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A computer controlled television detector for light, X-rays and particlesA versatile, high resolution, software configurable, two-dimensional intensified vidicon quantum detector system has been developed for multiple research applications. A thin phosphor convertor allows the detection of X-rays below 20 keV and non-relativistic particles in addition to visible light, and a thicker scintillator can be used to detect X-rays up to 100 keV and relativistic particles. Faceplates may be changed to allow any active area from 1 to 40 mm square, and active areas up to 200 mm square are possible. The image is integrated in a digital memory on any software specified array size up to 4000 x 4000. The array size is selected to match the spatial resolution, which ranges from 10 to 100 microns depending on the operating mode, the active area, and the photon or particle energy. All scan and data acquisition parameters are under software control to allow optimal data collection for each application.
Document ID
19810044256
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Kalata, K.
(Brandeis University Waltham; Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Mass., United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1981
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Accession Number
81A28660
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF PCM-77-16271
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF PCM-79-22766
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-3000
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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