinhart, Maureen Wheeler
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Proceedings Volume 1243, Electron Image Tubes and Image Intensifiers; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19476
Event: Electronic Imaging: Advanced Devices and Systems, 1990, Santa Clara, CA, United States
Abstract
A new type of microchannel plate (MCP) is described which has been optimized for use in generation II and generation III image intensifier tubes. The results of a program focused on improving the SNRs of these generations of image intensification tubes through the optimization of the microchannel plate are presented. The effects of open area ratio (OAR), funneling, secondary emission coefficients, first strike conversion efficiency, gain, enhancement coatings, aging, and filming are discussed.
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Bruce N. Laprade, Scott T. Reinhart, and Maureen Wheeler "Low-noise-figure microchannel plate optimized for Gen III image intensification systems", Proc. SPIE 1243, Electron Image Tubes and Image Intensifiers, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19476
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KEYWORDS
Microchannel plates

Image intensifiers

Signal to noise ratio

Ions

Fusion energy

Glasses

Image enhancement

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