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Photon-counting array detectors for space and ground-based studies at ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet /VUV/ wavelengthsThe Multi-Anode Microchannel Arrays (MAMAs) are a family of photoelectric photon-counting array detectors, with formats as large as (256 x 1024)-pixels that can be operated in a windowless configuration at vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) and soft X-ray wavelengths or in a sealed configuration at ultraviolet and visible wavelengths. This paper describes the construction and modes of operation of (1 x 1024)-pixel and (24 x 1024)-pixel MAMA detector systems that are being built and qualified for use in sounding-rocket spectrometers for solar and stellar observations at wavelengths below 1300 A. The performance characteristics of the MAMA detectors at ultraviolet and VUV wavelengths are also described.
Document ID
19830032747
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Timothy, J. G.
(Colorado, University Boulder, CO, United States)
Bybee, R. L.
(Ball Corp. Ball Aerospace Systems Div., Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1981
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Meeting Information
Meeting: Ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet systems
Location: Washington, DC
Start Date: April 21, 1981
End Date: April 22, 1981
Accession Number
83A13965
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7459
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7559
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-5303
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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